ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                  579

person for whom a levy is made and the amount thereof, and
the said treasurer shall pay the same out of his collections upon
the order of the party or parties entitled thereto, and the said
treasurer shall be paid an annual salary of three thousand five
hundred dollars ($3, 500), payable monthly, in lieu of all
other compensation, except as is hereinafter provided, and it
shall be the duty of the County Commissioners of said county,,
at their annual levy of taxes, to levy a sufficient sum to pay
the said salary of the treasurer and the necessary expenses of
the office as required by this law.

90A. The treasurer shall assume the duties of his office on
June 1, next following the date of his election, and his salary
shall be payable from and after said date, and he shall hold
his office for four years or until his successor shall have been
elected and qualified. It shall be the duty of the county treas-
urer to finish the collection of all State and county taxes due
and payable during his term of office, and whenever the term
of office of the county treasurer expires before he shall have
collected all said taxes, it shall be the duty of said county treas-
urer, and he is hereby empowered to proceed, at the time and
in the manner now or hereafter provided by law, by advertise-
ment and sale or otherwise, to complete the collection of all
unpaid taxes due and payable during his term of office; pro-
vided, that he shall conclude all such proceedings within the
period of twelve months from and after the date of the expira-
tion of his said term of office. Said county treasurer shall
receive during the three months next succeeding the expira-
tion of his term of office the sum of one hundred dollars ($100)
per month for each of said three months and also shall receive
a commission of five per cent. (5%) on the proceeds of all
sales conducted by him to enforce the payment of taxes which
occur after the expiration of his said term, and he shall receive
no other compensation for the services rendered by him after
the expiration of his term of office.

90B. The County Commissioners of Calvert County are
hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to pur-
chase any property which may be offered for sale to enforce the
payment of taxes; provided they shall not bid a sum greater
than approximately the amount of taxes in arrear upon said
property, the interest and expenses of sale and cost, and to sell
and convey or lease the same as they may determine to be for
the best interest of the county.