ART. 8.] COUNTY TREASURER. 819
of fifteen thousand dollars, conditioned for the proper collection
and payment to the State treasurer of all State taxes placed in his
hands, and the faithful performance of other duties devolving
upon him; and another of thirty thousand dollars, conditioned
for the proper collection and disbursements of all moneys coming
into his hands for the county, and the faithful performance of
other duties devolving upon him; said bonds to be approved by
the county commissioners, and recorded in the office of the clerk
of the circuit court for said county.
1886, ch. 340.
120. It shall be the duty of the treasurer each year, as soon as
the annual levy is made, to give public notice thereof, by adver-
tisement in not less than two newspapers published in said county;
and said levy shall be due and payable on the first day of Sep-
tember of the year in which it is made; but there shall be allowed
on all taxes paid before the first day of September a discount of
five per cent.; before the first day of October a discount of four
per cent., and before the first day of November a discount of three
per cent.; and in the month of August the treasurer shall sit for
two days at the principal town in each election district; and in
the months of September and October, one day, for the purpose
of receiving taxes, dne notice of which sittings shall be given by
him; and he shall report to the county commissioners at their
regular meeting, on the second Tuesday in each month, the amount
of taxes of all kinds received by him up to that date, the amount
of disbursements made, and the balance remaining in his hands;
and he shall deposit at the close of each week in banks designated
by the county commissioners all moneys that may have come into
his hands during said week, the portion belonging to the State to
the credit of the comptroller of the State treasury, and that be-
longing to the county to the credit of Cecil county, and shall
receive therefor from said banks two certificates of deposits; and
he shall immediately forward to the comptroller the certificate
showing the amount placed to his credit, and shall exhibit to the
county commissioners the one showing the amount placed to the
credit of Cecil county, and file the same in their office; and the
money thus deposited to the credit of Cecil county shall be drawn
ont only upon a check signed by the treasurer and approved by
the president of the board of county commissioners.
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