J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                           685

sections so repealed, of the Code of Public Local Laws of Harford
County (1957 Edition, being Article 13 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland), title "Harford County", sub-title
"County Commissioners", relating to the appointment, salary,
tenure, and duties of the Administrative Assistant to the County
Commissioners and relating generally to the County Commis-
sioners of Harford County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 196 to 200, inclusive, be and they are hereby repealed,
and that new Section 196 be and it is hereby enacted in lieu thereof,
to stand in the place and stead of the sections so repealed, of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Harford County (1957 Edition, being
Article 13 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title
"Harford County", sub-title "County Commissioners", and to read
as follows:

196. The County Commissioners are hereby authorized and di-
rected to appoint an Administrative Assistant at a salary to be fixed
by said Commissioners. He shall hold office during good behavior and,
shall be discharged only for inefficiency, inability or misconduct,
but he shall not serve after attaining seventy (70) years of age. The
Administrative Assistant shall be skilled in bookkeeping and ac-
counting, both EITHER by training and OR practical experience. He
shall execute in favor of the County Commissioners of Harford
County a bond in such amount as they shall prescribe, with corporate
surety to be approved by them, conditioned upon his faithful per-
formance of his duties as Administrative Assistant. His duties shall
be as follows:

(1) The Administrative Assistant shall continuously study and
analyze the needs of the several departments and agencies of Har-
ford County, and of all private associations, corporations, or in-
stitutions which receive funds appropriated by Harford County for
any purpose whatsoever; and he shall also study and analyze the
current County revenues from all sources in relation to such needs.
The Administrative Assistant shall have the power to examine any
officer or employee of the above mentioned departments or agencies
of Harford County or of any private institutions receiving funds
appropriated by Harford County and to examine the books and
records of all such ANY agencies and institutions, AGENCY OR
INSTITUTION RECEIVING FUNDS FROM HARFORD COUNTY.

if deemed necessary, to aid them in estimating the needs of such

agencies or institutions. It shall be the duty of the Administrative
Assistant to assist the County Commissioners of Harford County in
preparing their annual tentative and final budgets as now or here-
after provided by law and to furnish them with fiscal information
relating to the efficient use of County Funds.

(2) The Administrative Assistant shall have general supervision
of all accounting and disbursements of the County Commissioners.
No claim account or demand against the County of any kind whatso-
ever shall be paid unless (a) first approved by the Administrative
Assistant or unless (b) approved by the Board of County Commis-
sioners after reference to and disapproval by the Administrative
Assistant. He shall have general supervision and control of all ac-
counting and bookkeeping of all County departments and agencies
and he shall, IN COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY AUDITOR,