1892.] OF THE SENATE. 1147

Section 178, line 17, strike out the word "three"
and insert in lieu thereof the word "six."

Section 178, line 18, insert before the word "year"
the word "fourth."

Section 179, line 12, strike out the word "three"
and insert in lieu thereof the word "six," and in same
line, insert before the word "year" the word "fourth."

Section 179, lines 28 and 29, strike out the follow-
ing words : " Undergo confinement in the Jail or House
of Correction for not less than thirty davs and not
more than ninety days, and a fine of not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars,"
and insert ir lieu thereof the following words : "Pay a
fine amounting to double the amount of taxes which
would have been due upon such property if the same
had been duly re-turned in said schedules and valued
for the purposes of taxation, and in the trial of said
cause the jury shall have the right and it shall be their
duty to find from the evidence the amount of taxes which
would have been due upon said property, if the same
had been duly returned in said schedule.

Section 179. At the end of section add the follow-
ing words : "The schedules required to be returned
by this Act shall not be inspected by the public or
any persons other than those whose official duty may
require them to inspect the same, and such officials
shall in no case divulge the contents of the same, un-
less required to do so before a judicial or other proper
tribunal, and a violation of this provision by any such
official named in this Act and appointed by the Gov-
ernor, shall be justifiable cause for his removal at once
by the Governor, and shall be taken and considered a
violation of the oath of office prescribed by this Act;
this provision prohibiting the divulging of the con-
tents of said schedule shall apply to the County Com
missioners, members of the Appeal Tax Court of Bal-
timore city, State Tax Commissioner and their respec-
tive employees, as well as all other officers who may
by virtue of their official duties have access to said
schedules, and their respective oaths of office shall
be taken and considered to include the observance
of this provision, and any such official who violates
the provision of this section shall be gulity of a
misdemeanor and punishable by a fine not exceed-