170 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 84

the office of Tax Collector. It shall be the duty of said Clerk
to collect all taxes once every year, all the water rents once
every three months, and any other assessments made by Mayor
and Councilmen of any character whatsoever, and shall report
to the Mayor and Councilmen once every month of all money
collected and turn the same over to the Treasurer of said City.
The said Clerk shall give bond, to be approved by the Mayor
and Councilmen in such penalty and with such surety as the
Mayor and Councilmen shall prescribe, and be conditioned for
the faithful performance of the duties of his office, and such
bond shall be liable for all taxes, water rents and assessments
whether collected or not, except such taxes, water rents and
assessments, as the said Mayor and Councilmen may allow as
insolvencies, the claims for insolvencies to be submitted by the
said Clerk to the said Mayor and Councilmen during his term
of office. He shall, on the 10th day of January in the year
for which he was elected, take proceedings to collect by law all
taxes remaining unpaid, and he shall collect by law all water
rents that have been due for fifteen (15) days, and all assess-
ments within six months after they are due. Fifteen (15)
days after the expiration of each quarter he shall notify the
Water Superintendent of all water rents for the preceding-
quarter remaining unpaid, and it shall be the duty of the
Water Superintendent to turn off the water and he shall not
again turn on the water for the property or properties in de-
fault until the water rent due, together with a fee of $1. 00, is
paid to said Clerk, which said taxes, water rents, assessments
and fees shall be paid by said Clerk to the City Treasurer.
The said Clerk shall be allowed such compensation for his
services as the Mayor and Councilmen may deem proper, such
compensation being in lieu of all commissions heretofore al-
lowed the Tax Collector by the said Mayor and Councilmen.

It shall be the duty of the Mayor and Councilmen to fur-
nish the Clerk with books for keeping his accounts in, shall
furnish him with a list of all taxes, water rents and assess-
ments, which books he shall return to the Mayor and Council-
men when he shall have completed the duties of his office and
when he shall have paid over to the Treasurer of the said City
all money that was his duty to collect, then the said Mayor and
Councilmen shall return to him his bond. In case of default
of any Clerk suit may be brought against his bondsman within
five years from the expiration of his term of office.