COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

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be clothed with the same powers and duties that the treasurer
now is, and before he enters on said duties, he shall enter into
a sufficient bond and security to be approved by said board,

and for his services he shall receive such sum as said commis-
sioners may deem reasonable and right, not exceeding at the
rate of one thousand dollars per annum, in lieu of all perqui-
sites, except for transcripts called for, and in that case he shall
be entitled to charge what is now allowed by law, and it shall
be the duty of said clerk to keep open his office from nine
o'clock, A M. to three o'clock, p. M. or longer if necessary, for
the transaction of business each day.

Compensa-
tion.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That for the better regulation of
the taxes of said county, it shall be the duty of the commis-
sioners of said county, that as soon as they shall have made
their levy, they shall make out the amount Required to be col-
lected in each election district, and give at least twenty days
notice, in two of the newspapers of the city of Baltimore, and
a notice set up at each of the places of holding the election in
said county, and invite proposals for collecting the same, which
proposals shall be accompanied by the security they propose to
give, and such sealed proposals shall not be opened until the
day of Jetting the same; all proposals shall be handed unto the
clerk of said board, on or before the day preceding the day
of letting, of which notice shall be given, and on opening the

Levy ap-
portioned to
each elec-
tion district.

Issue propo-
sals for
collecting.

proposals, the lowest bidder shall have the collection of the tax
for such district; Provided always \ that the party with his secu-
rity, is sufficient and approved of by said board.

The lowest
bidder to be
collector.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That in case no bids should be
made for any one or more of said districts, or the party or par-

Case of no
bids.

ties not complying, or failing to execute the necessary bond for
the performance of the duty required of him, or them, within

Or failure
to bond.

thirty days after his appointment, then and in that case, the
commissioners shall at their next stated meeting, appoint some

Appoint-
ment au-
thorized.

suitable person, or persons, for the collection of the taxes of
such district or districts, but in no instance shall they allow
more than seven per cent, on the money to be collected.

Limit seven
per cent.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That in all cases where appli-
cation may be made by petition for the opening of new, or
altering, amending and straightening old roads, or for the con-
structing, or repairing bridges in said county, and said applica-

Case of
application
for road.

tion shall be rejected by said board, they shall endorse on said
petition, such rejection and the reasons on which such rejection
are founded.

Rejection to
bo endorsed

SEC* 7. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts,
inconsistent with tho provisions of this act, be, and the same
are hereby repealed, any law, custom or usage, to the contrary
notwithstanding.

Acts incon-
sistent here-
with re-
pealed.