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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Have three

each bond shall have at least three sureties, who

sureties.

shall make oath in due form of law that they are

possessed in their own right, over and above all

debts or other claims against them, real property

equal in value to the amount of their bond; and

the Commissioners, before approving; said bonds,

shall, by causing the records to be searched or other-

wise, ascertain the truth of such oath.

SECTION 62. The duties of said collector shall be

to collect and pay over to the proper officers all the

Duties of col-
lectors.

State and county taxes levied in his district, and to

diligently search for, assess at full cash value, and

report to the County Commissioners all new or

missed property in his district liable to taxation ;

and at the time of executing the first bond men-

tioned in the aforegoing section, he shall take the

following oath before the clerk of the Circuit Court

for Cecil county: "I, .......... collector of State

Oath to be
administered.

and county taxes in the ...... district of Cecil county,

do swear that I will well and truly execute the

duties imposed upon me by law; that I will collect

and pay over promptly all moneys coming into my

hands for the State or county; and will not, either

directly or indirectly, make any profit by the use

thereof in any manner whatever; that I will make

diligent search for new or missed property, and justly

and impartially value the same."

SECTION 63. The compensation of said collector

shall be fixed by the Commissioners at the time of

Compensation

appointment, and for all services rendered shall not

allowed.

exceed four percentum of the whole amount of

taxes collected by him.

SECTION 64. The clerk of the County Commis-

sioners shall collect and account for all such claims

Collect and

as shall be placed in his hands for collection by the

account.

said commissioners, the collection of which is not

otherwise provided for in this act.

SECTION 65. It shall be the duty of the clerk of

the County Commissioners each year, as soon as the

annual levy shall have been made, to give public

Give public

notice thereof by publication in not more than two

notice.

newspapers published in Cecil county, once a week

for one month; and on or before the first day of

August in each year said clerk shall deliver to each

collector a copy of the assessment for his district.

with a statement of the rates of taxes for said year