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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the faithful discharge and performance of his duties

under this act, and under the ordinances passed by

said commissioners; it shall be the duty of said

bailiff to perform his duties under this act, and the

laws and ordinances of said corporation, and in the

execution of the duties of his office he shall have all

Powers of

and the same powers and authority within the said

bailiff.

corporate limits of said town of a constable; he

shall pay over to the clerk and treasurer all moneys

coming into his hands for and on account of said

corporation; he shall be the collector of all taxes

Collect taxes.

levied by said corporation, and shall collect said

taxes by distress or execution in the same manner

as the county taxes for Carroll county are now col-

lected, and shall for that purpose have all the powers

and indemnities in his office that the tax collectors

of the county taxes of Carroll county now have;

he shall immediately upon the collection of any

Whom to pay

money for taxes, pay all and every sum of the same

over to.

over to the clerk and treasurer of the corporation ;

and he shall be subject to suit on his bond and

criminal prosecution as the tax collectors of Carroll

county now are; he shall receive the same fees in

the performance of his duties as bailiffs or constables

Fees ana com-

do in like cases, and for like services, and such com-

pensation.

pensation for the collection of taxes and other duties

as shall be provided by ordinance of the corporation.

SEC. 19. And be it enacted, That all taxes levied

on property assessed as provided for by this act shall

Taxes a Hen
on property.

be a lien on the said property, real or personal, of

the tax payers of said town respectively until paid,

and the said burgess and commissioners shall charge

interest on said taxes after thirty days from the time

when such taxes are due and payable, and may also

allow a discount not exceeding five per cent, for

prompt payment thereof; and all taxes levied shall

be collected by the corporation bailiff in the same

How collected

manner that the county taxes of Carroll county are

now collected, and all persons subject to the payment

of such taxes shall have the same rights, privileges

and remedies now enjoyed and possessed by persons

subject to the payment of county taxes in Carroll

county.

SEC. 20. And be it enacted, That the burgess of

said town, by virtue of his office for municipal pur-

poses and preserving the peace, shall have all the