JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

the same over to the treasurer of the corporation, and he shall
be subject to suit on his bond and criminal prosecution as the
tax collectors of Carroll County now are; and for such com-
pensation for the collection of taxes and other duties as
shall be provided by ordinance of the corporation.

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SEC. 19. And be it enacted, That all taxes levied on prop-
erty as provided for by this Act shall be a lien on the said
property, real or personal, of the taxpayers of said town, res-
pectively, until paid; and the Burgess and Commissioners
shall charge interest for said taxes from the first day of Janu-
ary after the said taxes are levied; provided, the same are not
paid on or before the first day of February next after said
levy, and may also allow a discount not exceeding five per

Taxes levied
shall be a lieu
on property
until paid.

cent, for prompt payment thereof, and all taxes levied shall
be collected by the corporation or the person by it appointed
for the collection of the same in the manner that the county
taxes of Carroll County are collected now, and all persons
subject to the payment of such taxes shall have the same
rights, privileges and remedies now enjoyed and possessed by
persons subject to the payment of county taxes in Carroll
County.

How collected

SEC. 20. And be it enacted, That the Burgess of said town,
by virtue of his office, for municipal purposes and preserving
the peace, shall have all the powers of the justice of the
peace; he shall see that the laws and ordinances of the cor-
poration are duly executed; he may require an officer of the
corporation entrusted with the receipt and expenditure of
money of the corporation to submit to him a statement of
such officer's account as often as said Burgess or Commis-
sioners may deem necessary; he shall report annually in
writing to the Commissioners the general condition of the
town, with the moneys received and expended, which
report shall lie posted up in not less than two of
the most public places of the town; he shall sign all
laws and ordinances passed by the Commissioners, with
his reason, in case of his refusal to sign, and if said law
or ordinance so unsigned by him be again put upon its passage
and receive the votes of four-fifths of the Commissioners, it
shall become a law without the approval of the Burgess.

Powers of the
Burgess.

SEC. 21. And be it enacted, That all other officers or assist-
ants to officers necessary to execute the powers of said cor-
poration shall be provided and appointed as by ordinance of
the Burgess and Commissioners shall be directed.

Additional
officers.