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the property on which the taxes have been paid, its assessed
value and the amount of the payment. Said tax books shall
be compiled so as to show, as far as possible, the names of the
persons to whom taxable property in Baltimore County has
been assessed, arranged alphabetically in order by districts.
Separate tax books shall be compiled for all classes of taxable
property which may be incapable of classification by districts.
New or missed property shall be added to said tax books from
time to time only on direction of the County Commissioners,
and all transfers of property shall be noted on said tax books
only on direction of said County Commissioners. The Treas-
urer shall be responsible for the collection of all taxes shown
on said tax books unless relieved therefrom by order of the
County Commissioners as hereinafter provided.

SEC. 144. 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 on application shall forward
by mail or otherwise a bill for the taxes to the person to whom
the taxes have been assessed.

SEC. 146. Nothing contained in the preceding section shall
be held to apply to State taxes.

SEC. 147. The Treasurer shall during the month of Janu-
ary in each year succeeding the year for which the taxes were
levied publish for two weeks in a newspaper having the largest
circulation and published in Baltimore County, and in such
other newspapers as the County Commissioners may direct
a notice to all delinquent taxpayers, naming them as they ap-
pear on his books, that unless their respective accounts be paid
by the first day of the following February he will proceed to
enforce payment thereof by levy, sale or suit, as authorized
by law. To the tax bill of every delinquent taxpayer in said
published notice shall be added a charge of twenty-five cents
to be called "publication charge" which charge, shall, when
collected, be accounted for and paid as other fees of the Treas-
urer are now accounted for and paid by him. After proceed-
ings to enforce the payment of taxes have been begun by the
publication of the notice aforesaid, any delinquent taxpayer
may stop said publication or any other of the proceedings as
to him by payment of all taxes due and in arrears on said prop-
erty and all costs, commissions and charges imposed by law.