574 ARTICLE 3.

made by the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall accept payment on account
of taxes only under the following conditions: (1) account bills shall be
made out in the office of the County Commissioners and the first bill or
account bill for taxes on real estate shall embrace all taxes on personal
property due by the taxpayer to whom the real estate is assessed; (2) in
furnishing an account tax bill the item or items on which it is desired
to pay taxes shall be copied on the tax bill from the assessment books in
the office of the County Commissioners; (3) no item appearing on said
assessment books shall be apportioned, nor shall taxes be paid on account
of any item; (4) County taxes shall not be accepted by the Treasurer
unless State taxes are paid at the same time and vice versa; (5) and
whenever any account bill is paid, the Treasurer shall enter on the tax
books the description of the property on which the taxes have been paid,
its assessed value and the amount of payment. Said tax books shall be
compiled so as to show, as far as possible, the names of the persons to
whom taxable property in Baltimore County has been assessed, arranged
alphabetically in order by districts. Separate tax books shall be com-
piled for all classes of taxable property which may be incapable of clas-
sification by districts. New or missed property shall be added to said
tax books from time to time only on direction of the County Commis-
sioners, and all transfers of property shall be noted on said tax books
only on direction of said County Commissioners. The Treasurer shall be
responsible for the collection of all taxes shown on said tax books unless
relieved therefrom by order of the County Commissioners as hereinafter
provided.

P. L. L. (1888), Art. 3, sec. 44. 1886. ch. 242. 1000, ch. 495. 1908, ch. 199, p. 544.

B. Co. C. (1908), sec. 83. 1916, ch. 143. 1924. ch. 261, sec. 143.

B. Co. C. (1928), sec. 151.

151. He shall appoint such clerk or clerks as may be found necessary
to the proper discharge of the duties of his office, and he shall be allowed
for such clerk hire such sum as the County Commissioners shall deem
necessary for the proper conducting of his office.

P. L. L. (1888), Art. 3, sec. 45. 18T6, ch. 179. B. Co. C. (1908), sec. 84.

1916. sec. 144. 1922, ch. 166. 1924, ch. 489, sec. 144.

B. Co. C. (1928), sec. 152.

152. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer, as soon as the annual tax
levy is made, to give notice thereof by advertisement three different times
in two newspapers having the largest circulation published in Baltimore
County and one in Baltimore City. He shall prepare a mailing list having
the name and postoffice address of each taxpayer in Baltimore County,
so far as he is able to ascertain the same, which list he shall correct from
time to time to keep it up to date, and shall mail to each taxpayer a bill
for his taxes for the current year during the months of January and Feb-
ruary of each year. He shall add to each tax bill four cents for mailing
bill and receipt when paid.