FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

State or said county may require; and in case of the default
of such treasurer to furnish such additional security required,
within the time specified, the said County Commissioners shall
declare said office vacant and proceed to fill the same as here-
inbefore provided in cases of vacancies.

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SEC. 224. The County Commissioners shall appoint and
furnish the treasurer an office in the court house building, in
the city of Annapolis, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer
to keep his said office open from ten o'clock in the forenoon
until three o'clock in the afternoon, and to attend therein for
the transaction of business, in person or by deputy, on every
day in the week except Sundays and legal holidays; all
furniture, books, stationery and printing for the conduct of
the business of the treasurer's office, and all advertisements
required to be made by the treasurer for any purpose, shall be
contracted for and paid by the County Commissioners.

Office of
treasurer.

SEC. 225. The County Commissioners of said county shall
make their annual levy for State and county taxes, between
the fifteenth day of May and the first day of June in every
year; and the same shall he a first lien on all property assessed
for said taxes, from the first day of July next succeeding the
date of the levy thereof, and shall be due and payable on said

Annual levy.

last named date; from all tax bills for county purposes which
shall be paid prior to the first day of September in the year of
the levy thereof, a discount of five per centum shall be
deducted from the amount thereof; from all such bills paid
during the month of September succeeding the levy thereof, a
discount of — per centum shall be allowed; from all paid during
the month of October succeeding, a discount of three per
centum shall be allowed; from all paid during the month of
November succeeding, a discount of two per centum shall be
allowed; upon all bills for county taxes paid during the month

Discounts.

of December in the year of the levy thereof, the amount
thereof, without discount, shall be required and paid; on all
taxes levied for county purposes remaining unpaid on the
thirty-first day of December, in the year of the levy thereof,
interest shall be charged and collected thereon from the first
day of January next succeeding the levy thereof; and the
treasurer shall make deductions from and charge interest on
the tax bills for county purposes regularly in the manner afore-
said, and shall note the same upon his books, and upon the
receipts given for taxes so paid; but the deduction allowed on
county taxes by this section shall not be made to any person

Interest on

taxes.