162 AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTV. 



Treasurer may be suspended from office and another appointed until the 

 further action of Council ; and the said Treasurer, at the expiration of 

 his term office, shall deliver all moneys, books and papers in his hands 

 belonging to the said office to his successor in office. 



Sec. 39. That it shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to act as re- 

 ceiver of taxes and collector of water rents, as hereinafter provided; 

 and, upon the duplicate or duplicates of city taxes and water rents 

 having been made out as may be directed by the City Councils, the same 

 shall be placed in the possession of the said Treasurer who shall receive 

 and collect said taxes and water rents, and for that purpose he shall have 

 and exercise all the powers conferred by law in that behalf, for collection 

 of State and county taxes, and the Councils shall have power to fix the 

 time at which the duplicates of unpaid taxes shall be placed in the hands 

 of the Ward Constables for collection. 



Sec. 40. That the qualified voters of the city of Lancaster, on the first 

 Friday in May, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, shall elect 

 three reputable persons to serve as City Auditors : one for the term of 

 one year, one for the term of two years and one for the term of three 

 years, and annually thereafter shall elect one person to serve as City 

 Auditor for the term of three years, from the first Wednesday succeed- 

 ing such election ; and he, with the two auditors previously elected, shall 

 constitute a board to audit the treasurer's accounts at the end of the fiscal 

 year, and at the close of his term, and perform such other duties as may 

 be prescribed by law or ordinance ; and the election of Auditors shall be 

 determined upon and vacancies in said board shall be filled in the same 

 manner as is provided in the case of City Treasurer. 



Sec. 41. That the qualified voters of each Ward of the city of Lan- 

 caster shall, on the first Friday in May, one thousand eight hundred and 

 sixty-seven, and annually thereafter, elect one Constable, who shall be 

 qualified as the laws of this Commonwealth require such officers to be, 

 and shall, upon entering the requisite security, be commissioned by the 

 Court of Quarter Sessions of the county of Lancaster ; they shall be under 

 and subject to the same legal penalties and provisions, and exercise all 

 the powers and do and perform all duties that by the usages and laws of 

 this Commonwealth are enjoined upon such officers. All vacancies that 

 may from any cause occur in the said office of Constable, shall be filled 

 by the Court of Quarter Sessions of the said county of Lancaster. 



Sec. 42. That hereafter the qualified voters of each Ward shall elect 

 one person as Assessor for State, County and City purposes, and there 

 shall be no Assistant Assessors elected in the said city. So much of any 

 act as authorizes the election of Assistant Assessors is hereby repealed, 



39. Ibid., Sec. 26. 41. Ibid., Sec. 28. 



40. Ibid., Sec. 27. 42. Ibid., Sec. 29. 



