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after his election, and hold office until his successor is duly elected
and qualified.

[197. The provisions of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland now in force or hereafter enacted applicable to collectors
of State and county taxes, except when the same are repealed by or
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall be held to apply to
the treasurer of said county, who, as to power, rights, duties and
liabilities, both civil and criminal, and these affecting his bond or
bondsman, shall be in all respects in the same position as State and
county collectors of taxes, except as herein provided.]

198. (a) The County Commissioners of Dorchester County
shall appoint a clerk to the County Commissioners of said County,
and he shall hold his office at the pleasure of said Commissioners; and
shall receive such sum as compensation for said duties as the County
Commissioners may prescribe.

(b) The said official shall perform all the duties and services
now required by law or which may hereafter be required of him by
law, or which may be required of him by any order of the County
Commissioners. He shall make full, complete and accurate minutes of
all transactions and proceedings of the Board of County Commis-
sioners and of all orders passed by said board, and record the same
in suitable and durably bound volumes with index to facilitate refer-
ence to all such transactions, proceedings and orders; he shall endorse,
file, number and index all papers presented to the said board and
acted upon by the same, and so arrange, keep and preserve them
that by reference to such index and number such papers may at any
and all times be readily found; [he shall each year immediately upon
and after the annual assessment and levy make out the assessment
and levy book for each district in the county, which shall set forth
the name of each taxpayer in said district and alphabetically for each
district the aggregate amount of property, both real and personal
assessed to each person, or persons, or corporation, for each district,
and the amount of State and county taxes due by each, together with
the rate of State and county tax opposite each taxpayer's name.] He
shall keep all necessary, suitable and appropriate books of accounts
and therein enter in a clear, accurate and business like manner all
the financial transactions of the county, and particularly showing
from day to day, and at all times the amount of county moneys,
securities and property in the hands of the county treasurer or any
other fiduciary officer of the county, the amount of taxes placed in
the hands of the Treasurer and not accounted for by him; the
amount of each and every appropriation made by the board in the
form of a separate account for each appropriation, and of each and
every warrant drawn by the board thereon, with the name of the
person to whom such warrant was drawn, the number, date and
amount thereof, and also of its payment by the Treasurer or any
other financial agent of the county on whom drawn, as soon as such
payment shall have been reported unto the Board, and he shall in
all respects so keep such books, that on any day the financial condi-
tion of the county and the status of any appropriation may be exactly
and truly known immediately upon examination of such books and of
the several accounts therein; he shall also keep a warrant book of
Dorchester County, from which he shall make out every warrant
which shall authorize the Treasurer of the county or any other finan-
cial agent of the county to pay out to any person or corporation,