Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-05-01
CHAPTER 346.

81 SIS .ssi3 AN ACT 8ut tasas4e
Entitled an Act 10 repeal and re-en-
act with amendments sections %,
!, % A, % B and % G, of Article 19,
Clof the Code Of Public Local Laws,
title st. Mafy's County, sab-ti.
tie County Treasurer, as amend-
a ed by Chapter 237 of the Acts of
Assembly of 1900 -.
Section I. BE il enacted by the
General Assembly Maryland, That
Sections %, % A, 20 b and % C., of
Article. l9 OF the Code of Public I.o-
cal Laws, title ''St. Mary's County"
subtitle County Treasurer" as
amended by Chapter 237 OF the Acts
OF the General Assembly Of 1900 be
and are herebyrepealed and re-en-
acted with amendments; said Sec
tions %, % A, % b and % G as re-
enacted with amendments, TO read
respectively as follows: fi
25s eslAt the general election held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November every second
year accounting from the year 1901,
there shall be elected a County
Treasurer for St. Mary's county by
the qualified voters of said county,
who shall hold his Office for two
years and until his successor is
elected and qualified, TO be subject
TO removal for wilful neglect Of duty
or misdemeanor i'm Office upon con
viction IN ap Court of Law. He shall
not be eligible to reelection until
after an interval of one full term
and until he shall have fully settled
up all business connected with his
former term, and until such election
can be held under the provisions OF
this section; j. Marshall Dent, Esq:
Of said county be aud he is hereby
appointed, authorized and empower
ed to act as such Treasurer and TO
exercise all the powers and to per-
form all the duties imposed by this
section and the Law OF this State;
he shall hold said Office for the pc
riod OF two years from the first
Monday in theimonth of July ia the
year OF 1900, and until his successor.
shall be duly elected and qualified,
and the persons elected to said Office
under the provisions of thisssection
shall hold the same for two years,
from the first Monday in September
succeeding their election, and the
said J. Marshall Dent or his sue
cessor in said Office of Treasurer oi
st. Mary 5 county may appoint some
person, a resident OF said county, To
be assistant Treasurer who shall be
authorized 10 act in his place and
for whose act he shall be responsi-
BILE and he shall give such bond Ia
Isaid Treasurer conditioned for the
faithful performance of his duty as
the said Treasurer may require,
said assistant Treasurer to be paid
by the county Treasurer out of the
salary and commissions allowed 10
him for the collection, OF county and
State taxes in st, Mary's county!
The County Commissioners of said
county shall provide the said Treas,
l'urer with proper stationary, books,
blanks and other necessary appoint
mepts for an Office, which Office they
shall always provide and furnish in
| the town of Leonardtown, and the
Treasurer appointed by this Section
and those to be hereafter elected
| shall receive, an annual salary OF
twelve hundred dollars to be paid
monthly by the County Commission
ers of said county, and shall also be
allowed the commissions, allowed
by Article Is OF the Code OF Public
General Laws, title Revenue and
Taxes for the collection of State
taxes, and the said Treasurer shall
receive twenty-five cents for every
one hundred dollars worth of new
and unassessed property not already
on the assessment books, assessed
| by him, and ordered by the County
Commissioners 70 be entered on the
books of their Office, and the said
Treasurer and his Successors in o.
fee, shall execute, TO the State of
Maryland two bonds; one for fifteen
Thousand dollars. conditioned for
| the proper collections and payment
| to the State Treasurer all State taxes
placed in his hands for collection,
and another of twenty Ave thousand
dollars. conditioned for the proper
collection and disbursement OF all
moneys coming into his hands for
the county, aud the faithful perform
ance of other duties devolving upon
him: such bonds 20 be approved as
bonds Of the sheriffs Of the respect
i've counties of this State are approx
ed, and to be recorded in the Office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
St. Mary's county; but before enter
ing upon the duties Of said Office,
the said Treasurer shall take and
subscribe before said Clerk the
oath prescribed by Section 6of Ar
! ticle l Of the Constitution of Mary