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Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That at the next October annual election, and at such and every subsequent October annual election, there shall be elected one commissioner, who shall tion, etc. continue in office for the term of three years, Continuance and until his or their successors shall be elected and qualified.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That if any of the commissioners shall die, remove from the county, resign or decline to serve in said office, the associate judges, or a majority of them, in their respective counties, shall appoint a commissioner or commissioners to fill such vacancy or vacancies; and such person or persons, so appointed, shall continue in office until the next succeeding October annual election, at which election there shall be elected some person or persons as commissioner or commissioners to fill such vacancy or vacancies, who shall continue in office until the triennial election; and it shall be the duty of the clerks of the courts of common pleas in their respective counties, to make out for each of the persons elected

in office.

judges to fill

Associate vacancies by death, commission

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Clerks of common

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certificates as sioners.

for commis

Manner of conducting contested elections.

Commissioners to take an oath.

Certificate thereof to be filed with

the clerk of common pleas.

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nually on the

day of June, etc.

commissioners, a certificate of such his election, and shall deliver the same to the person entitled, upon demand.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That if the election of any commissioner shall be contested, the same shall be decided and conducted in the same manner as is directed in case of sheriffs or coroners in the before recited act.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That before any commissioner shall enter upon the duties of his office, he shall take an oath or affirmation, before some judge of the court of common pleas or justice of the peace, faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties of a commissioner for the county of and the judge of the court of common pleas, or justice, administering such oath or affirmation, shall give a certificate that the same hath been done to the clerk of the court of common pleas, and the same shall be filed with the returns of the persons elected.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the second Mon- commissioners shall meet annually, on the second Monday of June, at the place where the court of common pleas is usually held in the respective counties, and then, or at such other times as the commissioners may then appoint,

shall examine and allow all just debts and demands which now are or hereafter shall be Their duty. chargeable upon the respective counties, and shall, from time to time, adjust and settle the demands and sums of money which necessary public expenditures require should be raised yearly, to defray the charges of building and repairing court houses, prisons, bridges, and for such other uses as may be for the benefit of said counties respectively.

a clerk.

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners shall have a just and accurate record kept of all their corporate proceedings, and for that purpose they are hereby empowered to appoint a clerk, who may or may not be of To appoint their own body, as they may deem expedient, whose duty it shall be to keep their records as His duty. aforesaid, and preserve all papers and documents they may direct, and attest all orders and warrants issued by them, and perform every other service that may appertain to his office, as clerk; and he may be removed, at any time, by the commissioners, for neglect or misconduct in office; and he shall receive as a compensation, How comsuch sum as the commissioners may think reasonable.

Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the

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ty taxes and

erect public

buildings, etc.

commissioners shall assess county taxes and assess coun- erect public buildings, in such manner as is directed by law; and they may cause any bridge to be built over any creek or water course, when they think such bridge of public utility and too expensive to be borne by the township in which it may be wanted.

Demands,

etc., against the county to be allowed by the

commission upon

ers.

To issue orders on treasurer.

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County treasurer appointed

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to continue

Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That all accounts, debts and demands, justly chargeable upon the said respective counties, shall be allowed by the commissioners, who shall issue orders upon the treasurer in favor of all creditors, for the sum or sums so allowed; which orders shall be received in payment for county taxes; all which orders, so granted, shall be numbered in their order and entered in a book, which the commissioners shall procure for that purpose, at the expense of the said counties respectively.

Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That the county treasurers appointed by the associate ciate judges judges, under the provisions of the seventh section of "An act to amend an act," entitled, "An act to regulate county levies," passed the sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and three, shall continue in office one year, if they so long behave well, from and after the

in office one year from the second Monday of June next.

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sioners.

in office for one year.

second Monday of June next; and the treasurers of every county that now is or that may be hereafter erected and established, shall be appointed by the commissioners, and all vacancies that may happen by death, removal or otherwise, shall be filled by the commissioners of their respective counties; and the persons so appointed by the commissioners, shall continue in office for one year; but before they enter To continue upon the duties of their offices respectively, they shall give bond to the commissioners and To give their successors, with one or more sufficient freehold sureties, in the sum of three thousand dollars conditioned for the punctual execution of their duty; and the said treasurers shall keep His duty. a fair and accurate account of all monies received and when, and also all disbursements and payments made by order of the commissioners; and the county treasurer shall be subject to be removed from office for neglect or misconduct in office, by the commissioners of the respective counties.

Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That the county treasurer shall, yearly, settle his accounts with the commissioners, at their annual meetings, and be entitled to receive for his services, a sum not exceeding four per centum on all monies by him received and accounted for; and when any county treasurer shall be re

oond.

settle with

Treasurer to the commistheir aning entitled

sioners at

nual meet

to four per

cent.

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