The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-04-28
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
OPERATIVE IN CECIL COUNTY.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 355.
AN ACT

ShAfIEh Ooo.
AN ACT
To repeal sections 46, AZ and As of the
Act of 1876, chapter 140, of the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland, repeating
and re-enacting with amendments, arti-
Gle of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title "Cecil County," and relating to
Chesapeake City, and also repeating an
Act, entitled an Act to repeal section 46
of article s. of the Code of Public Local
Laws relating to the collectors of taxes,
fines and forfeitures in Chesapeake City
passed April 1861, and to re-enact the
same with amendments.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General assembly
OF Maryland, That -ections forty.six forty seven
and forty-eight of the Act of eighteen hundred
and seventy-six, chapter one hundred and forty,
relating to the appointment of a bailif and con-
stable, collector of taxes ETC.. be and the same are
hereby repealed and re-enacted, SO as to read as
follows:
from time to time, under such conditions as they
may by their ordinances direct, appoint such off,
GERS as they may deem necessary to carry into
effect their ordinances and at the time of electng
said Commissioners, and in the manner herein
before provided for their election there shall be
elected a town bailif, who shall be removable by
said commissioners for neglect OF duty or NAL
feasance in office, who shall be exofciO collector
OF the town taxes, and shall within said town have
all the authority OF constable, and of the persons
voted for at said election for town bailf, the one
receiving the highest number of votes shall be the
baliff of said town for the ensuing year. and until
his successor is duly elected and qualified and if
at said election there shall be a tie between any
two or more persons receiving the highest number
OF votes so that there shall be no election of town
bailit, the said commissioners may order a new
election OF town bailitf, and after such notice as
they may deem proper, and ii a vacancy should
occur in the said office of town bailiff the said
commissioners shall fill said vacancy by the
appointment of some person to act as town bailitf
for the remainder Of the unexpired term.
A. The said bailif shall give bond to be approved
by the County Commissioners, as other constables,
Tor the faithful performance of his duty as con-
stable, and also bond to the said president and
commissioners for the faithful performance of his
duty as town bailif, and collector of town taxes,
and the faithful performance of such duties as
shall be imposed on him by the ordinances of said
President and Commissioners.
49, Said bailif may enforce the payment of town
taxes in the same manner, and with like effect as
collectors of State and County taxes may enforce
the payment OF State and County taxes and said
bailif before he enters upon the duties of his
office as such baiIff and collector take an oath
before some justice of the peace for said county
that he will fai hfully and impartially perform
te uuties Vi ms saiu ofnces without laVor, auec-
ton, or partiality, according to the best OF his
skill and Judgment.
SEC. 2 And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date OF its passage.
Approved April 4th 1888.
l hereby certify that the aforegOing is correct
copy of an Act of the General Assembly Of
Maryland passed January session. 1883.
VIC. PURNELL,
Aprl+3t Secretary OF the Senate.