446                               Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 343

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved April 24, 1961.

CHAPTER 343
(Senate Bill 465)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 184 of
Article 10 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930
Edition), title "Dorchester County", sub-title "Taxes", as said
section was last amended by Chapter 357 of the Acts of 1957,
amending the local laws of Dorchester County in order to clarify
and specify the duties of the Deputy Treasurer of Dorchester
County in case of the absence or incapability of the Treasurer.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 184 of Article 10 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Dorchester County", sub-title
"Taxes", as said section was last amended by Chapter 357 of the Acts
of 1957, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

184.

The Treasurer, subject to the consent of the County Commissioners
shall appoint an assistant to aid him in the discharge of the duties
of his office as he may direct, said assistant to be known as a Deputy
Treasurer, who shall qualify under the Constitution and Laws of the
State and who shall give such bonds as required by law, and with
such security as the County Commissioners shall require and approve,
and in the penalty of not less than ten thousand dollars, the premium
on which shall be paid by the County Commissioners for the faithful
performance of the duties assigned to said Deputy Treasurer by the
Treasurer and for the faithful performance of such duties as the
Deputy to the Treasurer has hitherto performed and such duties and
services now required by law or which hereafter may be required of
said Deputy Treasurer by law, or which may devolve upon said of-
ficial, and the salary of said Deputy Treasurer shall be in such
amount as the County Commissioners may prescribe from time to
time. The Deputy Treasurer shall assume and have the full power
and authority of the Treasurer, in case that official dies, is absent,
or is otherwise incapable of discharging the duties of his office; and
in such event the Deputy Treasurer shall continue to discharge the
duties of the Treasurer until a new Treasurer is chosen and has
qualified. The Treasurer may appoint a clerk or clerks, for the proper
discharge of the duties of his office, subject to the consent of the
County Commissioners, who shall prescribe the compensation to be
paid to such clerks.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.