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BALTIMORE COUNTY. [ART. 3.

laborers on the public roads in said county, such
rate of wages as they may deem proper, and shall

Bonds from
supervisors.

take a sufficient bond from each district road super-
visor, conditionally, for the payment of laborers who
may work upon said roads.

In force from February 11, 1664.

SCHOOLS.

1867, c. 239 enacts the following:

1867, c 239, s 1
School tax to
be levied

158. The county commissioners of Baltimore
county, are hereby authorized and required to levy
annually, at the time of making the county levy, an
additional school tax of twelve cents on each hun-
dred dollars of assessable property in said county,
to be collected as other taxes are now collected, and
to be applied to the support of public schools and
the building of school houses.

Ibid a 2.
Treasurer to
keep separate
account

159. The treasurer of Baltimore county shall keep
a separate account of the receipts and payments on
account of said school tax in a book provided for
that purpose, in such manner as will show at any
time, the amount of said school tax in his hands.

Ibid, s 3.
Payments to
school com-
missioners

160. The treasurer of Baltimore county shall, on
the first Tuesday in each month, pay over to the
treasurer of the board of school commissioners of
said county the whole amount of school tax which
may have been collected and paid into his hands.

Ibid s 4,
When tax to be
reduced

161. Whenever a new assessment of property in
said county shall be adopted as the basis of taxation,
then the said school tax shall be reduced to seven
cents on the one hundred dollars.

In force from March 14, 1867.,

SHERIFF.