Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-05-08
Saint MARI 5 Beacon.
Public Local Laws.
Continued from First Page.)

der this Act, he shall deliver up the
office to his successor and all papers
and books relative thereto, except
the books containing taxes uncollect-
ed by him and for which his
bond is responsible, and he shall
be allowed twelve months after the
expiration of his term of Office to
make settlements and complete col
lection of all State and County taxes
that NAV be in his hands uncollected,
and to pay over to the parties en-
titled thereto the amount respective
ly due them.
Csc. 1t shall be the duty of the
Clerk of the County Commissioners,
within thirty days after the compile
ton of each annual levy, to deliver
to the County Treasurer a full copy
thereof and the said Treasurer shall
collect the same according to law
and pay over to the parties entitled
thereto the taxes collected respect
lively for them, and the bond of the
said Treasurer shall be liable for all
sums of money collected by him on
account OF State and county taxes as
aforesaid, until the same shall have
been duly accounted for ard paid over
according to law. Heshall be the col
lector of all State and county taxes
that may be levied by the County
Commissioners of St. Mary S county
and shall have power and authority
to receive and collect said taxes and
to enforce payment thereof and to
convey title to any real or personal
estats sold by him for the payment
thereof and when there be no
bidders for properties offered
for sale, it shall be lawful for
the County Commissioners OF said
county to purchase said real estate
and to convey the same, when sold
by them, by good and sufficient deed.
The sale of real estate sold shall be
reported to the Circuit Court for ST.
Mary S county for ratification, which
court shall ratify the same, II no OBJ
lection be offered 20 said ratification,
after the publication Of an order nj
ST as required in sales made on the
equity side of the Circuit Courts OF
Maryland, which order nisi shall be
advertised not separately but all
sales made at one time shall be in
cluded in one nisi and if not redeem
ed within the time prescribed by
law, the treasurer shall convey the
same in fee simple to the purchaser
or purchasers thereof The order nj
81 shall not be published until within
thirty days Of the time Of redemp-
ton provided by Article 81 of the
Codcof Public General Laws othat
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS may redeem
their property at as small expenses
as possible. The said Treasurer
shall receive county certificates Of
Indebtedness from persons owing
county taxes TO the amount Of the
taxes due by them respectively,
provided the said certificates are
payable out Of the levy OF the cur
rent year, and he shall reserve out
of the money 50 collected 10y him a
sufficient sum 10 pay the amount lev
led in each current year for public
schools and shall pay the same over
to the Board Of County School Com
missioners, one-fourth each on or
before the first Of November, Febru-
airy, April and July. la cases Of
sale of real estate, whore it is found
that part of the property upon which
the tax is levied and in default will
pay the whole amount OF taxes, the
said Treasurer shall sell only such
part Of the real estate as may be ne
cessary to pay the said taxes. He
shall be entitled 10 the following
fees for giving notice TO enforce
the payment of any tax bill the sum
OF fifty cents, and in addition there
TO for the property TO be sold he shall
receive when sold a poundage fee
three per cent. OF the gross amount
of sale, but If the amount Of bill be
paid without sale after advertising,
he shall only receive as poundagc
fee one per cent. of the amount col
lected, these several fees 10 be
charged against the tax bill OF the
delinquent taxpayers.
Section 2 And be enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage,
Approved April 8. 1902.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,