688                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 441

340.

The said Treasurer, before he enters upon the duties of his said
office, shall take an oath before the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Somerset County that he will faithfully perform the duties of the
same, and he shall also execute a bond to the State of Maryland, in
the penalty of fifty thousand dollars, for the faithful performance of
his duties as Treasurer and as Clerk to the County Commissioners of
Somerset County, and further conditioned that he shall well and truly
account and be liable for any and all moneys coming into his posses-
sion as Treasurer and Collector, for which he shall be answerable by
law, which bond shall be secured by a fidelity or security company
qualified to act as surety or guarantor under the laws of the State of
Maryland and shall be approved by the Judges of the Circuit Court
for Somerset County, or a majority of them and thereafter be
recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said
county; and the premium on said bond shall be paid by the County
Commissioners of Somerset County [for the year 1920 and there-
after].

341.

Upon failure of any Treasurer appointed or elected to execute the
bond required [and provided for by the preceding sections] on or
before the day upon which he is to take possession of the office of
Treasurer and enter upon the duties thereof [in conformity with the
provisions of this Act], the County Commissioners of Somerset
County shall appoint some qualified voter of Somerset County as
Treasurer and Collector during this term in the place of the one who
failed to qualify; and in case of his failure to qualify within thirty
days, to appoint another, and so on after every interval of thirty days
until a Treasurer shall be duly qualified.

343.

The County Commissioners of Somerset County shall on or before
the [first day of July, 1939] thirtieth day of June in every odd year,
appoint a Clerk to the County Commissioners of Somerset County,
and, unless sooner removed for cause, he shall hold office for a term
of two years [, and thereafter the said County Commissioners of
Somerset County shall on or before the thirtieth day of June, 1941,
and every two years thereafter, appoint such Clerk, and said]. The
Clerk shall receive an annual salary [of not more than Twelve Hun-
dred Dollars ($1,200.00)] as set by the County Commissioners from
time to time, payable monthly by Somerset County. The said official
shall perform all his duties required of him by law or which may be
required of him by any order of the County Commissioners of Somer-
set County, and he shall also assist the County Treasurer in the
collection of taxes in Somerset County and in the performance of
such other duties as said Treasurer may require.

The said Clerk 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 books for such purpose; he shall endorse, file and number
all papers presented to the said Board and acted upon by the same;
he shall each year immediately upon and after the annual assessment