The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-04-15
Laws Of MARYLAND.
NO OfE.

ACT FOR THE GENERAL VALUA-
TION AN ASSESSMENT OF PROP
ERTY IN THIS STATE, AND TO
PROVIDE A TAX TO PAY THE
DEBTS OF THE STATE. PASSED AT
MARCH SESSION EIGHTEEN Hun
DRIED AND FORTY ONE, CHAPTER
TWENTY THREE.
SECTION /. Belt cn"r'cd ly The Gcncral
.1Ssco,iB fMmyl,"d, That all persons and
incorporated institutions Of this State,
that in the year eighteen hundred and
forty eight. and in all succeeding years,
shall pay their State taxes on or before
the first day Of September Of the year
for which the said taxes are or may be
levied, shall be entitled to a deduction of
five per ctntum on the amount eff said
taxes, all that shall pay the same on or
before the first day Of October Of the said
year, shall be entitled to a reduction of
tour per centum; and all that shall pay
the same on or before the first day Of
November of the said year shall be enti-
tied to a deduction Of three per ccntum;
and at the time Of receiving the said taxes
the collectors or the treasurer, as the case
may be, shall make the DEDUCTIONS atorc-
said, and not" the same upon the receipts
given to the persons or incorporated in
stitutionS so paving as aforesaid h,,t moth
/ ing in this section contained shall be
construed to extend to the taxes papl or
! payable on the public debt Of M1rvllnd,
or the stock loans of the city Of Baltimore
which shall be collected and paid as is
now provided hv law.
SECTION > inM he i rna,'rd, Tha; on
| all sums paid BY any collector to the rrra
surer, on account OF State taxes for the
year eighteen hundred and forty ci.ht,
and all succ,rdin. years, on or before The
fifteenth day Of s. p.rmbrr Of the year
for which said taxes are or nuy be levied
the said collector shall be entitled to be
allowed a deduction of five per crntum;
and on all State taxes paid Ly him ON or
before the fifteenth day OF October Of
the sau wear, deduction of four per CEN
tum: and on all STATE taN"S paId 10y him
on or before the fifteenth dav Of Noypm-
Der of the same year, a d du, ton Of three
per ccntum. which deduction Shall in
each case be noted bv the treasurer up
on the receipt given to said collector,
and it is expressly declared to BE- the in
tent and meaning Of this section. that the
deductions aforesaid shall be made from
the gross amount OF the State taxes
placed for collection in the hands Of said
collector, and sand deductions shall not
be in addition to those made under the
provisions OF the first section OF this act.
SECTION 3. AAd he 1t enoded, That the
taxes due for the year eighteen handrcd
and forty eight, and succeeding years,
shall be collected and paid into the trea-
S,lrv as follows; two thirds OF the taxes
for eighteen hundred and forty eight
shall be paid BY the collectors on or be-
fore the first day of January eighteen
hundred and forty nine, allowance being
made for the deductions on so much OF
said taxes as may be paid in let9re the
fifteenth day of September, the fifteenth
day Of October, and the fifteenth day OF
November respectively. according to the
proyisi MS OF the second section Of this
act, and the other third in full on the
/ first dav of April eighteen hundEsA anI
forty rinp; and two 'hirdsgo Ah & tax SSsf
for eighteen hundred and fortynill2
! be paid with the allowances atoresuit ,qoiIssss
or before the first day o! January eigtf-~
teen hundred and fifty, and the other
third in full on the first day Of April
eighteen hundred and fifty, and in the
same manner for the SUCCEEDING years;
and the taxes levied Tor eighteen hun
dred and forty eight, shall be considered