The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-08-05
CHAPTER 1879.

CHAPTER 1879.
Providing for the election of County
Treasurer, the Collection of Taxes
and the Amount of Bond Re-
quired to be given by said Treas
urer; fixing the date of payment
of taxes and what course the
Treasurer shall pursue in enfOrc-
ing the collection of taxes in ar
rear; changing the fiscal year and
making it the calendar year and
providing for the annual levy in
accordance Herewith.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Sections 81, 100, 102,
LOG, LOT, 108 and lis of Article IL
of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland 1880 Edition., title
Garrett County," subtitle "Coun-
ty Treasurer" relating to the bond
of the Treasurer of Garrett County
and security for deposits in bank,
providing for the removal of said
Treasurer for failure to collect taxes
as required by law and making the
calendar year the fiscal year for
said county.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
tions 81, 100, 102, 106, lot, 108 and lis
of Article IL of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland 1880 Edi-
tion), title Garrett County," sub
title County Treasurer" be and they
are hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments to read as follows:
81. The legal voters of said Gar
rett County, shall on the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, nine
teen hundred and thirty, and on the
same day and month in every fourth
year thereafter elect suitable person
of good repute and fit business capac-
ity to be County Treasurer for said
County, who shall execute the required
bond or bonds and qualify in the man
ner hereinafter provided, and shall
hold his office commencing on January
l, following such election for four
years or until his successor shall be
elected and qualified, and said person
shall be ineligible for four years there
after for election to the same office;
provided, however, that this provision
shall not apply in the event of the
election of Treasurer by the County
Commissioners to fill a vacancy, as
provided by Section 100.
100. The person elected Treasurer,
before he enters upon the duties of his
said Office, shall take an oath before
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said
county in form similar to that taken
by collectors of taxes, except as to the
title of his office, and to be similarly
certified; he shall execute to the State
of Maryland such bond as is now or
may hereafter be required by law as
the collector of State taxes, which
bond shall be approved and filed in
like manner as other bonds of collec-
tors of State taxes; and he shall exc
cute to the State of Maryland a sepa-
rate bond in the penal sum of thirty
thousand dollars, with at least three
sureties to be approved by the Coun-
ty Commissioners of Garrett County,
or fifteen thousand dollars with cor
porate surety with the condition
that the above bounden shall we'll and
faithfully execute his Office of Treas
urer of Garrett County, and shall ac-
count for and pay to the County Com
missioners of said County or their Or
der, the several sums of moneys which
he shall receive for said County, or be
answerable for by law at such time
and in such manner as the law shall
direct, then the said obligation to be
void, otherwise to be and remain in
full force and virtue in law; and the
said bond when approved shall be re-
corded in the Office of the Clerk of the
Court for Garrett County; he shall also
secure and file collateral from such
bank or banks as he may use as deposit
tories of tax funds in such amount or
amounts as will be sufficient to secure
said deposits, which collateral shall be
filed with the State Treasurer. The
County Commissioners of Garrett
County shall levy a sufficient sum to
pay the premiums on all surety bonds
given under this section; in the case of
the default of the person so selected
to quality and execute the bonds
hereinbefore required before the expi-
ration of twenty days next after the
first day of January when his term of
Office should begin, or in the event of
the Treasurer's removal from the
County, or his removal from office, or
his death or resignation during his
term of office, the County Commits
sioners shall at once proceed to fill
such vacancy by the election of a
competent person for the remainder
of the term, who shall within twenty
days from the date of his election,
qualify and bond as hereinbe-
fore directed; and the County Com
missioners shall continue after twenty
days to make such election until a
Treasurer shall qualify and bond as
aforesaid; provided, that such new
Treasurer so taking the place made
vacant by removal, death or resigna-
ton, shall not collect nor take charge
of any of the taxes that may be in the
hands of such late Treasurer uncol-
lected, and for which the bond. Of such
late Treasurer is responsible, except
as herein otherwise provided. hut such