2128 WORCESTER COUNTY. [ART. 24.

prescribe, and hold his office during their pleasure; and the said
collector, in collecting the said taxes, shall have full power to
distrain for the same in the same manner as the collectors of
State and county taxes now do; but the said tax shall not exceed
twenty cents on the one hundred dollars for any one year.

1884, ch. 70.

72. Whenever they think it necessary from time to time, they
may make a new assessment of the real and personal property
within the town limits, and they shall have power to alter and
amend said assessment whenever they may think justice requires
it; provided, that the said assessment shall at no time exceed the
assessment for county purposes.

Ibid.

73. They shall, annually, elect a treasurer of the corporation,
who shall be one of their number, and who shall keep an account
of the receipts and disbursements of the funds of the corporation,
in a well-bound book, and shall render, annually, to the commis-
sioners, a succinct and detailed statement thereof, which state-
ment shall be posted in some public place in said town, annually;
but before the said treasurer shall act as such, he shall give bond
to the State of Maryland, in such penalty as the commissioners
may prescribe, with sureties to be approved by them, conditioned
that he will well and faithfully account for all monies received
by him from the collector of said corporation, or any other per-
son, for the use of said town; and will also well and faithfully
pay over to the said commissioners, or their order, all sums of
money so received by him, and deliver over the books and
papers of his office whenever required so to do by the said com-
missioners ; and the said bond shall be recorded in the office of
the clerk of the circuit court for Worcester county; and the said
commissioners shall allow their treasurer such compensation for
his services as they may deem reasonable and just.

Ibid.

74. They shall, annually, appoint a bailiff of said town, (who
may be allowed to hold the office of collector at the same time, if
the commissioners so desire it,) and prescribe his duties; and
for his services as bailiff, the said commissioners shall allow him.