The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-05-13

til" qualified voters of said County
VINO s!!a hold his office lor four wear
and until 4 >uccrSsor hp elected an,
puaiii d: and be subject. at all times
t. be removed lor wilui II 'gIpct ofdut,
or misurmcanor in office. upon convic
| ton i'll :; court of law. His official It'll
shall be Treasurer of Prince George
County.
SECTION l06. The treasurer shal
not be eligible for reelection until tn,
lapse OF one full term after the eXpira
ton Of his term, and until he shall hav,
fully settled up all business connected
with his former term.
SECTION l0I. Before entering upol
the duties of his office the Treasures
shall take an oath, in due form of law
before the Clerk Of tie Circuit Cour
tor Prince Georges County, to perform
the duties Of his Office. He shall. also
execute a good bond, secured by 8
Fidelity or Security company incor
poratcd under the laws of the State O.
Maryland, which shall have deposited
with the State Treasurer not less than
one hundred thousand dollars. as pro
vided in the Acts Of the General AS
sembly of Maryland of the year 1892
Chapter 100, to the State Of MARYLAND
in the penalty of fifty thousand dollars
for the faithful performance Of his du
ties as treasurer, and further condi-
toned that he shall we'll and truly ac-
count for and be liable for any and all
money coming into his possession as
Treasurer, which bond shall be ap
proved by the Judges of the Circuit
Court for Prince Georges County, or a
majority OF them, and thereafter be re
corded i'll the Office of the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court for said County. And
upon default of the treasurer-elect to
execute such a bond within thirty DAYS
after his election and the same has been
declared by the proper officers, the
Governor OF the State shall appoint an
other in his place. and so on until a
treasurer shall have duly qualified
SECTION los. Ia case Of the death
or resignation of the Treasurer during
his term OF Office, the Governor of the
State shall, within twenty days there
after, appoint treasurer for the uneN-
pired term thu, created. who shall take
the oath. give the bond and perform all
the duties OF said office prescribed 10y
law but such successor shall not take
charge of or collect any Of the taxes
that were in the hands of the late treas
urer and uncollccted The bond of the
former treasurer shall remain RESPONSE
bic for said taxes, and they shall be
collected and accounted for under the
laws governing such case
SECTION lO9. The treasurer shall
keep and pay over, according to law
or upon the ord,r Of the County Com
the proceeds Of all county
taxes levied in said county and collect
ed by him: and shall. also, keep and
pay over to the treasurer of the State,
to law, all the State taxes
levied in said county and collected by
him. H. shall keep 4 full and accurate
account OF all matters relating to the
duties of his Office, including assess
ments received, money collected and
paid out, and vouchers taken therefor:
and, when required, give to the County
Commissioners Il true statement thereof
SECTION 10. The Treasurer shall
keep his office open in the Court House
at Upper Marlboro, in said County,
from ten O'Clock Il. m. until three
O'Clock p. m. each day, Sundays and
legal holidays excepted, for the pur-
pose of discharoing the duties of his
Office. He shall, also, in person or by
deputy, attend, one day in the month of
June and one day in the month of Sep
tember nteach year, in each election dis
trlct of said county, for the purposc of
collecting taxes payable to him: and he
shall give at least ten days notice of
the times and places ofsuch attendance
in one newspaper published in said
county, and by hand-bills posed in
ca III distric'. He shall, upon payment
t1ersoi, deliver to the taxpayer re-
ceipted bill, containing each item of
real estate, and the :g rregate of per-
sonalty therein embraced.
SECTION IL. The treasurer shall.
at the end Of his term of office. deliver
up the office to his successor, and all
papers and books relative thereto, eX-
cept the books containing taxes of the
last annual levy uncollected by him
and for which his bond is responsible:
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thereafter to complete the collection OF
til" same, anil to make final satt tlcmrnt
with the County Commissioners for
Prime Georgcs County and the treas
urcr OF the State of Maryland. Said
books retained by him, Is herein pro-
vidcd, shall not ba removed, however,
from the treasurrr,s office.
SE2rioN ll2. The treasurer shall
b. entitled to a clerk to be appointed
hy himself, and for whose Official con-
duct he shall be responsible. Said
clerk shall be pail five hundred dollars
per annnm by the County Commissions
ers Of Prince Georges County.
SECTION ll3. All county taxes shall
be paid in cash or in the matured cou-
pons OF Prince GEORGES County bonds.
AAd all money collected by the treas
af"r and belonging to sai" county shall
Ne deposited hy him rs soon as collect
( in 4 safe bank in the name of the
treasurer OF said County and not in
his individual nam.
SECTION III. llcounty taxes shall
be due on the first day of July next
succeeding their levy. and shall bear
interest from that date. On such as
remain unpaid after tn, first day of
November following. there shaI! accrue.
in addition to said interest. a penalty
Of onc-ha t of -onn per cent for each
whole mpn'h that thnv may clapse
therelitcr until payment or a sale for
l'tau.t which l. finally ratified hv the
Court.
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