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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the term of his office, or that may be placed in his hands for
collection; and he shall have full power, and it shall be his
duty, to receive and collect all State and county taxes levied
as aforesaid, and so put in his hands for collection, and all
moneys which may be due said State and county, with full
power to enforce the payment of the same by sale or other-
wise, and to convey title to any real or personal estate sold by
him; and when it shall be necessary for him to proceed to
collect the taxes placed in his hands by sales of -real or per-
sonal property, he shall proceed as now directed for the col-
lection of taxes by collectors, and shall be allowed the same
fee therefor as now allowed collectors, except that a notice of
unpaid taxes by the sheriff, a constable or constables, as here-
after provided, shall be deemed a sufficient notice prior to
making the levy and proceeding to advertise and sell.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the person so as

Oath and
bonds as
collector
ot taxes.

aforesaid appointed, before he enters upon the duties of his
said office, shall take an oath before the clerk of the Circuit
Court for Howard county, in form similar to that now taken
by collectors of taxes, except as to the title of his office and
to be similarly certified, he shall execute to the State of Mary-
land, a separate bond in the penal sum of twenty thousand
dollars with at least three sureties, as the collector of State
taxes, which bond shall be approved and filed in like manner,
as other bonds of collectors of State taxes, and he shall
execute to the State of Maryland, a separate bond in the penal
sum of forty thousand dollars, with at least three sureties to be
approved by the County Commissioners of Howard county
with the condition that if the above bounden shall well and
faithfully execute his office of Treasurer of Howard county,
and shall account for and pay to the County Commissioners'
aforesaid or their order, or as the law may direct, the several
sums which he shall receive for said county, or be answerable
for by law at such time and in such manner as the law shall
direct, then the said obligation to be void, otherwise to be and
remain in full force and virtue in law; and said bond when ap-
proved, shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the
Circuit Court for Howard county, he shall execute the bond
hereinbefore required and qualify within thirty days after the
receipt of his commission by the clerk of the Circuit Court
for Howard county, and in the event of his removal from
office, his death or resignation during his term of office, the
Governor shall at once appoint his successor, who shall qualify
and bond as aforesaid, and so continue to appoint until a treas-