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upon the duties of his office he shall take oath before a judge
of the Circuit Court for said county, faithfully to perform the
duties of the same. He shall execute to the State of Mary-
land such bond as is now or may hereafter be required by
law, as the collector of State taxes, in the penal sum of thirty
thousand dollars, with three or more sureties, to be approved
by the County Commissioners; and he shall execute to the
said State, for the use of the County Commissioners of Balti-
more county, a bond in the penal sum of forty thousand dol-
lars, with at least three sureties to be approved by them,
conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as
collector of county taxes. The said Treasurer shall receive
as compensation for his services as collector of both State
and county taxes the annual sum of three thousand dollars,
to be paid to him quarterly.

81. In case the person so elected shall fail to execute
the bond required in the preceding section within thirty days
after his election to the office, or in the event of the Treas-
urer's removal from the county, death or resignation, the
County Commissioners shall declare the said office vacant, and
at once proceed to fill the same by the appointment of a suit-
able person for the remainder of the term, who shall, within
such time as the Commissioners may direct, qualify and bond
as directed in the preceding section.

82. The Treasurer shall enter, in books kept for that pur-
pose, accounts of all taxes to be collected by him, with the
names of the owners of the property so taxed, the particulars
thereof, and the rate and amount due on the same, together
with all other taxable property, and the rate and amounts due
on the same, and shall place thereon all credits, whether for
money received, transfers, insolvencies, discounts or abate-
ments; and it shall be the further duty of said Treasurer to
enter alphabetically on his ledger the entire account of each
taxpayer in one place, so the whole may be seen and exam-
ined by the several persons to whom the property is assessed.

83. He shall appoint such clerks as may be found neces-
sary to the proper discharge of the duties of his office, and he
shall be allowed for such clerk hire the sum of twenty-seven
hundred dollars per annum.

84. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer, as soon as the
annual tax levy is made, to give public notice thereof by
advertisement, three different times, in two newspapers, hav-
ing the largest circulation, published in Baltimore county,
and one in the city of Baltimore, and to prepare the bill of