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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Treasurer shall occupy, for the purpose of his said duties, the
office of the County Commissioners of said county; and the
said Treasurer appointed by this section shall receive an
annual salary of sixteen hundred dollars, to be paid by the
County Commissioners of said county; and in the case of their
failure to pay said salary of said Treasurer, or said Assistant
Treasurer, the said Treasurer may pay the same from any
money in his hands belonging to said county; and the Said
Treasurer shall receive twenty-five cents for each assessment of
property made by him, and ten cents for each dog or bitch
returned by him to the said commissioners, and ordered
by them to be entered on the books of their office; and

Bond of

treasurer

the said Treasurer hereby appointed, and his successors in
office shall execute to the State of Maryland two bonds, one of
fifteen thousand dollars, conditioned f or the proper collection
and payment to the State Treasurer of all State taxes placed
in his hands, and the faithful performance of other duties
devolving upon him, and another of thirty thousand dollars,
conditioned for the proper collection and disbursement of all
moneys coming into his hands for the county and the faithful
performance of other duties devolving upon him; said bonds
to be approved as the bonds of the Sheriffs of the respective
counties of this State are approved, and recorded in the office
of the clerk of the Circuit Court for Cecil county; and said
Treasurer, before he shall. enter upon the duties of his said
office, shall take and subscribe before said clerk the oath pre-
scribed by section 6 of article 1 of the Constitution of this
State.

Failure to
qualify

SEC. 122. Should the person named and appointed Treasurer
of Cecil county by section 119 of this article fail to qualify, or
should said office for any other reason beeome vacant, the
Governor of this State shall appoint a Treasurer for the
remainder of the current term.

Annal levy.

SEC. 123. The County Commissioners of Cecil county shall,
at the time of making the annual levy, levy a sufficient sum
by estimate to cover the discount to taxpayers and the com-
pensation to said Treasurer and said Assistant Treasurer.

Effective.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage, and that all laws or parts of laws
inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.

Approved February 21st, 1894.