The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-03-30

four, and the sum of twenty-five cents on
every hundred dollars worth of assessabe
property in such comfy, with the COM
mission allowed by law thereon, for the
use Of the collector in the year eighteen
hundred and forty five, the said several
insalmenls of arrears, with interest as
aforesaid, to be levied, collected and &C
counted for, together with the State taxes,
which shall, or may be directed to be
levied in, and for said years respectively.
Sect. Is. And be it enacted, that all laws
or parts of laws, which require the Levy
Courts, county or district Commissioners,
or the Mayor and city council of Balti-
more to unite The collection of county,
district and city taxes with the collection
of State taxes be, and the same are hereby
repealed.
Sect. 16. And be it enaated, that, in the
counties, in which The Levy Courts or
commissioners may have failed or refus-
ed to levy or assess the taxes for the year
eighteen hundred and forty one, and eigh-
teen hundred and forty two, and eighteen
hundred and forty three, it shall be the
duty of the clerks Of such courts or COM
missioners to inform the Governor thereof,
as directed by the twelfth section of this
act; and thereupon it shall be the duty Of
the Governor to appoint tax board for
the county SO refusing, which board shall
without delay levy and assess the taxes
for the said years, as in the said twelfth
section is directed
Sect. II. And be it enacted. that When
ever any person shall make application
to the Levy courts, or the commissioners,
or the Appeal Tax court, as the case may
be, to make him or her an allowance or
deduction on account OF the sale, transfer,
or alienation Of stock of any descriptions,
or the collection or pay ment Of any pub
lie or private security for money, it shall
be the dnty Of such Levy court, commits
sIoners, or Appeal Tax court, to interro-
gate such person on oath in reference to
acquisitions or investments made by the
person, so applying, and the amount of
such acquisitions, or investments in any
description of security shall be added to
the assessable property of the party ap-
plying, and charged accordingly; and if
the party making the application refuse to
answer, no allowance whatever shall be-
mode.
Sect. IS. And be it enacted. that when
ever any person shall apply 10 the Levy
courts, commissioners, or the Appeal TAX
court, for an allowance or deduction OH
account of the removal of any property
from one county, district or city. in this
State, to another county, district or city,
It shall be the duty of the court, or ccm-
as the case may be, to whom
the application shall be made, to ascertain
OF the party applying, to what place with"
IN this State the property has been remov-
ed, and to inform the proper authorities
OF the place, to which the prop ,rty is so
removed. Of the fact of such removal, to
the end that it may there be subjected to
tlXat'on.
Sect. 10. And be it enacted, that if the
collector or collectors appointed by the
Governor, under the first section of this
act, shall fail or refuse to qualify by Civ
ing bond within thirty days after their ap-
polntment, it shall and may be lawful for
the Governor TO appoint others in their
places; and so from time to time after
every interval Of thirty days until duly
qualified collectors shall be appointed
the State; and the same power
shall and may be exercised by the Go.
vernon annual Y, whenever, and as often
q t,o |
the Mayor and city council of Baltimore
shall neglect, or be unable to procure duly
qualified collectors by the first day Of
May, in each and every year.
Sect 90 And be it enacted that it shall
be the duty of the clerks of the Levy
courts, the commissioners. and the Re
gister of the city Of Baltimore, annually,
on or before the twentieth day Of April,
TO give the Governor official information
whether there is in the counties, How
ard district, or the city Of Bal timore,a
duly appointed and qualified collector or
collectors of the State taxes; and the said
clerks and registers are hereby required
10 give the same information TO the Gov
ernor within thirty days after the passage
Of this act.
Sect. 81 And be it enacted, that the
Levy courts, or commissioners, or Mayor
md city council of Baltimore, as alore
said ale hereby authorised and required
o levy upon their counties, Howard
district and the city of Baltimore within
wenty days after collectors shall have
)epn aDnointeu. such commission not eX
eeding ten per centum on the amount TO
re placed in the hands of said collector or
collectors for collection as will, in their
Judgment, ensure speedy collection Of
aid taxes. for the use OF the collectors,
Who shall collect the same, which said
shall be collected as part of
he county charges for the respective