The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-04-29

| successor, upon the delivery to him of the bills
| aforesaid, Is empowered and required to col
| lect and enforce the payment of said taxes as
| hereinbefore provided; and in all cases where
| Treasurer has taken steps TOR the enforce
| ment OF the payment of snld taxes, and his
term of office shall expire before the collection
| OF said taxes, or before said proceedings are
| completed, his successor is empowered and re-
| CURED to continue and complete said proceed
| ings for the enforcement of the payment of
said taxes, and to collect the same, and is here
| by clothed with all the power and authority in
| law had the retired Treasurer during his term
| OF Othce Tor that purpose.
262 n. The said Treasurer shall keep sepa-
| rate accounts of the state and County IeYieS of
| taxes, and the sums received by MIN on ac-
| count OF the county levy, Shall be disbursed
exclusively for county purposes; and any per-
| son for whose use "a levy is ade shall be en-
| titled TO receive the same in full on the first
| day oil January next succeeding the date of
| such levy; provided, however, that he may,
| previous to that time, procure from the County
| Commissioners an order stating the amount of
| such levy; and the Treasurer is hereby author
| lied and directed to receive said orders, or so
| much thereof us may be necessary, in payment
OF taxes due under the levy upon which such
order is issued.
262 n. The County Commissioners of Har-
| ford County snail annually levy such sum of
money as they may deem sufficient TO pay the
| expenses which may be incurred during the
then succeeding year by the attendance of
jurors, states witnesses crer and DaillH of the
Circuit Court, together with any expenses of
said court which they may be required to pay;
and IL shall be the duty of the Treasurer to
pay the said expenses to the individuals en-
titled to receive the same whenever the
amounts so payable shall be duly certified to
him by said Court, and upon his failure to pay
any such sum when so certified to the person
entitled to receive the same, the Treasurer shall
forfeit ana pay TO every such person for every
such failure the sum of one dollar, to be re-
covered as other small sums are recovered be-
fore Il Justice of the Peace, together with the
costs of the suit. I he said Court shall not is
sue to the individuals entitled to receive any
OF the expenses aforesaid any evidence that
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titled directly to the said Treasurer, and the
said Treasurer before paying the same shall de-
duct from the respective amounts due as afore-
SAID any sum or sums OF money due and owing
by the said individual to the said county for
taxes or otherwise.
262 o. State and County taxes shall be due
as soon as they are levied, and if not paid on or
before the first day of September of the year
in which they are levied, shall bear interest
from said date at the rate of six per centum
per annum, and at any time after the first day
of January next succeeding the date of the
levy, and not before. payment may be enforced
by sale as herein provided. On all taxes paid
after the levy and before the first day of Sep
temher in any year, a discount shall be allowed
at the rate of one-half per centum per month
262 p The said Treasurer shall pay to the
Treasurer of the Board of County School Com
missoners all money levied for the support of
the public schools of sand county at the times
and in the manner prescribed by the laws of
this State
262 O. The said Treasurer shall pay over
the states taxes, by him from time to time col
lected, ar required by the laws of this State,
less u commission of two per centum to the
said Treasurer for collecting the same.
262 X. The said Treasurer shall receive as
compe nsation for his services under the
provisions of this Act, and any amendments
thereof, an annual salary of fifteen hundred
dollars, to be paid monthly, and such COM
missions as may accrue under the provisions
or this Article: and he shall have power TO
appoint such clerk or clerks as ma, be found
necessary to the proper discharge OF the
duties of his Office. and shal! be allowed
for such clerk hire sum not exceeding
nine hundred dollars per annum; and the
Cou Ity Commissioners are hereby direct
ed to levy annually such sum as may be
necessary to pay the salary of the Trea-
surer and the hire of said clerk or clerks
And the clerk or clerks so appoint ed, shall
be also deputy Treasurers, snail take the