The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-05-18
the SAID lax are procured throughout the

state.
Sect. 6. And be it enacted, that il shall
be the duty of the Clerks of the Levy
Courts, the Commissioners and the APP
peal Tax Court or the Register of the
city of Baltimore, as soon as practicable,
to place in the hands of the several Col
lettors of the said tax, copies of the ceIll-
fcates and returns, SO directed to be made
by the assessors, as aforesaid, and in case
of default, they shall be liable to indicl-
ment, and shall (orleila sum, not exceed
ing five hundred dollars, for the use of
the State, and the said Clerks and Regis
Ter shall also be liable to the same pen
atty, to be recovered in the same way, for
a neglect or failure to perform amy ofthe
diaries imposed upon them by this Act.
Sect. z. And be i, enacted, that it shall
be the duty of the said clerks Register, on
or before the twentieth day OF April next,
after the passage of this ac5 TO inform the
Governor, by certificate, whether there
are, in their respective counties, Howard
District, and the city of Baltimore duly
appointed and qualified assessors of the
said tax; and il shall also be their duty, on
or before the first day of June next, to
give the same information to the Cover
nor, in reference to the appointment and
qualification Of collectors of the said tax.
Sect. s. And whereas, i'll some of the
counties of this State, the tax directed to
be imposed by the act, to which this is
supplement, for the year eighteen hundred
and Forty three, has not been levied or
assessed, whilst the said tax has been re,
gularly levied and assessed in others
Therefore be it enacted, that III the coun-
ties, in which the said tax has not been so
levied an | assessed, It shall be the duty
of the Levy courts, or commissioners, as
the case may be, and the Mayor and city
council Of Baltimore, at the time ofmeet-
ing for the purpose of levying taxes for the
use of their respective counties. district, or
city, in the year eighteen hundred and
torty-four; or whenever the assessors Of
the said tax shall have made their returns,
as aforesaid, TO levy the said lax for the
year eighteen hundred and forty three, to.
gether with, and at the same time that
they make the said levy for the year eigN
Teen hundred and forty four, and the said
tax for the two years shall be collected
and paid, one half on the first day of De-
cember next, and the other llalf on the
first day of June, eighteen hundred and
forty five, and semi annually on the same
days IN every year thereafter.
Sect 9. And be it enacted that the com
p.nsation Of the said assessors and collec-
tors shall be fixed and paid IN the man
nef pointed out in the fifteenth section oil
the original act, and the 9th and sixth
sections OF said declaratory act.
Sect. 10. And be it enacted, that When
ever any person, who may have been as
sesscd under the provisions of the acts, 10
which this is a supplement, shall make
oath that his actual income has not exceed
ed the sum Of three hundred dollars, the
Levy courts or commissioners of the sew
er | counties and OF Howard District, and
the appeal Tax court of the city Of BaltI-
more shall be authorised to exempt said
person from the payment of the amount #
taS, with which he is chargabIe.
BY The House Of Delegates, BY The Senate,
March 9Th, 1874, March 8 Ii, 1914.
This Engros- This Engr,s-
sed Bill, the sed Bib, the
original Of original of
which passed GREAT which passed
the House of SEAL. the Senate on
Delegates on ! --- The Sh day of
the 4lh day Of March 1914,
March, lo3l, was this day
was this day read and assent
read aud as. ed to.
scented to.
By order, By order.
GEO. G. BREWER, JOS. H. NICHOLSON,
Clerk. Clerk.