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LAWS OP MARYLAND.

SEC. 20. Whenever any person shall apply to the

Inform the

county commissioners or Appeal Tax Court for

proper author-

allowance or deduction on account of the removals

of property from one county to another, the county

commissioners or said court to whom the application

shall be made, shall ascertain of the party applying,

to what place within the State the property has been

removed, and shall inform the proper authorities of

the place to which the property is removed, of the

fact of such removal.

SEC. 21. The county commissioners of the several

Directed to

counties of this State, and the Mayor and City Coun-

levy annually.

cil of Baltimore city, are hereby directed to levy

annually the State taxes to be collected according to

law, and to be apportioned as follows: an annual

tax of five and one-half cents on each one hundred

dollars, to meet the interest and to create a sinking

fund for the redemption of the defence or bounty

loan ; an annual tax of twelve cents on each one

Bate

hundred dollars, to aid in the support of the public

schools, to be distributed according to law among

the several counties and the City of Baltimore; a

tax of one-half of one cent on each one hundred dol-

lars, to meet the interest and create a sinking fund

for the redemption of the bonds of the southern re-

lief loan ; a tax of one-fourth of one cent on each one

hundred dollars, to meet the interest and create a

sinking fund for the redemption of the bonds of the

Deaf and Dumb Asylum loan ; and a tax of three-

Rate.

fourths of a cent on each one hundred dollars, to

meet the interest and create a sinking fund for the

redemption of the bonds of the Maryland Hospital

loan, and such other State tax or taxes as may from

time to time be prescribed by law ; and the Comp-

troller of the Treasury shall annually levy the same

State taxes on the shares of capital stock of all

banks, State or national, and other incorporated

institutions and companies in this State, the shares of

whose capital stock are by law liable to assessment

and taxation.

To enter and

SEC. 22. The county commissioners and Appeal

record

Tax Court shall direct their clerk to enter and record

in a book or books to be provided for the purpose,

an accurate and fair account of all property of every

sort within their county or city, and the valuation