ART. 16. ] PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.

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execute, advertise and sell any real or personal prop-
erty of the person, body politic or corporate, in whose
name it stands assessed for the payment of the same;
and it shall be the duty of the county commissioners
to direct and order the said treasurer to enforce the
payment of said taxes within the time required by this
act, and by existing laws for collectors of county tax,
to account for and pay over the same, and to have col-
lected within twelve months from the date of the levy
' in each current year, except such as they may deter-
mine to have been uncollectable; and all persons who
shall pay their county tax to the said treasurer on or
before the first day of July succeeding the date of its

Treasurer may
execute for tax.

levy, shall be entitled to a deduction of eight per cent,
on the amount of said taxes, and all who shall pay the
same on or before the first day of October succeeding
the date of its levy, shall be entitled to a deduction of
four per cent.; and at the time of receiving said taxes
the treasurer shall make the deduction aforesaid, and
note the same upon the receipt given to the person or
incorporated institution so paying, and all county taxes
shall be considered due, and in arrear 011 the first day
of October succeeding the date of their levy, and shall
bear interest from and after six months from the date
of their levy.

Discount.

45. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the county
commissioners, within thirty days after the comple-
tion of the assessment or rate of tax, to deliver to the
county treasurer a fair copy thereof, and the treasurer
shall collect the same according to the direction of the
county commissioners, this act and existing laws in
reference to collection of county taxes, and pay over
the same to the order of the county commissioners as

Duty of clerk.

directed by law; and the bond of the said treasurer
shall be liable for all sums of money that shall appear
to have been received by him on account of county
taxes as aforesaid, until the same shall have been ac-
counted for and paid over according to law; and the
said treasurer shall be entitled to three and one-half

When treas-
urer's bond
liable.

per centum commission on the amount of county taxes

Percentage.