128 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 78

for that purpose. All such taxes shall be due and payable on
the first day of September following the levy. On all taxes
paid in the year of the levy, the 'Clerk shall allow a discount
of 3 per centum if paid in the month of May, 2 per centum
if paid in the month of June, and 1 per centum if paid in the
month of July, but no discount thereafter. On all taxes paid
after the first day of September six per centum per annum
interest shall be added accounting from the first day of Sep-
tember of the year of the levy and on all taxes not paid until
after the 1st day of January following the levy, 5 per centum
shall be added as a penalty in addition to the interest as afore-
said. The town Clerk shall on the fifteenth day of January
following the levy advertise in one County paper for two issues
and by hand bills posted in the town, the names of all delin-
quents with the amount of taxes, interest and costs due, and
shall on the fifteenth day of March in the year following the
levy proceed to collect all taxes in arrears by the sale of the
property chargeable or made chargeable therewith or by suit.

161. The County Commissioners on the first day of May in
each and every year shall pay to the Commissioners of East
New Market the sum of three hundred dollars for the purpose
of assisting in keeping up the streets within the corporate-
limits and for the preservance of peace therein.

162D. And be it enacted, That the said "The Commission-
ers of East New Market" be, and they are hereby authorized
in their discretion, to issue bonds, not to exceed in amount five
thousand dollars, of such form as said Commissioners may pre-
scribe, of the denomination of two hundred fifty dollars each,
bearing interest at a rate not to exceed six per centum per
annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of January
and July in each year; which bonds shall be numbered from 1
to 20, inclusive, and shall become due and shall be paid by
said Commissioners in the order of the sequence of the num-
bers thereof and beginning with Number one and running up
to Number 20 in regular order, one each year, the first bond to
become due and payable 10 years from date thereof, the next
one 11 years from date thereof, and in similar order until all
of said bonds become due; that the said bonds shall be sold to
the highest bidder or bidders for cash by the said Commis-
sioners, (unless they reject all bids therefor), which said bonds
shall be exempt from county and municipal taxation. The
money arising from the sale of said bonds or so much thereof
as may be necessary shall be expended by the said Commis-