408 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

each taxpayer with an abstract of section. 85, and, on appli-
cation, shall forward the bill by mail or otherwise to the
person, or his agent, to whom the taxes have been assessed.

85. The annual tax levy made by the County Commis-
sioners shall be due and payable on the first day of May in
each year, and from all taxes so levied which shall be paid
prior to the first day of June a discount of two per cent, shall
be deducted from the amount thereof; on all taxes paid
during the month of June a discount of one and one-half per
cent, shall be made; on all taxes paid during the month of
July, a discount of one per cent, shall be made; on all taxes
paid during the month of August, a discount of one-half of
one per cent, shall be made; and upon all taxes paid during
the month of September the amount thereof without discount
or interest shall be required; but upon all taxes remaining
unpaid after the 30th day of September interest at the rate
of, six per cent, shall be charged and collected from the first day
of October.

86. Nothing contained in the preceding section shall be
held to apply to State taxes. It shall be the duty of the
Treasurer to attend in person or by deputy in the city of
Baltimore, at least one day in each week during the year, to
collect taxes.

87. The Treasurer shall enter upon the books provided
for in section 82 all transfers of property transmitted from
the clerk's office of the Circuit Court, so far as may be
requisite to show a change in the ownership of property
appearing on said books, and whenever all of any property
shall not appear to have been assigned, or the name of the
party grantor does not appear on the books of the Treasurer,
he shall deliver such abstracts to the clerk of the County
Commissioners, to be by him preserved or recorded as the
County Commissioners may direct; and the said Treasurer
shall, during the month of March, succeeding each levy, make
out all tax bills which have not been paid, in duplicate form,
and place the same in the hands of the several constables of
the district wherein the property assessed is located, or
the owners reside, to be delivered to the parties owing the
same; and each bill so made out shall contain a notice that
if the same be not paid on or before the first day of June next
after the date of said bill, the property upon which such
taxes may be owing will be levied upon and sold to enforce
payment thereof; and there shall be added to the principal
sum of such State and county taxes, and interest thereon, the