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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

convey title to any real or personal estate sold by him for the

payment of State or county taxes in the manner prescribed

by the succeeding sections; and all taxes levied in said Wicom-

ico county after the first day of January, 1904, for State and

county purposes shall be collected by the County Treasurer.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said Treasurer, before

he enters upon the duties of his said office, shall take an oath be-

fore the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County that he

will faithfully perform the duties of the same, and he shall also

execute a bond to the State of Maryland in the penalty of fifty

thousand dollars for the faithful performance of his duties as

Treasurer and as Clerk to the County Commissioners of Wi-

Performance

comico County, which bond shall be paid for by the County

of duties, and

Commissioners, and further conditioned that he shall well and

bond for same.

truly account and be liable for any and all moneys coming into

his possession as Treasurer and collector of for which he shall

be answerable by law, which bond shall be secured by a fidelity

or security company qualified to act as surety or guarantor

under the laws of the State of Maryland, and shall be approved

by the Judges of the Circuit Court of Wicomico County or a

majority of them, and thereafter be recorded in the office of the

Clerk of the Circuit Court for said county.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That upon failure of any Treas-

urer elect to execute the bond required and provided for by the

preceding section on or before the day upon which he is to

take possession of the office of Treasurer and enter upon the

To fill va-

duties thereof, in conformity with the provisions of this Act,

cancy.

the County Commissioners of Wicomico County shall appoint

some qualified voter of Wicomico County as Treasurer and col-

lector during this term in the place of the one who failed to

qualify; and in case of his failure to qualify within thirty days,

to appoint another, and so on after every interval of thirty days

until a Treasurer shall be duly qualified.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That in case of the death, resig-

nation, or removal of the Treasurer during his term of office,

the County Commissioners of Wicomico County shall, within

Death, resig-
nation or

thirty days thereafter, appoint a Treasurer and collector for

removal.

the unexpired term thus created, who shall take the oath, give

the bond and perform all the duties of said office prescribed by

law.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the County Treasurer, in

Additional

addition to his duties as Treasurer and collector, shall perform

duties.

all the duties of Clerk to the County Commissioners of Wicom-