The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-05-30
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| AN ACT to repeal and re enact with amend
| nent Sections Three ana Seven Of Article
one OF the Code OF Public Local Laws Gf
MaryIanq, title "Allegany County and
| Article T.. Garrett County subtitle
| miners ana Operators Co operative Re
! lleI una, as the same was enacted .
chapJer 1913 OF the Acts OF the Gener
| SSSehpIy OF Maryland, passed III the yee u
| Section /. BE it enacted by the General
| Assembly of Maryland. that sections Three
ana Seven Of Article one Of the Code of PUB
| Ic laws or Maryland. title ''Ale9any
| COUNTY and Article Twelve, title Garrett
| CC0utiIy SUP title Miners and Operators
| Cooperative Relief Fund" as the same was
| enacted by Chapter l53 of the Acts of the
General Assembly Of Maryland passed in the
year 1910 be and the same is hereby repea lei
! anu te-ehacted so as to read as follows:
| section 3. There is hereby created for
| AEcsanl ana Garrett Counties respectively.
| a iund Tor the relief and sustenance of en-
| pIDSees ana thelr dependents, when such
| S9ld employees have sustained injnries or
dlsapllltY in the discharge of their duty ana
| IoI thG relief and sustenance of the depend-
| ehtS OF such employees when death has re
suIIcd from such injuries, said fund to be
| mace up or the proceeds of the tax herein
| dlteI lcNleu ana the incrementS from the
| investment thereof, as wen as such dOna-
| u9hS ana leSacies as may be made thereto
IN OFGeT 10 create and maintain said fund
TAX Is hereby levied and imposed upon
| each operator and employee as follows:
pom each employee in Alleganv County
oaN o. I"e s ~ cents ana upon each
eight cents for each month or fraction of a
month That he IS employed by any operator
ana upon each operator in Allegany County
IdN oI twenty seven cents and in Garrett
county tax Of thirty-eight cents for EACH
month or traction of month in respect Of
each employee paying the tax aforesaid and
elhpIoNea ny SAID operator in Auegany ana
Garrett Counties.
such tax shall be due ana payable monthly
to tine Treasurer OF Allegany and Garrett
CohhtleS, respectively, i'll which the mine is
operated. and payable on or before the
twenty NTH day of the month next succeed
ing the month for which such tax is naya-
PIE IN order to secure the effectual payments
or Such tax each operator is authorized ana
required TO deduct and retain from the
wages of each employee employed by him
on ms pay-rOllS in Allegany County the sum
or twenty seven cents and in Garrett COun-
T. Jhe sum OF thirty eight cents per month
or traction of month, If said eInDlOype be
employed Tor less than a month. and on or
before the fifteenth day of the month next
succeeding the month for which such deduc-
ton Is made Shall make a report uf the mum
per 81 employees 50 employed under oath 70
| tie Treasurer of Allpganv or Garrett County
Were the particular mine is locator, and on
| or before the tWenty-flfth daV of said sue
| CeeGing month shall pay over unto the
| treasurer Of Allegany or Garrett County. a.
JIe case may he, the total amount so de
| Quoted and retained from the wages of the
employees Tor the proceeding month, to
@ethef with like amount to be paid by the
operator: 1t shall be the duty of the County
commissioners of AUegany and Garrett
| Counties, respectively. to enforce. by apprO-
| pirate remedies, the collection and payment
| OF the tax hereby levied; and to all taxes in
| DEFAULT there shall he added ann collected
| interest al the rate OF six per centum per
| ahnum from the date when due.
| Nectloh !. When the assessments imposed
ana collected by the Treasurer of Auegauy
| County shall amount to thirty-five THOUSAND
| collars surplus and in Garrett County Sha
amount 10 fifteen thousand dollars surplus.
| over ana above the pending ana accrued
claims on the same under this act, such
| treasurer shall report the fact to the County
| commissioners OF their respective county,
NlleieupOn the said Board OF County Com
missions are hereby empowered and direct
| ed to remit temporarily the taxes hereby i'm
| posed from month to month as long as lanG
| no longer sue surplus shall exceed Thirty
| I'VE thousand dollars in Allegany Count
ana ufteen thousand dollars in GariAA
| county, and when it shall he reduced to a.
sums or under, mentioned above. the IL
| tax shall become again payable as pTOVij%
by this Act.
| 1t shah be the duty Of the Treasurer Of his
| respective county to invest, under the order.
| ~ the County Commissioners, any surplus
| above the sum OF two thousand dollars In
| ms hands, in such public bonds as said Com
lhlSSIoheIS may direct ana to credit SUci
| fuhd with the interest derived theretrOu.
and upon the retirement from office or an
| disqualification to act of such Treasurer tie
| entire fund, including such bonds and tn
books ana papers pertaining 10 such funds
| Sndil he delivered by such Treasurer to his
| successor in Office, who shall receipt for the
same.
Section2 ,. BE it enacted. That all rights
! and liabilities incurred urder the sections
| hereby repealed and re- enacted shall not DE
| impaired or effected, but shall continue ana
remain in full force and effect and any suit
| begun or hereinafter to be brought upon
| such rights or liabilities shall not be abatea
! by reason of this enactment.
Section 3. BE it enacted that this Act shall
| take effect from the date of its passage.
| Approved April :, 1912
hereby certify that the aforegoing in Il
| true copy of an Act of the General Assembly
| Or Maryland, passed al the January Session,
| 1872. ALBERT j. ALMONEY.
Chief Clerk of the House.