The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-06-06
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AN ACT to repeal and re enact with amend
ment sections Three and Seven of Article
one OF the Code OF Public Local Laws OF
MARYLAND, title "Allegany County" and
Article II. Garrett County subtitle
IN; Miners 1.2 and Operator Co operative Re
Chapter 1873 of the Acts Of the General
assembly OF Maryland, passed in the year-
Section l. BE it enacted bv the Ganar,
Assembly of Maryland. that sections Three
ana seven Of Article one Of the Code of Pub
4 nc Laws Of Maryland. title ''Allegany
county and Article Twelve title Garrett
County subtitle Miners and Generators
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year 1910 be and the same is hereby repealed
ana re-enacted so as to read as follows:
6ectlon ). There is hereby created for
Alle2anN ana Garrett Counties Respectively
tuna Tor the relief and suStenance of EN-
ployeeS and their dependents when such
2alu elnpioEeeS have sustained Injuries or
tiIatplliIE N the discharge of their duty, and
LOT the relief and suStenance of the depend
ems OF such employees when death has re
sultGH from such injuries, said fund to be
Iiiaue UP OF the proceeds Of the tax herein
iIucr leNied and the ncrementS from the
investment thereof, as wei as such dona-
tl9.iS anu ieSacles as may be made thereto.
IN oI!tT 10 create and maintain said fund
a TAX Is hereby levied and imposed upon
each operator and employee as follows:
/ pom each employee in Alegany County
IAN u G"ehI y-SeNen cents and upon each
employe in Garrett County tax OF thirty
eight cents for each month or fraction of a
month that he is employed nv any Onerator
ana upon each operator in AlIegany County
Il tax Of tWenty-SeVen cents and in Garrett
County tax of thirty-eight cents for each
month or fraction of month in respect of
each employee paying the tax aforesaid and
employed ny said operator in Allegany ana
Garrett Counties.
such tax shall he due and payable monthly
to the Treasurer of AlleganV and Garrett
Counties, respectively, i'll which the mine is
operated, and payable on or before the
twenty fifth day of the month next Succeau-
ing the month for which such tax is paya-
Die, IN order to secure the effectual payments
OF such tax each operator is authorized and
required to deduct and retain from the
wages OF each employee employed by him
on his pay-rolls in Allegany County the sum
OF tWentN-SeNen cents and in Garrett COun-
" tine sum of thirty eight cents per month
or traction OF month. if said employee be
ellplONeu Tor less than month, and on or
before the fifteenth day Of the month next
succeeding the month for which such deduc-
tlCh Is made shall make a report of the mum
Der OF employees 50 employed under oath to
Ghe treasurer OF Allegany or Garrett County
where the particular mine is lOcate1. and or
OF pelOre the twenty fifth daY of said sue
ceedlng month shall pay over unto the
treasurer OF Allegany or Garrett County. a.
the case may he, the total amount so de
Quoted and retained from the wages of the
employees Tor the proceeding month. to
Geuhel with like amount to be paid by thu
operator. Ii 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 be added and collected
interest at the rate of six per centum per
annum from the date when due.
section I. When the assessments imposed
ana collected by the Treasurer of Alegany
County shall amount to thirty-five thousand
collars surplus and in Garrett County shall
amount to fifteen thousand dollars SllrOlus
over and 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.
WnefeHpOh 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 and
no longer sue 1 surplus shall exceed thirty
five thousand dollars in Allegany Count
ana 1lfteen thousand dollars in Garrett
county, ana when it shah be reduced to SAID
sums or under, mentioned above. the SAID
TAX snail become again payable as provide
by this Act.
1t shall be the duty of the Treasurer of his
respective county to invest, under the orders
OF the County Commissioners, any surplus
above the sum OF two thousand dollars N
ms hands. i'll such public bonds as said Com
lnlSSlonerS may direct and to credit such
fund with the interest derived therefrom:
ana upon the retirement from Office or am
uISq uallhcatiOu to act of such Treasurer the
entire fund, including such bonds and thu
books ana papers pertaining to such funds.
ShaIl be delivered by such Treasurer to hi,
same.
Section2. BE it enacted That all rights
ana Liabilities incurred under the sections
hereby repealed and re-enacted shall not be
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 abateG
! yreasOn 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 afOregoin9 in a
true copy of an Act Of the General Assembly,
OF Maryland, passed at the January Session.
1872. ALBERT }. ALMONEY,
chief Clerk of the HO us e,