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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

place so that the whole may be seen and easily examined;

and it shall be the further duty of said Treasurer to keep the

accounts as provided above in this section in separate and dis-

tinct sets of books for each election district of Wicomico

County. It shall also be the duty of said Treasurer to keep a

full and fair cash account, showing all sums of money received

by him, so as to indicate the source whence the same was

received, respectively, and showing all sums of money paid out

by him either to the County Commissioners or to the Treasurer

of the State of Maryland.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That all books, documents

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

the property and records of Wicomico County, and shall be

kept in the County Commissioners' office and shall at all

times be subject to the examination of the County Commission-

The property
of the

ers, the Grand Jury of Wicomico County and any taxpayer

county.

or taxpayers of said county; and all said books, documents and

papers, accounts, credits and deposits belonging to said Treas-

urer's office or in the custody of the said Treasurer shall be de-

livered up and transferred by him to his successor in office when

such successor is duly elected and qualified.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted. That it shall be the duty of the

Treasurer during the month of July after such annual levy to

give notice thereof by advertisement, inserted once a week for

four successive weeks, in two newspapers published in Wicom-

ico County, and to prepare the tax bills of each taxpayer and

forward the same by mail or deliver the same to the person or

Preparing

persons, or corporate institution, or to the agent of the person

and delivery
of tax bills.

or persons, or corporate institution, to whom the property in-

cluded in such bills as are assessed, so far as their residence.

or postoffice address may be known or ascertained by said

Treasurer on or before the first day of August next succeeding

said lew and such advertisement, hand bills and tax bills shall

also contain a clear statement relative to the discount to be al-

lowed and the interest to be charged on all tax bills.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the said Treasurer shall

at least once in each week deposit in a National or State Bank

in Wicomico County, all taxes received or collected by him up

Deposits, re-
ceipts and

to the date of such deposit, the portion clue the State to be

vouchers.

deposited to his credit as collector of State taxes and the por-

tion due Wicomico County to be deposited to the credit of the

County Commissioners of Wicomico County. and he shall once

a month from and after the first of October in each year, for-