Democratic messenger., 1902-08-02
NORCES|ER'S NEN
COLLECTION LAW.
For the Prompt and Speedy Col
lection of Taxes.

Following is the new collection law
passed by the last Legislature, for this
county, and now ordered published in
the MESSENGER by the County Com.
missioners:
SECTION /. b. Il endctcd bgthe Gta,r.
al .lSScmbIg of NdryIand, That section
eight of Chapter five hundred and forty
three of the Acts of eighteen hundred
and ninety, entitled an Act To provide
for the speedy and prompt collection of
taxes i'll Worcester county be and the
same is hereby repealed. and the follow
ing sections enacted in lieu thereof. to
be numbered sections s \, u, S & and
$ ID, and that section nine i'll said chap
ter be and the same is hereby repealed
and re enacted with amendments, and
an additional section added thereto, to
be designated section . \, and to read as
to said several sections herein SO enacted
and re-enacted, as follows:
Section : \. Ind b. II endctcd, That
the annual levy made by the County
Commissioners shall be due and payable
OH the first day of September of the year
in which it is made but the Commits
sioners shall allow on all taxes paid be-
fore the first day of September dis
count of four per cent; on all taxes paid
before the first day of October dis
count of three per cent; ON all taxes
paid before the first day of November a
discount of two per cent; and on all
taxes paid before the first day of Deccm-
ber discount of one per cent; said dis
count to apply only To county taxes.
Section IL. .Ind b. IL enacted, That
the County Commissioners on or before
the second Tuesday of August in each
year shall name ten days prior to the
first day of September. October. Novem-
Der and December, respectively, for the
sitting of the collectors in their respect
i've districts for the purpose of receiving
taxes, and also the placesat which their
sittings shall be held, and shall direct
the clerk to give public notice of the
times and places SO named.
Section e. ind b. II cndcted, That
the collectors shall within five days af-
ter the last day on which such sittings
is required i'll each month pay over to
the Treasurer of the county the taxes
received by them during the said sitting.
and failure to comply with said re-
quirement shall subject the collector so
failing to a loss of the discount allowed
him during said sitting.
Section d. Ind b. II enacted, That
each collector may receive any part of
the levy list ON payment of taxes at any
time, subject to the same rate of dis
count that he is directed to allow on
taxes paid.
| Section 9. and h. II endct,d, That on
the first day of January next after the
taxes are levied they shall be deemed to
be due and in arrear and shall bear in
terest from that day. and the collectors
shall each make out for the delinquents
in his collection district a statement
showing the amount due from said de-
linquent or his or her agent, and if no
owner or agent in county, to post same
on land, together with notice that un-
less the taxes so due are paid before the
first day of July next, and i'll default of
payment ut expiration of such time the
collector shall ut once proceed to en-
force the payment of such taxes in the
manner provided for collectors of taxes
by the Code of Public General Laws.
| Section 8 A. Ind h. II endcted, That
the bond of any collector failing to com
ply with the preceding section shall be
put in suit by the County Commission
ers ut the October term of the Circuit
Court for Worcester County next after
the said first day of July, unless said
collector shall show IA good and sufficient
reason for postponement of such action,
but such postponement shall not be for
IA longer period than one term of said
| Court.
SECTION ,. Ind b. II enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date OF
its passage. Approved April s. 1902.
BY order of County Commissions OF
| Worcester County.