604 QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY. [ART. 17.

exceeding eight thousand dollars, as hereinafter provided, for the construction of
and furnishing of said Jail, and all levies for that purpose shall be made as other
county levies are now required to be. That the county commissioners shall appoint
one of their own number or some other person a treasurer, who shall have in charge
all the moneys levied and borrowed or otherwise received, and who shall pay out and
disburse the same upon the orders of the said commissioners, and keep a full and
perfect account of all moneys disbursed by him with the vouchers therefor, which
he shall render and exhibit to the said commissioners whenever required to do so>
and shall faithfully account for all moneys received by him as treasurer; that before
he shall act as treasurer, he shall give bond to the state of Maryland, with security,
to be approved by the county commissioners, in the sum of sixteen thousand dollars,
conditioned for the faithful execution of the trust reposed m him, which said bond
shall be filed and recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for said county,
and a copy thereof shall be evidence m any court of law or equity, and suit may be
instituted thereon and judgment recovered as on other bonds taken in the name of the
state, and the said county commissioners shall have power to fill any vacancy occur-
ring in the office of treasurer, and tiny other person appointed treasurer shall give
bond m manner aforesaid. That in case of death, resignation, removal or refusal to act
of any person or persons who may hereafter be appointed under this act, the county
commissioners for said county shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies.
That the county commissioners and treasurer, and such person or persons as may
be appointed under this act, shall receive such compensation for their services
whilst engaged m Contracting for and superintending the building of said jail, and
their duties under this act, as said county commissioners shall deem reasonable,
and shall levy the same upon the assessable property of said county That the
county commissioners for Queen Anne's county are hereby empowered to issue,
from time to time, the bonds of said county to an amount not exceeding eight thou-
sand dollars, in sums of not less than one hundred dollars, bearing interest at the
rate of six per cent. per annum, and redeemable and payable at a period not exceed-
ing five years from the date of their issue, which said bonds shall be by them
negotiated upon such terms and conditions as to them may seem reasonable, and
the proceeds thereof to be used m1 the payment Tor building and furnishing said
jail, the interest on said bonds to be paid annually, and the said bonds to be free
from taxation, and the county commissioners for said county in their annual levies
shall make provision for the redemption of one-fifth of said bonds together with the
interest thereon.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES.

1867, c. 421 amends and re-enacts section 92 as amended by 1864, c. 194 as follows:

1867, c 421. Number of jus- tices and con- stables fixed

92. There shall be the following number of jus- tices of the peace and constables for said county, to wit: for election district number one, three justices of the peace and two constables; for election dis- trict number two, three justices of the peace and two constables; for election district number three, three justices of the peace and two constables; for election district number four, two justices of the