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deposits, and to send such certificate, he shall, on proof thereof to
the satisfaction of the governor, be liable to removal from office
by the governor, and the comptroller shall immediately enter
suit upon his bond.

1868, ch. 366. 1874, ch. 483, sec. 34.

35. The treasurer of the State may make weekly examination

of the books of the collector of State taxes in Baltimore city,
whose books shall always be open to such inspection.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 81, sec. 36. 1841, ch. 23, sec. 44 1847, ch. 266, sec. 17.
1874, ch. 483, sec. 35. 1888, ch. 515.

36. Every collector, before he acts as such, shall take the fol-
lowing oath: I, ————, collector of ————, do swear that I will
well and truly execute the duties imposed upon me by law, and
that I will justly and impartially value all property which I shall
be authorized to value, according to the best of my skill and
judgment; and that I will not, either directly or indirectly, make
any profit of the money collected by me, by the use thereof in
any manner whatever; which oath may be administered by the
clerk of the circuit court for the county, or the clerk of the

superior court of said city; and a certificate thereof, under seal,
shall be filed with the county commissioners, or register of the
city of Baitimore, as the case may be. This section shall not
apply to Garrett county.

Ibid. sec. 87. 1842, ch. 269, sec. 5. 1874, ch. 483, sec 36. 1888, ch. 515.

37. If any collector shall fall to give bond as herein required,

within twenty days after his appointment, the county commis-
sioners or mayor and city council of Baitimore, as the case may
be, shall immediately appoint another in his place, and shall con-
tinue after twenty days to make such appointment until a col-
lector shall give bond as directed. This section shall not apply
to Garrett county.

Ibid. sec. 38. 1843, ch. 208, sec. 20. 1865, ch. 155. 1874, ch. 483, sec. 37.

38. The clerks of the county commissioners and the register
of the city of Baitimore, shall annually, on or before the first

day of May, inform the governor whether there is in their sev-
eral counties and the said city, a collector or collectors of the