DORCHESTER COUNTY. 2237

1908, oh. 341, sec. 111 (p. 748). 1910, ch. 762, sec. 111 (p. 787).
1914, ch. 834, sec. 111.

167. All books, documents and papers pertaining to the county treas-
urer's office shall be the property and records of Dorchester County and
shall be kept in said treasurer's office, and shall at all times be subject to
the examination of the County Commissioners, the grand jury of Dor-
chester County, and any taxpayer or taxpayers of said county; and of all
said books, documents and papers, accounts, credits and deposits belong-
ing to said treasurer's office or in the custody of said treasurer, shall be
delivered up and transferred by him to his successor in office, when such
successor is duly elected and qualified and enters upon the duties of his
office.

1908, ch. 341, sec. 112 (p. 748). 1910, ch. 7G2, sec, 112 (p. 787).
1914, ch. 834, sec. 112.

168. It shall be the duty of the treasurer during the last two weeks of
July and the first two weeks of August, after each annual levy, to give
notice thereof by advertisement inserted once a week for four successive
weeks in at least two newspapers published in Dorchester County, and to
prepare the tax bills of each taxpayer and forward the same by mail or
deliver the same to the person or persons or corporate institution to whom
the property included in such bills as are assessed, so far as their residence
or postoffice address may be known or ascertained by said treasurer, on or
before the fifteenth day of August next succeeding said levy, and such ad-
vertisements, hand bills and tax bills shall also contain a clear statement
relative to the discounts to be allowed and the interest to be charged on
all tax bills.

1908, ch. 341, sec. 113 (p. 748). 1910, ch. 762, sec. 113 (p. 787).
1914, ch. 834, sec. 113.

169. The said treasurer shall report to the County Commissioners, at
their first regular meeting in each month, the amount of taxes, State and
county separately, collected by him up to the date of such report and the
amount of disbursements made and the balance in hand; and he shall de-
posit at least twice a week in some bank or banks or other banking insti-
tution in Dorchester County all taxes received or collected by him up to
the date of such deposit, the portion due the State to his credit as collector
of State taxes, and the portion due the county to his credit as treasurer of
Dorchester County, and he shall once a month, from and after the fifteenth
day of September in each year, forward to the State Treasurer his check
for the amount of State taxes to his credit in bank, and the money de-
posited to the credit of the treasurer of Dorchester County shall only be
drawn out upon his checks, which checks shall be countersigned by the
clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, in payment of debts and
accounts due by said county, duly approved and passed by said County
Commissioners and by them ordered to be paid; except in the case of wit-
ness' fees, juror's fees, criers' fees or bailiffs' fees, such fees to be paid by
the treasurer upon the order of the circuit court for said county or upon