WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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said published order, to proceed and enforce pay-

ment of same, as hereinafter directed by section

forty-nine, and he shall collect and account for all

county taxes levied in each current year, except

such as may be determined to be uncollectable,

within twelve months after the said taxes are due

and in arrears, and account for the same according

to law; and all persons who shall pay their county

taxes to the said treasurer on or before the first day

of July succeeding the date of its levy, shall be en-
titled to a deduction of eight per cent, on the amount

Entitled to
deduction.

of said taxes, and all who pay the same on or before

the first day of October succeeding the date of its

levy, shall be entitled to a deduction of four per

cent., and at the time of receiving said taxes, the

treasurer shall make the deduction aforesaid and

note same on receipt given for same, and all county

taxes shall be considered due and in arrears on the

first day of October succeeding the date of their levy,

and shall bear interest from that date.

Approved May 3, 1882.

Chapter 318.

AN ACT to refund to J. Maurice Watkins the

sum of three hundred and fifty-eight dollars and

sixteen cents.

WHEREAS it appears to this General Assembly,

by petition of J. Maurice Watkins, the County

Commissioners of Baltimore county, and numerous

citizens and taxpayers of said county, that the said

J. Maurice Watkins was appointed by the commis-

sioners of said county collector of taxes due the

State and county for the year A. D. eighteen hun-

dred and seventy-five, and among sums due the

Preamble.

State placed in his hands for collection was the

assessment of one hundred and seventy-six thou-

sand three hundred and twenty-five dollars, given

him in bulk, and for which no names or informa-

tion were furnished him to enable him to locate the

property against which the same was assessed, and