Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-05-15
Public Local Laws.


hand for collection for which their
bond is responsible, shall complete
said collections and turn over the
money SO collected to the County
Commissioners of said county, ex
cept such sums as may be subject
to orders heretofore given on said
collector by the County Commission
ers for said county.
20 A. The said Treasurer shall
keep his Office in Leonardtown open
from ten O'Clock in the morning un-
til three o'clock in the afternoon, ev-
cry working day, and for the pur-
pose OF receiving and disbursing
taxes as directed by law, and shall
also attend in person or by deputy
in some point in each election dis
tfiet Of said county one day each in
the months of February, June, Au-
gust and October of each year, and
ss each sitting he shall give notice
| by advertising in two newspapers
published in said county and by
handbills posted up in three public
| places in each of such election dis
tricts, stating when, and the place
where he will be in each OF said dis
tricts for collecting and receiving
said taxes, for all taxes after the
drst day Of September succeeding
the date Of their levy due and I'M
paid, there shall be interest charged
at the rate Of six per cent. per an
| mum, and 10 enforce the collection of
taxes it shall only be necessary for
! him 10 notify generally all delin-
quents by advertisement in one or
more newspapers published in St.
/ Mary s county, and by handbills
| posted in three or more public places
| IN each election district of said coun-
| ~, that their taxes are due and in ar
rears, and that unless they are paid,
with all interest and costs within
twenty days from the date OF such no
/ tice, their property will be soldas pro
/ yided for by law, without any levy
| or apprasement, and after giving at
/ least thirty days notice of the time,
| terms and place OF sale, which place
| shall be at the Court House door in
| iyconardiown, for real estate and on
the premises Of delinquents for per
| soualty, By advertising in the Saint
Marys Beacon and the Saint Marys
Enterprise, being two newspapers
published in said county, he shall
! proceed to sell at theadvertised sale
mentioned, by public auction the
property for cash, 70 the highest
bidder, retaining out OF the proceeds
Of such sale the amount Of the taxes
due from such delinquenis with in
tercst thereon, together with the
costs incurred IN making such sale
and the advertisement thereof, which
advertisement shall not exceed two
dollars, or one dollar 10 each Of the
two papers advertising the same and
he shall pay the surplus, II any, to
the owner OF the property SO sold,
provided, however, that the notice
herein provided for shall not DO
made before the first day OF January
following the year OF the levy and
that the said advertisement Of sale
shall not be made before the first
day OF February in said year follow
ing the year OF the levy, but the said
/. Treasurer may in his discretion ex-
tend the time for such advertisement
and sale until the first OF August
next ensuing, when all delinquents
shall be advertised, aud mad vertis-
ing real estate, il shall only be ne.
cessary 10 publish the name of the
party to whom the property is as.
scssed, the district in which IL lies,
the number OF acres, the amount OF
taxes due and reference TO the liber
and folio in the Land Records where
the monuments to title to such prop.
erty are recorded If any such re-
cord Of title appear.
Section % B. He shall keep and
pay over according TO law or upon
the order Of the County Commission
ers the proceeds Of all county taxes
, levied in said county aud collected
by him and shall also keep and pay
/ over 20 the Treasurer of the State
according to law all State taxes in
said county collected by him, and he
shall keep a full, particular and cor
rect account Of all moneys received
by him and paid out, and of all mat
ters relating to the duties of his
office together with all vouchers re-
, lating thereto, and he shall monthly
present to the County Commission
j ors a true and faithful exhibit of all
( moneys received and disbursed by
/ him and all cash on hand during the
proceeding month. The said report
, to the County Commissioners to be
i made not later than the second Tues
/, day of the month in which they are
j required TO be made, and he shall
/ depoait ALI the moneys collected by
i him in a National Bank or Trust
} Company, and shall pay out the
! same only upon orders from the
/, County Commissioners by checks
! upon such Bank or Trust Company,
, signed by said Treasurer The said
, moneys so deposited to be deposited
! in the name of the Treasurer of said
. County as Treasurer, and under no
+ consideration TO be deposited in his
name alone. In ease Of the death or
; resignation of the county Treasurer,
/ or il the Office shall become vacant
! by any means during his term Of
office, the Governor Of the State shall
within twenty days thereafter APP
, point a county Treasurer for the UNI
i expired term thus made vacant, he