CHARLES COUNTY. 745

county, subject to be sold thereafter by the County Commis-
sioners at public sale in substantially like manner as property
is sold under the Public General Laws of this State by mort-
gage or attorney for mortgagee, under power of sale inserted
therein. The compensation of the treasurer in the proceedings
hereinbefore set forth for the taxation of property, not includ-
ing court expenses in ratification proceedings, shall be such
as shall be prescribed by the County Commissioners of Charles
County, who shall adopt a uniform system of charges as far
as practicable, applicable to all work of a similar character.
The County Treasurer shall not be allowed any expenditures
for attorney's fees, but it shall be the duty of the attorney to
the County Commissioners to advise him and act as attorney
for him in all of his official work requiring the advice or serv-
ices of an attorney for him as treasurer, and no compensation
shall be charged, allowed or paid to any paper other than is
designated by the County Commissioners as hereinbefore set
forth; provided, however, that all advertising to be done under
this Act shall be inserted in two newspapers printed in Charles
county, bona fide representing the two political parties which
at last election preceding the insertion thereof polled respect-
ively the largest number of votes cast in said county, and pro-
vided further, that in case of controversy as to what newspaper
in good faith represents either of the leading political parties
that paper shall be named which may be designated by the cen-
tral committee representing the party in which such contro-
versy may arise. The said treasurer shall immediately after
the making of the levy, in each year after the passage of this
Act, publish for two successive weeks in said two newspapers
a short notice informing the public generally, that if taxes are
paid on or before the first day of September next succeeding
the date of such notice there will be allowed a deduction of
three per centum from the amount of the said taxes; and that
on all taxes not paid on or before the 1st day of September in
each year, interest at the rate of six per centum per annum will
be charged. And the said treasurer shall immediately after the
first day of January in each year, give a second notice, pub-
lished as aforesaid', notifying the public generally that all taxes
which are not paid on or before the first day of February next
succeeding the date of such notice, will be collected by adver
tisement and sale, as provided for by law. Each of the said
newspapers so designated as aforesaid shall be allowed the
sum of ten dollars per annum for publishing the two aforesaid
notices.

SEC. 10. The passage of this Act shall in no way interfere
with the rights and duties of collectors of taxes appointed
under the law in existence previous to the passage of Chapter