The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-28
Chapter 20.


To repeal Sections one hundred and nineteen,
one hundred and twenty-five, and one hundred
and twenty three, % Article eight of the Code OF
Public Local Laws, title "Cecil county, SUBJ
title County Treasurer and to re-enact the
same with amendments providing for the elect
ion of a Treasurer of said county in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-fve, and his
appointment in the meantime.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, That Sections one hundred and
nineteen, one hundred and twenty-five and one
hundred and twenty-three of Article eight of the
Code of Public Local Laws title ''Cecil county,
subtitle County Treasurer be and the same
are hereby repea led and re-enacted with amend
ments. SO as to read as fellows:
Section ll9. The legal and qualified voters Of
Cecil county shall at the general State election
to be held in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety five, and every two years thereafter, elect
some person, a resident Of said county, to be
Treasurer Of Cecil county, whose duty it shall be
to collect and disbuIse upon the lawful orders OF
the County Commissioners OF Cecil county all
taxes levied in Cecil county and who shall assess
all new or missed property in said county, and
Tor this purpose he is clothed witt all the powers
possessed by collectors OF taxes under the provis
ions of the Code of Public General Laws, and that
until such election can be held under the provis-
ions of this Section, John Banks, Esquire, OF
Chesapeake City. in said county, be ana he Is
hereby appointed, authorized and empowered to
act as such Treasurer and TO exercise all the
powers and perform all the duties imposed by
this Section and the laws Of this State, and shall
hold said office for period OF two years from the
first Monday in the month of May. in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety Jour- or until his
successor shall be duly elected and qualified, and
the persons elected to said Office under the pro-
visions OF this Section shall hold said office for
two years from the first Monday in May succeed
| ing their election, and the said John Banks and
his successors in SAID office OF Treasurer OF Cecil
county, shall, within five days after his or their
qualification as Treasurer, appoint some person,
| a resident of said county. to be Assistant Treas
urer who shall be authorized to act in his lace,
and for whose acts he shall be responsible, and
who shall give such bond to said Treasurer con-
ditioned for the faithful performance of his duty
/ as said Treasurer may require, aud which said
| Assistant Treasurer shall receive an annual sal
airy of fourteen hundred dollars to be paid by the
/ County Commissioners OF Cecil county. The said
Treasurer appointed by this act. and his success
ors in Office shall act Secretary to the County
| Commissioners OF Cecil county and as such shall
| perform all the duties ny
| the Clerk to said Commissioners, or which may
hereafter by law be imposed upon clerks to County
| Commissioners which last mentioned office is
| hereby abolished, and shall have charge Of all
records. books, &c.,of the County Commissioners
| office OF said county, and said Treasurer shall
occupy for the purpose of his said duties the office
| of the County Commissioners OF said county; and
the said Treasurer appointed by this Section
| cha nn OF sixteen
| hundred dollars to be paid by the County
Commissioners of said county, and in the
case of their failure to pay said salary OF
| said Treasurer or said Assistant Treasurer, the
said Treasurer may pay the same from any
| money in his hands belonging to said county.
| and the said Treasurer shall receive twenty five
| cents for each asses sment OF property made by
him and ten cents for each dog or bitch returned
| by him to the said Commissioners, and ordered
py them to be entered on the books OF their office
and the said Treasurer hereby appointed and hi
successors in Office shall execute to the State o
| MARYLAND two bonds, one OF fifteen thousand
dollars conditioned for the proper collection anC
payment to the State Treasurer of all State taxe
placed in his hands and the faithful performance
| of other duties devolving upon him, and anothe
of thirty thousand dollars, conditioned for thu
| proper collection and disbursement OF al
, moneys coming into his hands for the county AM
I the faithful performance Of other duties devolv
, | ing upon him; sail bonds to be approved as tn
bonds OF the Sheritts of the respective counties
! this ) tate approved and recorded in tn
!, office OF the Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Gee
o county; and said Treasurer before he shall ente
u upon the duties of his said office, shall take an
subscribe be lore said Clerk the oath prescribe
n by Section of Article of the Constitution OF tn
v State.
n appointed Treasurer OF Cecil county by Sectio
u ll9 OF this Article fail to qualify, or should sal
office for any other reason become vacant, Il
Governor OF this State shall appoint Treasur
for the remainder OF the current term.
g. Section l23. The County Commissioners
" Cecil co unity shall at the time of making the
S. annual levy, levy a sufficient sum by estimate
Ie cover the discount to taxpayers and the compe
in saton to said Treasurer and said Assistant Ire
urer.
Section q And be it enacted that this act shs
take effect from the date of its passage, and th
all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with IL
Act are hereby repealed.
Approved February 2lst, 1884,
FRANK BROWN
JOHN WALTER SMITH, Govern'
= President of the Senate. ,..
JAMES ii. PRESTON
Speaker OF the House OF Delegat
ID. ONCE of the Secretary Of the Senate.
nv hereby certify that the aoregoing is II
it'll copy of an Act OF the General Assembly OF Ma
land, passed at the January Session, lsssaA NJ
J.RoGER NJ :, N. Sen
secretary oil 'ne