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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

spicuously posted on the property assessed within thirty days

after the receipt of the same; and the constable receiving such

tax-bills shall endorse-upon one copy thereof the time and manner

of service made, and shall return the same to the treasurer within

twenty days after making such service, the said constable shall be

paid a fee of twenty-five cents for each tax-bill and notice served

by them respectively, payable by the treasurer out of the additional

charge of twenty-five cents aforesaid; and the constable shall

Not collect

have no authority to collect such bills, nor any part thereof; and

any constable who shall do so, or who shall make any false return

under the provisions of this section, shall be liable to indictment

therefor, and upon conviction he shall pay a fine of fifty dollars,

one-half thereof to go to the informer and the other half to the

county school fund, for each such offense.

SEC. 235. The said treasurer shall be entitled to receive as full

compensation for his services as collector of all county and school

taxes an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars for and during

his term of office, and until his successor shall have been duly

elected and qualified; and no extra compensation whatever shall

be allowed him or claimed by him, except such costs as are herein-

before specified, or such as may accrue in the enforcement of the

payment of taxes and for assessing new property; and he shall

not be allowed to receive either directly or indirectly, any other

Salary.

commission or fee from any tax-payer, nor any levy fee other

than the percentage provided for in section two hundred and

thirty-two, nor shall he be allowed or claim any fee, compensa-

tion or renumeration for posting notices or for auctioneers' fees,

or for reporting sales to the court, or for any appearance fees,

attorneys fees or counsel fees in said court in connection with

any such report of sales or otherwise in the discharge of the

duties of his said office, nor shall he retain or demand out the

proceeds of any sale made by him as treasurer any fees except "

such as are hereinbefore provided, and the fees allowed by law to

the clerk of the circuit court in such cases, and if the treasurer

or any clerk, agent or deputy of such treasurer shall ask, demand

or receive any greater costs or fees than are allowed by the pro-

Misdemea-

visions of this and the preceding sections, the person so offending

nor.

shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment

and conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not less than one hun-

dred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars for each and

every such offense, one-half thereof to go to the informer and

the other to go to the school fund of said county; and the said

commissioners shall allow the treasurer for the salary of a clerk

or deputy an additional sum of money not to exceed six hundred

dollars per annum; and the said commissioners are authorized

To levy.

and directed in their several annual levies to levy an amount

sufficient to pay the salaries and fees so allowed; the said salaries

and fees so allowed shall not be retained by the treasurer out of