1742                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 851

BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT FOR QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY. THE PERSON SO APPOINTED,
BEFORE ENTERING UPON THE DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE, SHALL TAKE
AN OATH BEFORE THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE
COUNTY, IN FORM SIMILAR TO THAT TAKEN BY COLLECTORS OF
TAXES, EXCEPT AS TO THE TITLE OF THE OFFICE. THE
DEPARTMENT IS HEREBY EMPOWERED TO PAY THE PREMIUMS ON
ALL BONDS.

(D) ALL CHECKS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE
COUNTERSIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
ANNUALLY HAVE ITS ACCOUNTS AUDITED BY A CERTIFIED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, TO BE SELECTED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND PAID BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND PUBLISH
A FULL, TRUE AND ITEMIZED ACCOUNT, UNDER OATH, OF ITS
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS IN A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN
THE COUNTY.

420.

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL:

(1)     CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN COUNTY WATER MAINS,
SEWERS, DRAINS AND CULVERTS;

(2)   CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE COUNTY SEWAGE
DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT PLANTS;

(3)  COLLECT GARBAGE AND OTHER REFUSE, AND OPERATE AND
MAINTAIN FACILITIES FOR THEIR DISPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE
WITH POLICIES AND ORDINANCES ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS;

(4)   CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND CONTROL COUNTY
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND FIRE HYDRANTS;

(5)  ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
RELATING TO WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS AND PERFORM SUCH
OTHER DUTIES WHICH WERE NOT OTHERWISE FIXED BY THIS
CHAPTER OR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS;

(6)   PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS MAY BE ASSIGNED BY
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY,

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.