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the office, the said treasurer shall, annually, give bond to
the President and Commissioners with sureties to be
approved by them; if the same be a surety bond then the
penalty therein shall be equal to the highest estimated
amount of funds belonging to the corporation which shall
in any calendar month be in the hands of the treasurer
or double said amount, if a personal bond be given, the
said bond to continue in force until the liability there-
under be terminated by the President and Commissioners
and shall be conditioned for the faithful discharge of each
and every duty of the treasurer and the said president
and commissioners shall have authority, at any time, to
require the said treasurer to give additional bond or
surety, conditioned as aforesaid, if, in the opinion of the
President and Commissioners, an exigency has arisen re-
quiring the same; the said treasurer shall continue in office
until his successor is appointed and qualified, but shall be
subject to removal for neglect of duty, disobedience [or]
of orders, malfeasance in office or inability to perform the
functions of the office in a satisfactory manner; and as
compensation therefor the President and Commissioners
shall pay to the treasurer a monthly sum commensurate
with the services rendered or pro rata for a shorter period
and the President and Commissioners shall have the power,
at any time, to fill a vacancy in the office of treasurer
which may be caused by death, resignation, removal, loss
of residence or otherwise, the said treasurer being required
to be a resident of the town of Elkton; the said treasurer
so appointed, shall under said appointment only fill the
unexpired term of his predecessor.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved March 9, 1953.

CHAPTER 25
(Senate Bill 59)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
179 of Article 8 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Cecil County", sub-title

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