EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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shall be open for that purpose each day of the year, Sunday and

legal holidays excepted, from eight o'clock A. M. to five P. M.

SEC. 31. And be it enacted, That the provisions of the Code

of Public General Laws of Maryland now in force, or here-

after enacted, applicable to collectors of State and county taxes,

General Laws
applicable to

except when the same are repealed by or inconsistent with the

collectors of

provisions of this Act shall be held to apply to the Treasurer

State and
county taxes

of said county, who, as to his power, rights, duties and liabili-

apply also to
Treasurer.

ties, both civil and criminal, and those affecting his bond or

bondsmen, shall be in all respects in the same position as State

and county collectors of taxes, except as herein provided.

SEC. 32. And be it enacted, That all Acts or parts of Acts

inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed

so far as they apply to Wicomico County.

SEC. 33. And be it enacted, That the Treasurer shall, at

least once in each year, correct the list of transfers on the tax

books of the county, in accordance with the list furnished by

List of trans-
fers.

the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said county, this correction

to be made not exceeding thirty days before the time set for

the making of the annual levy.

SEC. 34. And be it enacted. That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage, but nothing herein contained is

intended or shall be construed to interfere with or defeat any

of the liability powers and duties of the collectors of taxes now

Nothing in

appointed, or any of the proceedings already instituted by the

this Act to
interfere

collectors of the several districts for the collection of taxes

with suits

for the years 1898, 1899, 1900 and 1901, or any liability of or

instituted
for taxes in

the proceedings instituted by the County Treasurer for the

arrears.

collection of taxes for the years 1902 and 1903. elected under

the provisions of Chapter 76 of the Acts of the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, Session n f 1902.

Jesse D. Price, Esq., the present Treasurer, elected at the

last general election in November, 1903, shall hold office under

this Act until his successor is elected and qualified. An elec-

Present in-

tion for Treasurer shall be held at the general election in No-

cumbent to

vember. 1907, and every four years thereafter. Any County

hold office
until No-

Treasurer elected in Wicomico County after the passage of this

vember,

Act shall qualify on the first Tuesday of January after his

1907.

election, and hold office until his successor is duly elected and

qualified.

Approved March 3, 1904.