358 . LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 183]

and every such offense, one-half to go to the informer and the
other half to the school fund of said county.

43E. It shall be the duty of the collectors in their visits to
the different election districts of the respective collection dis-
tricts of the county for the purpose of collecting and receiving
the State and county taxes, and at all other times, to inform
themselves by all lawful means of all property, stock or invest-
ments in said county liable to taxation, and not included in the
last revised list of assessments, and of all buildings and improve-
ments, and of all property created or acquired since said
revised assessment, and they shall value the same at the cash
value thereof, and shall make return thereof to the County Com-
missioners, and for the purpose of this section the collectors
shall be clothed with the power of general assessors, and shall
receive the fees heretofore allowed by law or usage to collectors
of taxes for assessing new property in said county, and his
valuation thereof shall be subjected to revision and correction
by said commissioners.

43F. The provisions of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland now in force or hereinafter enacted applicable to col-
lectors of State and county taxes, except where the same are
repealed by or are inconsistent with the provisions of the sub-
title of this article, shall be held to apply to the treasurer of
said county, who as to his powers, rights, duties and liabilities,
both civil and criminal, and those of his bond or bondsmen,
shall in all respects be on a footing with State and county col-
lectors, except as herein provided, and the present treasurer of
Allegany county shall remain in office until his successor shall
have qualified.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Act of 1902,
Chapter 413, except in so far as it is hereby expressly repealed,
shall remain unaffected by this act.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Act of 1910,
Chapter 115, be and the same shall remain in full force and
effect except in so far as certain sections are repealed and re-en-
acted by this act.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1912.