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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

her, their or its real estate by due process of law, or the bailiff
or collector may sell such real estate for the payment of taxes
by complying with the same requirements as the treasurer of
Garrett county.
183. The bailiff or collector shall collect and pay over to

Collection
and
payment of
taxes.

the town treasurer all taxes collected of the levy placed in his
hands for collection monthly, dating from the date of said levy,
and shall give bond conditioned accordingly, and on all taxes
remaining unpaid after the first day of January next following
the said levy he shall charge and collect interest from the said
first day of January, at the rate of six per cent, per annum, to
be accounted for with the tax, and in all suits by the said Mayor
and Council upon the bond of said bailiff or collector for any
neglect of duty, or for his default in not collecting any tax
placed in his hands according to law, or for breach of his duty
in not paying over money collected by him ; proof of the de-
livery of the levy list shall be sufficient prima facie evidence
to entitle said Mayor and Council to receive judgment in such
suits unless the said bailiff or collector shall show that he has
discharged his duty in such case according to law. It shall be
the duty of said bailiff or collector to assess from time to time,
subject to an appeal to said Mayor and Town Council, any
property in said town, liable to taxation, and which shall come
to his knowledge as having been omitted from the assessment
books of said town, and all property coming into said town
from time to time, and becoming liable to taxation ; and pro-
vided further that this Act shall not affect the right of any
present or past collector or bailiff from collecting any past due
taxes placed in his hands under the then existing law.

Maintaining
town scales,
etc.

184. The Town Council shall provide for maintaining town
scales, and a lockup or town prison, where all offenders against
the ordinances of the town may be imprisoned by the tribunal
having jurisdiction to hear such offenses.
185. No members of the Town Council shall during his term

Not to hold
other office.

of office hold or be interested in any other office under the cor-
poration, nor be a party directly or indirectly to or interested
in any contract in which the corporation is interested.

Quorum.

186. A majority of all the members elected to the Town
Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi-
ness.

Present at all
meetings.

187. It shall be the duty of the town clerk to be present at
jail the meetings of the Mayor and Council ; he shall keep a
correct record of their proceedings and an account of all their
financial transactions ; he shall enter all ordinances passed by