§ 228. Railroad commissioners to deliver to supervisor property. Forthwith, upon the filing of such bond as aforesaid, the town clerk of the town shall indorse upon copies of such bond to be provided by the said supervisor, a certificate to the effect that the said bond has been filed in the office of such town clerk, and said supervisor shall serve such copies and certificate upon the railroad commissioners respectively, and thereupon it shall be the duty of such railroad commissioners to pay over to such supervisor all moneys remaining in their hands as railroad commissioners of such town, and to deliver all books, papers, securities and other property belonging to said town and remaining in their hands as such commissioners unto the said supervisor, and to take his receipt therefor, which receipt shall be to them a proper and sufficient voucher. Immediately upon the delivery of said moneys and property by the said railroad commissioners to the supervisor, as aforesaid, and in the manner aforesaid, the office of railroad commissioner of such town shall wholly cease, and the said supervisor shall thereupon be invested with all the powers conferred upon such railroad commissioners by the statute and proceedings under and by which they were appointed, and shall be subject to all the duties imposed upon such commissioners by such statute, and all securities and evidences of debt transferred by said commissioners to said supervisor as aforesaid, which by the terms thereof are payable to the said railroad commissioners, shall be paid when due to said supervisor, upon his indorsement as supervisor, in the same manner and to the same effect as if indorsed by said railroad commissioners.