4946 ARTICLE 22.
sioners to determine what housing facilities, homes and dwellings are
within the meaning and purpose of this Act; provided, however, that such
exemption from county taxation shall only be granted when said housing
facilities, homes and dwellings do not exceed a cost of five thousand
($5,000) dollars for one family; and, further provided, that housing
facilities, homes and dwellings for more than one family and with more
than one family apartment or suite of rooms shall be exempted within
the purpose and meaning of this Act at the rate of five thousand ($5,000)
dollars for each such family, apartment or suite of rooms. Nothing in
this Act shall be construed to exempt from taxation the land upon which
such housing facilities, homes and dwellings shall be erected; provided,
the exemption from county taxation authorized by this Act shall only be
granted upon the application of the person, persons or corporations apply-
ing to the said County Commissioners for the benefit hereof.
See secs. 383 and 437.
TAX COLLECTOR.
1902, ch. 8. 1927, oh. 204.
803. The Tax Collector of Washington County shall before he acts
as such give bond to the State of Maryland in the penalty of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, either with some bonding or trust company
doing -business in the State of Maryland, and authorized by the laws of
Maryland to act as surety on official bonds or with individuals as sureties
upon said bonds, to be approved by the County Commissioners of said
county, with the condition that if the above bounden ........ shall well
and faithfully execute his office, and shall account for and pay to the said
County Commissioners the several sums of money received by him for
or on account of taxes placed in his hands for collection, or for which he
may be answerable, when and at the times required by law, then this
obligation to be void, else to be and remain in full force and virtue in
law; and such Collector shall also give a separate bond to the State of
Maryland in a penalty of Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars, with a cor-
porate surety to be approved by the Governor, with the condition that if
the above bounded* ........ shall well and faithfully execute his office,
and shall account for to the Comptroller and pay to the Treasurer of the
State, the several sums of money which he shall receive for the State, or
be answerable for by law, at such times as the law shall direct, then the
said obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
1914, ch. 130. 1918, ch. 345.
804. On the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in the year
nineteen hundred and fifteen, and on the same day every second year there-
after, there shall be elected by the qualified voters of Washington Coun-
ty a Tax Collector, who shall hold office for two years from the first day
of April next ensuing his election, and be subject to removal therefrom
*"Bounden" probably intended.
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