262                         LAWS OF MARYLAND.                 [CH. 123

CHAPTER 123.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
151 of Article 22 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land (1930 Edition), title "Washington County, " sub-title
"County Commissioners, " providing for the payment of
county taxes in two installments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 151. of Article 22 of the Code of Pub-
lic Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Washing-
ton County, " sub-title "County Commissioners, " be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

151. One-half of all county taxes levied by the County Com-
missioners shall be due and payable on the first day of the
month following that in which they are levied and the other
one-half of said taxes shall be due and payable on the first
day of January following their levy; and all persons and cor-
porations that shall pay the first installment of their county
taxes prior to the first day of July following such levy shall be
entitled to a deduction of five per centum on the amount of
said taxes; on all county taxes paid during the month of July
a discount of four per centum shall be made; on all county
taxes paid during the month of August a discount of three per
centum shall be made; all of the first installments of county
taxes remaining unpaid after the expiration of the month of
August shall bear interest from the first day of September;
but all of such taxes paid during the month of September,
October, November and December of the year of the levy of
said taxes shall have the interest thereon remitted, but if paid
on or after the first day of January following their levy the
full amount of interest dating from the first day of September
following their levy shall be charged and collected and placed
to the credit of the county, as well as the principal of the taxes
thus received. All persons and corporations that shall pay
the second installment of their county taxes prior to the first
day of January following their levy shall be entitled to a dis-
count of five per centum on the amount of said taxes; on all
such taxes paid during the month of January a discount of
four per centum shall be allowed; on all such taxes paid during
the month of February a discount of three per centum shall be
allowed; all of the second installments of county taxes remain-