The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-05-09

county" subtitle North Eaast by adding
two additional sections thereto be known as
sections Iaj d, and l95 @.
SECTION |. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That Article eight OF
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland,
title Cecil county, subtitle North East, beand
the same is hereby amended by addition OF
two new sections thereto. to be known as
sections 1875 d and 1875 c and to read as follows:
SEC. 1875 d. The said President and Commits
toner's shall on or before the first Monday OF
June in each year levy the taxes for the. year
and as soon rs the said levy is made the Treas
urer shall give public notice thereon by adver-
tisemcnt in some newspaper published in
Cecil county and the taxes so levied shall he
due and payable to the said Treasurer on the
first day of October of the year in which the
levy is made. hut there shall be allowed on all
taxes paid before the first day of October Il
discount of five per cent, before the first day
of November discount of four per cent land
before the first day OF Decclnbcfd discount OF
three per cent.
SEC lg5 e. On the first day of January in
each wear taxes shall be deemed in arrears
and upon all taxes remaining unpaid after
that time interest shall be charged and col
ected from the date when they shall have
been due and payablc and immediately after
the first day of January the TREASURER shall
cause notice to lie given 10 each delinquent
showing the amount of his assessment, the
taxes due thereon, and the charges that have
been added, and warming said delinquent that
unless settlement in full he made before the
first day of April next insuing the property
40 assessed and taxed will be levied on, adver-
tiSed and sold according to the provisions of
the Code of Public General Laws and all tax
bills unpaid on the first day Of April in each
year shall be placed in the hands of the Sherifi
of Cecil county, who shall proceed to seize the
property on which said taxes are due and
dispose of the same TO pay said taxes and
charges thereon and all costs of sale, and for
this purpose the Sheriff is clothed with all the
powers possessed by collectors of taxes under
the provisions of the Code of Public General
Laws, and the Sheriff shall report to the
Treasurer before the first day of June in each
that if the value of the property levied upon
shall not be sufficient to cover the amount OF
taxes in arrear, charge thereon and the cost
of advertising and sale ms required by the
Code of Pubic General Laws then less
extensive mcthud of advertising and sale
least three public notices of said sale shall be
posted in the town of North East not less than
ten days prior to the sale, and the Treasurer
shall close the tax account each year on or
before the third Monday in June. and shall
compel the settlement of all claims for taxes
in full on or before that date.
SEC. .. And be it enacted. That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
Approved, April End, 1896.
LLOYD LOWNDES.
Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE
President of the Senate
SYDNEY +. MUDD,
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
hereby certify that the aforeguing is Il
true copy of an Act of the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the January Session
1896
J.ROGER MCSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.