EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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State and county, with full power to enforce the payment of

the same by sale or otherwise, and to convey title to any real

or personal estate sold by him ; and when it shall be necessary

for him to proceed to collect the taxes placed in his hands by

sales of real or personal property, he shall proceed as now

directed for the collection of taxes by collectors, and shall

be allowed the same fees or commissions as are now allowed

Fees and com-
missions.

collectors under Article 81 of the Code of Public General Laws

of this State, entitled "Revenue and Taxes," for making said

sales.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the person so, as aforesaid,

His oath and

elected, before he enters upon the duties of his said office,

bond.

shall take an oath before the Clerk of the Circuit Court for

Charles County, in form similar to that now taken by collectors

of taxes, except as to the title of his office, and be similarly

certified ; and he shall execute to the State of Maryland a

separate bond in the penal sum of fifteen thousand dollars

as the collector of State taxes, which bond shall be approved

in like manner as the bonds of collectors of State taxes under

existing law; and he shall execute to the State of Maryland

a separate bond in the penal sum of twenty-five thousand dol-

lars, to be approved bv the County Commissioners of Charles

County, as the bonds of collectors of county taxes are now

approved ; both of said bonds shall be in the same form, as far

as the same can be applicable to the office of Treasurer, as the

bonds of collectors for State and county taxes, respectively,

under Section 81 of the Code of Public General Laws of

Maryland, entitled "Revenue and Taxes," and they shall both

be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for

Charles County. The said Treasurer shall be subject, at all

times, to be removed by the County Commissioners for wilful

neglect of duty or misdemeanor in office upon conviction in

Subject to re-
moval for ne-

a court of law. In the event of the removal from office.

glect of duty.

death or resignation during his term of office of said Treas-

etc.

urer, the County Commissioners shall at once appoint his

successor, who shall qualify and bond as aforesaid, and so

continue to appoint until a Treasurer qualifies as herein pro-

vided ; and such new Treasurer shall take charge of and col-

lect all taxes that may be in the hands of the late Treasurer

uncollected, and for which the late Treasurer was responsible,

and for such uncollected taxes shall give a separate bond in

such penalty as may be required by the County Commissioners ;

at the expiration of the term of any Treasurer appointed or

elected under this Act, he shall deliver up the office to his