HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Commission and shall receive and account for all moneys which
shall be due and payable to the Commission from any source. The
Commission may appoint the same person Secretary and Treasurer,
in which case the official title of that person shall be
Secretary-Treasurer. The Commission may appoint also a Deputy
Treasurer to Act in the absence of the Treasurer. All moneys
deposited shall be protected by a depository bond or by other
securities approved by the Commission. The Treasurer and any
Deputy Treasurer appointed by the Commission shall give bond to
the State of Maryland, the Commission and the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Mary's County to the amount of twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000.) or a greater amount that the County
Commissioners prescribe, with a good and sufficient surety, to be
approved by the County Commissioners, with the condition "that if

the above bounden ...... shall well and faithfully execute his

office and shall account to the said Commission for all moneys
which he shall receive for account of the Commission, or be
answerable for by law, then the said obligation to be void,
otherwise to be and remain in full force and effect." The bond,
when approved, shall be recorded in the office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for St. Mary'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 for the title of the office. The Commission may pay the
premiums on all bonds. All checks issued by the Commission shall
be countersigned by the Chairman or other member of the
Commission authorized by the Commission to sign checks in place
of the Chairman. [The Commission annually shall have its accounts
audited by a certified public accountant to be selected by and
paid by the County Commissioners.] The Commission shall publish
annually a statement of its revenue and expenditures in a
newspaper published in the county.

F. AUDITS. AN AUDIT OF THE OFFICIAL FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF
THE COMMISSION SHALL BE PERFORMED ANNUALLY BY A CERTIFIED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM IN THE STATE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS. THE COMMISSION SHALL RECOMMEND A QUALIFIED
ACCOUNTING FIRM TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON OR BEFORE
JUNE 1 OF EACH YEAR. THE AUDIT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR.
THE COSTS OF THE AUDIT SHALL BE PAID BY THE COMMISSION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1985.

Approved April 9, 1985.