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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ever, that he may, previous to that time procure from the

county commissioners an order stating the amount of such

levy, and directing the collector of taxes for his collection

district to receive said order, or so much thereof as may be

necessary for that purpose, in payment of his taxes ; and

the several collectors of taxes for said, county are hereby

authorized to accept such orders in payment of taxes due,

and use such orders as cash in their monthly settlements

with the clerk to the county commissioners as hereinafter

provided for.

F. He shall annually, immediately after each annual levy

List of tax.

of taxes in said county, make out in books to be kept for

payers.

that purpose alone, an alphabetical list of all the taxpayers

in each collection district of said county (having a separate

book for each district); together with the amount of real

and personal property with which each taxpayer is assessed,

and also the amount of State and county taxes due from

each taxpayer ; and whenever the collectors of taxes make

his monthly settlements as hereinafter provided for, the

clerk to the county commissioners shall note in the proper

place what taxpayers have paid their taxes and what

amount of interest, if any, has been collected from each of

said taxpayers.

G. He shall at the end of each fiscal year, make out and

publish in one or more newspapers published in said county

a statement showing the amount of money levied by the

Annual
statement

county commissioners, and the purposes for which such

levies were made ; and also a full and detailed statement

of the several amounts of money received by him, and the

sources from which the same were received, and each and

every disbursement made by him, the person to whom, and

the purpose for which, each payment was made, and the

balance on hand, the expense of publishing such state-

ment shall be paid by the county commissioners, and the

newspaper or newspapers in which said statement shall be

published shall be selected by said county commissioners ;

and said statements shall be in lien of the statements

required to be made and published by section 11 of article

25 of the Code of Public General Laws of this State.

H. He shall keep in a book to be kept for that purpose

alone, an accurate general account of all receipts and dis-

Amount of
receipts

bursements of money for county purposes, showing on what

and dis-
burse-

account each and every expenditure of the public funds is

ments.

made ; and said book shall be at all times open to the

inspection of the county commissioners and any taxpayer of

said county.