ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR 1143

viz: to the first regular meetings of the Mayor and Council
in July, October, January and April, next succeeding the.
date of his appointment, or any other time when called upon
by the Mayor and Council, showing the conditions of his
receipts and expenditures; and the statement submitted in
January shall he published by the Mayor and Council in one
or more newspapers published in the town, as they may direct;
the tax collector shall give bond to the Mayor and Council,
to be approved by them, for the faithful discharge of his
duties, in such penalty as they may prescribe not less than
double the amount of the taxes levied, and shall receive as
compensation for bis services the sum of three thousand six
hundred dollars ($3,600) per annum, that the Mayor and
Council of Hagerstown shall provide by annual levy for the
payment of all clerk hire, office rent, premium on bond, books,
stationery and all other expenses necessary for the conduct
of the office of Tax Collector, the same to be approved of by
the said Mayor and Council, and shall not. receive any fees
or other compensations; that the Tax Collector shall remain
in office until his successor is duly appointed and qualified
as other town officials; and any tax collector who shall vio-
late the provisions of this section shall be liable to indictment
in the Circuit Court for Washington County, and upon con-
viction shall be fined or imprisoned or both, at the discretion
of the Court.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1920.

Approved April 23, 1920.

CHAPTER 557.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the Commissioners of
Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, to borrow money
on the credit of said town .for the purpose of securing
additional fire equipment for said town and to issue bonds
for the payment of same and levy on the assessable prop-
erty of! said town to redeem said bonds and pay the
interest on same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Commissioners of Chestertown he and
they are hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds in