EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That all books, documents and

papers pertaining to the County Treasurer's office shall be the

Books, docu-
ments and

property and records of Talbot County, and shall be kept in

papers.

said Treasurer's office, and shall at all times be subject to the

examination of the County Commissioners, the grand jury of

Talbot County, and any taxpayer or taxpayers of said county ;

and all of said books, documents and papers, accounts', credits

and deposits belonging to said Treasurer's office or in the cus-

tody of said Treasurer, shall be delivered up and transferred by

him to his successor in office, when such successor is duly

elected and qualified and enters upon the duties of his office.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

Treasurer during the last two weeks of July and the first two

Discount and
interest.

weeks of August, after each annual levy, to give notice thereof

by advertisement inserted once a week for four weeks in two

newspapers published in Talbot County, and such advertise-

ment shall contain a clear statement as to discounts to be al-

lowed and interest to be charged on all tax bills.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the said Treasurer shall,

at least once in every two weeks, deposit in a national bank in

National bank
the depository

Talbot County all taxes received or collected by him as Col-

of county
funds.

lector of State Taxes, and the portion due Talbot County to be

deposited on the credit of the County Commissioners of Talbot

County; and the said Treasurer shall, on or before the first

day of January in each and every year, forward to the State

Treasurer a check for the amount of State taxes as collected by

him and the balance of State taxes as collected by him ; and the

balance of State taxes levied in Talbot County for each year

shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer within the time after

the first day of January succeeding the levy that is provided

for by Section 20 of this Act for the final settlement with the

State Treasurer, and he shall receive from the national bank a

certificate of deposit for each deposit to the credit of the County

Commissioners, which he shall deliver to said County Com-

missioners at their next regular meeting, for which said Com-

missioners shall give to said Treasurer a proper receipt or

How money

voucher; and said money shall be drawn from said bank only

shall be
drawn from

upon the check of the County Commissioners, countersigned

the bank.

by the Treasurer, in payment of debts and accounts duly ap-

proved and passed by the said County Commissioners, and by

them ordered to be paid.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That on the first day of January

next succeeding the levy taxes shall be deemed to be in arrear,

Taxes deemed
to be in ar-
rear.

and interest shall be charged from that date on all taxes not