Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-01-24
The Entire Provisions of the Bill Max
ing Treasurer of Montgomery
County"

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Local Laws of the State of Maryland, title
"Montgomery County," subtitle "County
Commissioners" and sections 1874, 1876 and
1876 Of said Article IS, sub title Jurors,
States Witnesses, Crers and Bailiffs" and
section 21S and 219 of said Article IS, sub
title Taxes" and to react the same with
amendments; and to add new section to
said Article 16, to be numbered section 800.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That sections 60,
So and 81 of Article 16 of the Code of Pub
lie Local Laws of the State of Maryland
title montgomery County," subtitle
County Commissioners" and sections 1874,
125 and 126 of said Article is, subtitle "Ju-
rors, States Witnesses, Criers and Baiffs,"
and section 21S and 2l3 of said Article Is,
subtitle "Taxes," be, and the same are
hereby, repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments, so as to read as follows
62. At the time of the election of County
Commissioners of Montgomery county in
the year 1891, and at every election Of
County Commissioners thereafter, the legal
ly qualified voters of Montgomery county
shall elect one person, who shall have at
tained the age Of 81 years, to be Treasurer
OF Montgomery county, whose official des-
ignation shall be "Treasurer of Montgomery
county," whose term OF office shall be two
years, and until his successor is duly elected
and qualified, and whose duties shall be as
follows:
A. He shall be &c obicio Clerk to the
Board OF County Commissioners OF Mont
omery county, and perform all the duties
now by law required to be performed by
said Clerk, or which may be required of
him by any future law or by any order of
the County Commissioners.
Il. He shall have charge of all records,
! nka nd fprf he'll In IA of
OF said County Commissioners, and shall
not allow any of them to be removed or
taken from said office except in obedience
| to summons or order of a Court of Law
or Equity OF this State, and shall deliver
the same to his successor.
&. lie shall receive and dsburse, either
in person or through the collectors of taxes,
all money levied and collected for county
| purposes, according 10 the order of the
| County Commissioners OF said county.
d. He shall monthly, Immediately after
| his monthly settlements with the several
collectors of taxes of said county, as pro-
vided for in the 2l9th section OF this Article,
| pay over to the Comptroller of the Treasu
| ry of Maryland all money levied and col
| lected for said State in said county.
| Il. He shall keep a separate account of
both State and county levies with each col
| lector OF taxes in said county, and shall
make out and preserve dupl icate of each
and every receipt given by him for all pub
lic money received by him, and shall state
| in such receipts what amount of the public
dues is received in cash and what amount in
county orders; and the sums received by
him on account OF the county levy shall be
disbursed exclusively for county purposes,
| and shall also be used exclusively in the
payment of the county lcvies for the year in
winch the same may be placed in the hands
OF the collectors, and any person for whose
use II levy is made shall be entitled to re-
ceve one half thereof ON or before the first
| day OF October, and the remainder thereof
ON or before the first day OF January next
succeeding the date oi such levy.
f. He shall annually, Immediately after
each annual levy OF taxes in said county,
make out in books to be kept for that pur
pose alone an alphabetical list OF all the
| taxpayers in each collection district ol said
county (having separate book ior each dis
| tricD together with amount OF real and per
sonal property with which each taA. payer is
assessed, and also the amount OF State and
county taxes due from each tax payer; and
whenever the collectors OF taxes make their
monthly settlements, as hereinafter pro
ylded Tor the Treasurer shall note, in the
proper pace, what tax payers have paid
their taxes, and what discounts have been
allowed and what interest has been collect
ed as the case may be.
u. He shall make to the County Commls-
sioners, quarterly, full and accurate state
ments OF all money received and disbursed
by him, which statemer. shall also exhibit
the balance in hand at the date Of the last
statement; and shall cause sad statements
to be published one time in such newspaper
or newspapers in said county as said Com
missioners shall direct and such publication
| t..r Mn nj n
ty is concerned, OF the statement required TO
be published by section eleven OF Article
twenty five Of the Cote OF Public General
Laws OF this State.
H. He shall keep IN book to be kept for
that purpose alone AN accurate general ac-
count OF all receipts and disbursements of
money for county purposes, showing on
what account each and every expenditure
of the public funds is made; and said book
shall be at all times open 10 the inspection
of the County Commissioners and any clti-
zen OF said county.
L. lie shall keep open the Office of the
Comfy Commissioners from O'Clock ante
meridian until 3 O'Clock post meridian, each
and every day, sundays and legal holidays
excepted, unless prevented by sickness or
other unavoidable cause.
And the Treasurer oil Montgomery Coun.
" shall receive IA compensation Tor his SER
wees the sum oi twelve hundred dollars
per annum, the same to he annually levied
To his use by the County Commissioners,
G3. Before entering upon the duties OF his
Office the Treasurer of montgomery county
I sta, e1. cute a BOND, with sureties, to the
STATE III Maryland, IN suCh penalty Us the
County Commissioners may prescribe, pro
vidcd the same be not less than twenty five
thou sand dollars, said bond 10 be approved
by the said County Commissioners, and con.
, dltional tor the faithful performance Ul the
dnties Ol the office Of Treasurer Ol Mont
gOmery county as enumerated ana set forth
in the preceding section; and the said bond
when executed and approved as Aforesaid,
shall be recorded in the office OF the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court for Montgomery coun
ty, and Il copy thereof, duly cert hcd by
said Clerk, shall be evidence in any Court
! of law or equity in this State, and the State
, of Maryland, Vr the County Commissioners
OF Montgomery county, or any person OF
1 body poIItc or corporate, interested or en-
, titled, may, in the name Of the State for
their, his or It's use, enter and sustain suit
upon such bond for the recovery ol such
sums OF money as may be due thereon, or
Tor the recovery oi damages arising from
the neglect or violation Ol his duties by 3aId
Treasurer
ga In case OF Il vacancy in the Office o
/ Treasurer, such vacancy SHAH De lilled by
the County Commissioners as soon there
after as may he practicable, until the mex
!. election tor County Comm issoners there
r after To be heAl.
124 The County Commissioners Of Aogt
, gomery county shall annually levy sucf
, sum Of money they may deem sufficient
to pay the expenses which may he incurred
( the then succeeding year by the attendance
of Jurors, State witnesses, criers and bailiff4
of the Circuit Court, and shall apportion
and pace The same in the hands OF the col
lectors Of the several collection districts in
;. which it is 10 be collected, for collection,
and the amounts, when collected, shall be
, paid over TO the Treasurer, 70 be by him
disbursed as hereinafter provided, and any
OF said collectors failing TO pay over to the