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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

assessed and finally awarded; providing always, that

no private property shall be taken for corporate use

without compensation to the owner thereof.

SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That the burgess shall

appoint annually a bailiff for said town, which ap-

pointment shall be subject to the approval of the com-

missioners; before said bailiff enters upon his duties,

Bailiff file bond

he shall file with the clerk of said corporation a bond,

with security, to be approved by the burgess and com-

missioners, made to the said corporation, for the faith-

ful discharge and performance of his duties under this

act, and under the ordinances passed by said commis-

sioners; it shall be the duty of said bailiff to perform

his duties under this act and the laws and ordinances

Duties.

of said corporation, and in the execution of the duties

of his office, he shall have all and the same powers and

authority within the said 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 levied by said corporation, and shall collect

Collection ol
taxes.

said taxes by distress or execution in the same manner

as the county taxes for Carroll county are now collected,

and shall for that purpose have all the powers and in-

demnities in his office that the tax collectors of the

county taxes of Carroll county now have; he shall

immediately upon the collection of any money for

taxes, pay all and every sum of the same over to the

clerk and treasurer of the corporation, and he shall

Subject to suit.

be subject to suit on his bond and criminal prosecu-

tion 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 do in like cases and

for like services, and for such compensations for the

collection of taxes and other duties as shall be pro-

vided 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 be

Taxes a lien.

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

taxpayers of said town, respectively, until paid, and

the 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 pay-

ment thereof, and all taxes levied shall be collected

by the corporation bailiff in the same manner that the