CHARLES COUNTY. 2085

he shall execute to the State of Maryland a separate bond in the 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 dollars, to be approved by
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*
31 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 neg-
lect of duty or misdemeanor in office, upon conviction in a court of law.
[n the event of the removal from office, death or resignation during the
term of office of said treasurer, the County Commissioners shall at once
appoint his successor, who shall qualify and bond as aforesaid, and so con-
tinue to appoint until a treasurer qualifies as herein provided; and such
new treasurer shall take charge of and collect 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 successor and all papers and books
relative thereto; provided, however, that such retiring treasurer, by rea-
son of removal other than by wilful neglect of duty or misdemeanor in
office, shall have access to said books and papers for the period of twelve
months after the expiration of his term of office for the purpose of com-
pleting the collection of all taxes collectible by him, for making a com-
plete statement of the State and county taxes which may be in his hands
uncollected, and to pay over to the parties entitled thereto, the amounts,
respectively due thereon, which period of twelve months the said retiring
collector is hereby given for the purposes aforesaid, and in which period
he shall fully complete the collection and accounting aforesaid, and shall
fully report to the Circuit Court for Charles County, all unreported tax
sales which shall have been made by him, as hereinafter provided.

1904, ch. 199, sec. 4. 1910, ch. 354 (p. 742), sec. 4.

88. The County Commissioners shall provide and furnish the treasurer
an office in the courthouse building, or in some other building, as near
thereto as possible, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer to keep his
said office open daily, except on legal holidays, and shall attend for the
transaction of business therein in person or by deputy appointed as here-
inafter provided.

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