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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

of sale by written or printed handbills set up in two public

places in said town or printed in some newspaper published

in Carroll County.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That any person who shall pay

Discount for

his or her taxes levied as aforesaid within thirty days after the

prompt pay-
ment.

date of such levy shall be entitled to a discount of five per

centum thereon, which discount shall be allowed to the treas-

urer in the settlement of his account with the Mayor and Com-

mon Council.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That all taxes levied as afore-

Interest.

said shall bear interest after four months from the date of such

levy, and the bailiff shall pay over any levy placed in his hands

for collection within six months after receipt of said list, and

upon his failure to do so his bond shall be put in suit.

SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That the bailiff shall be ap-

Qualifications

pointed from among the inhabitants of said town qualified to

necessary.

vote for the Mayor and Common Council ; provided, however,

that the said Mayor and Common Council may appoint the con-

stable of the election district in which said town is located, if

he be a resident of said town or will reside therein after his

appointment. Before entering upon the duties of his office he

shall make oath before a justice of the peace for Carroll County

that he will faithfully and impartially perform the duties im-

posed upon him by this Act of incorporation and the by-laws

and ordinances of said Mayor and Common Council, and shall

execute to the Mayor and Common Council a bond, with good

and sufficient surety or sureties to be approved by said Mayor

and Common Council, in such penalty as they shall prescribe,

conditioned that he will well and faithfully perform the duties

Bailiff to give

of said office in all things appertaining thereto, according to

bond.

law and the ordinances of said Mayor and Common Council,

and shall well and truly collect and pay over to the treasurer

of said corporation all taxes levied by them and placed in his

hands for collection, and all other sums of money that may be

received by him for the use of said corporation.

SEC. 19. And be it enacted, That the bailiff shall attend the

Shall preserve
the peace of

meetings of the Mayor and Common Council, and he shall per-

town.

form such duties as they shall direct, shall preserve the peace

and good order of the town, and for this purpose is vested with

the same power and authority as any constable now has under

the laws of the State ; and it shall be his duty to inform on all

persons violating the ordinances of the town or the laws of the

State, and have process issued for their arrest, and to arrest