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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 136.

AN ACT to amend the Public Local Laws of Balti-

more county, article three, sub-title " Treasurer

and Collector," by repealing and re-enacting sub-

section three of the act passed at the January

session, eighteen hundred and eighty, chapter one

hundred and ninety-six, and to add an additional

sub-section to section fourteen of the act passed

at the January session, eighteen hundred and

seventy-eight, chapter four hundred and ninety-

four.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That sub-section three added by

the act of the General Assembly of Maryland, passed

at the January session, eighteen hundred and eighty,

chapter one hundred and ninety-six, to section four-

Sub- section
added.

teen of the act of the General Assembly of Maryland,

passed at the January session, eighteen hundred and

seventy-eight, chapter four hundred and ninety-four,

entitled " Treasurer and Collector," be and the same

is hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read as

follows, and that the following sub-section be added

to section fourteen of said last mentioned act:

14. SUB-SECTIONS. Be it enacted, That the treas-

Collector of

urer and collector of taxes shall make n full settle-

taxes to make

ment with the County Commissioners of Baltimore

full settlement

county of all county taxes placed in his hands for

collection at the expiration of his term of office, and

that all erroneous and insolvent tax bills for which

he shall claim a credit shall be presented to said

County Commissioners before or at the time above

specified for said final settlement, and in no case

shall said County Commissioners allow credit for er-

roneous or insolvent tax bills unless satisfactory proof

be produced under oath that said bills cannot be col-

lected, and the said treasurer and collector is re-

Enforce pay-
ment of taxes.

quired to enforce the payment of all taxes by levy
upon and sale, as now provided by law, of all pro-

perty upon which said taxes are on as soon as he is

empowered, to make said levy and sale, and at the

expiration of his term of office he is directed and

required to deliver to his successor in office all bal-