The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-06-11
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AN ACT
10 REPEAL and rescnasa with amendmeusa
sections thirty three. thirty .four, thirty.
i've, thirty nine and seventy Eve of Arb.
clio eighiy one ~ The Code Of Public Gen
srai i.awsi entitled "llevsnpe and Tax.
-, and rclasiuz 70 the app0iusmcss N,
and the tsonds 10 ba gwen By, and com.
Pcnaaii0n paid 20 iha COLLECTORS of State
Taxea.
seglion. / BE- i enacted by the General
Asscfahly of Maryland. that sections thirty
three, ihirtY.fnuF. thirty Ave, thirty nine and
nnycnif five, ~ Article eighty one, Of the
Code ot Pebble General I.aws, eatstisd sRey
enao and Iaxes.' be and The same are hero.
By repealed. AID shat Tiers be enacted II
Iica thereof the lDllowingi
sos. 80. The County Commi4ainnerA IN
the tetcral eounIlca, snd the Mayer and
ciiy cuupcil of Baltimore. shall on the Rrsl
'IaessiAy Ia April IN sach year, or "a soon
thereafter as mas be, appoint Collector or
Guliecsors for their respectixn cUunties, and
one Collector fer BALTIMORE city, for the col
lection uf taxes lesicsl, or 60 l,e levied for
the cnfrcns year, and Il shall not be lawful
for the local authorities of the said connfies
or TIRE municipal authorities of assid city. TO
prosideany hxedaaBualor other stated con,
peasatioR forthc collection ofthe State Taxes,
or compensation Or q salary Of Any kind
to the said COLLECTORS for their services in
collecting the State Taxes, otherwiso than
By per ceniufn on the amount u their col.
lactiSaa nn contemplated 10 the seycniy.iifih
seclion Of this Article.
see. "a. Sub Sec. | Every Collector oi
eognty Taxes before he acts aa such shalE
give bond % The State Of Maryland, IN a
penalty " double tho Amount 0f such Tax
70 be collected BY him, with good and sniIi.
eieut securities 10 be approved IN tho esyer.
al counties by tho County Commissioner.
With condition that II the above bound shall
veil and faithfully execute hia Office, aud
shail account for, and pay 20 tho County
Commissioners, or their order, the Heycrml
eutaa Of money which be shall receive for
The county, OF be nnaserRblt for by Law. at
such time as the LAw siall direct, and eyery
collector of State Taxes, appointed by the
County Commissioners shall also give a SOP
araie bond 10 the State Of Maryland in a
penalty aauble the amount Of the Tax TO be
collected by him, with good and sufficient
securities 60 be approved - the Governor,
WITH condition Shat II tho above bound shall
well aud faithfully execute bis office, and
shall account Cor and pay 10 the Treasurer
Of ,ha State. the Hayeial sums Of money
which be shall receive for the State, or be
answerable for By Law, at such times az the
Law shall direct, then the said obligation to
be void, otherwise 10 remain 10 full force
and e'fcct, provided however the provisions
Of this Act shall not apply 20 Baltimore,
Allegaay, Charles, Montgomery, Somerset,
WtconIico and Ammo Arundel counties.
Sub See. = Every collector OF State Taxes
ia the cisy of Baltimore, before he acts as
such, shalt give bond TO the State Of Mary.
land IN penalty Of seventy Ave thousand
dollars. to be approved by the Governor,
with The conditions thrt II the above bo9nd
shall well and faithfully execute his oiiiee,
and shall account for aud pay 10 the Treas.
urcr Of the State the several sums Of money
which he shall receive for the State, or be
answerable for by law, at such times as the
Law shall directs then sneh obligation TO be
yolds otherwise 70 remain in full force and
virtue in.I.aw.
Sub.Sec. 3. Every collector OF State Tax.
es IN the city OF Baltimore shall make daily
deposits OF snch sums Of money as he shall
receive for lakes collected Tor said State.
less the amount Of the commission allowed
him for the collection Of the same, 10 the
credit OF the Treasurer OF the State Of Mary
land, in some bank IN said city which pays
to the State, the school Tax. as provided By
Law, 10 be designated by snid Treasurer,
and ON failure to make such daily deposits,
he shall on proof thereof to the satisfaction
Of the Governor, be liable TO removal from
office by the Governor, and the Comptroller
shall Immediately enter suit upon his bond.
SlIb-See. 4. The Treasurer of the State
shall make weekly examination ofthe books
OF the Collector Of State Taxes ia Baltimore
city, whose books shall always be open 70
such inspection.
Sec. 80. The said bonds when approved
by the County Commissioners shall be re-
corded in the office Of the Clerk Of the Cir
cult Courts Of the respective counties, and