Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-05-06
ed by Section II of Article 25 of the
Code of Public General Laws Of this

| Tor Jnat purpose alone, an accurate gen.
eral account of all receipts and disburse-
ments of money tor county purposes,
showing on what account each and
every expenditure of the public funds
is made; and said bouk shall be at all
times open to the inspection of the
County Commissioners and any taxpay-
or of said county.
l. He shall keep open the office of the
County Commissioners from nine clock
anti meridian until three o'clock post
meridian each and every day, Sundays
and legal holidays excepted, unless pre-
vented by sickness or other unavoidable
cause.
X. Before entering upon the duties
of his office, the clerk to the County
Commissioners shall execute bond,
with surety or sureties, to the State of
Mary land, in such penalty os the Coun-
ty Commissioners may prescribe, pro-
Vided the same be not less than twenty
five thousand dollars $25 ,000l, said bond
TO be approved by the county commits
sioners and conditions for the faithful
performance of the duties the office of
clerk to the County Commissioners of
Montgomery county, as enumerated and
set forth in the preceding sub-sections
of him by law or by order of he coun-
ty commissioners of said county; and
the said bond when executed and ap-
proved Ms aforesaid, shall be recorded
in the office of the clerk of the Circuit
Court for Montgomery county, and a
copy thereof, duly certified by said clerk,
shall be evidence in any court of law or
equity in this State, and the State of
Maryland, or the county commissioners
of Montgomery cou, ty, or any person
or body polite or corporate. interested
or entitled, may, in the name of the
State Of Maryland, for his, her or its use,
enter and sustain suit upon such bond
for the recovery of such sums of money
as may be due them, Or for the recovery
OF damages arising from the neglect or
violation of his duties by said clerk to
the county commissioner
ia. The county oOmmissio toner's Of
Montgomery county shall annually levy
such sum of money AS they may deem
sufficient to pay the expenses which may
be incurred the then succeeding year by
the attendance OF jGrurs, States wit
nesses, criers and bailffs of the Circuit
| Court, and shall apportion ana place the
same in the hands of the collectors of
taxes of the several collection districts
| In which 1t Is to be collected, for collec-
ton, and the amounts, when collected,
shall be paid over to the clerk to the
county commissioners to be by him dis
| bursedu us is hereinafter provided, and
any OF said collectors failing TO pay over
to said clerk of the county commission
ers one-half Of the amount 50 levied and
and placed in his hands for collection.
On or before the first day OF November,
and the remainder on or before the first
day of Mach, succeeding the levy as
aforesaid, shall, for any such failure for
:eit and pay To the said clerk to the coun.
| ty commissioners, To be recovered by him +,
in his own name, before justice OF the
peace, as other small debts are now TO-
covered, the sum of fifty dollars, together
with the costs OF the suit; and such pen
atty, when recovered, shall be placed 10
the credit Of the county commissioners.
1875. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk
TO the county com 1888 toner's TO pay the
certificates of attendance of such jurors,
| States witnesses, cTiers and bailIffs of
the Circuit Court when presented to
him for payment, aud upon his failure
TO pay any such certificate when so pre-
scented by the person TO whom the same
was issued, said clerk to the count, com.
missoners shall forfeit and pay to every
such person for every such failure the
sum of five dollars ($500) to be recover
ed by said party In his own name as
other small debts are recovered before
justice Of the peace. together with the
costs OF suit.
1875. A certificate signed by the clerk
of the Circuit Court, and expressing the
number Of days any juror. states wit
ness, crier or bailiff may have attended,
and the sum due him for which attend
ance, shall be sufficient authority to the
clerk OF The county commissioners to
pay the amount specified therein.
2lS. All county taxes shall be due on
the first day OF September Of the year
for which they are levied, and If not
paid on or before that date, shall bean
interest at the rate of six per centum per
annum until paid, and at any time after
| the first day Of January next succeeding
the date Of the levy, ami not before,
payment may be enforced by the cOllec-
tors of taxes by suit, distraint, sale or
other proceedings now allowed by law.
2l0. The several collectors OF taxes
for the respective collection districts of
Montgomery county shall, on or before
the first Thursday Of each aud every
month, pay over TO the cler k to the cOun-
ty commissioners OF said county all
State and county taxes collected by them
up to date. with such interest M they
may have collected; and upon obtaining
| from said clerk TO the county commits
siOuers his receipt for the same as pre-
scribed by Clause Il. Of section 81 Of
this Article, >hall deliver up to said clerk
| to the county commissioners all county
orders received by them in payment Of
taxes or Otherwise. And said clerk to
the county co nmissiOncrs may, upon
the order of the county commissioners,
and not Otherwise, allow In such month
ly settlements, the commissions now
| by law allowed said collectors, upon the
amount Of money and orders so as
aforesaid paid over to said clerk To the
county commissioners.
Section 2. And be II enacted, That
an additional section be, and the same
is hereby aided TO said Article sixtren
to be called section two hundred and
twenty, and to read as follows
900 The collectors OF taxes of the
several collection districts of Montgom-
cry county Shall pay over TO the clerk TO
the county commissioners all money
levied by the county commissioners OF
Sald county iOr the support OF Lne pup
l,c Schools Of said county. In the man
nef and at the times prescribed for It's
payment TO the Treasurer of the Board
of County School Commissioners by the
Public General Laws OF this State In
such case made and provided, and the
clerk TO the county commissioners
shall account for the same TO the Treas
urer of The Board OF County scLool
Commissioners.
Section 8. And be 1t enacted. That
this act shall take effect from the date Of
Its passage; and that provisions OF sec
tions 81 81, 1874, 1876, 1875 2IS, 2i9 and
220 of said Article sixteen of the Code
of Pu lie General Laws, as herein re-
peaed and re-enacted, are hereby de-
clare1 TO be applicable to the levy Of
taxes to be made by the county com
missioners of Montgomery county In
the year eighteen hundred and Ninety
two, and the present clerk to the conr-
ty commissioners IL required TO dis
charge all the duties herein required Of
| him.
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