836 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 505

CHAPTER 505.

(Senate Bill 300)

AN ACT to repeal and reenact with amendments sub-
section (F) of Section 1109 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Montgomery County (1939 Edition), being
Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), title "Montgomery County", sub-title
"Takoma Park", and sub-section (F) of Section 956 of
Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), title "Prince George's County", sub-title
"Takoma Park", to eliminate the provision for the pay-
ment of town taxes in two semi-annual instalments at the
option of the taxpayer.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That sub-section (F) of Section 1109 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Montgomery County (1939
Edition), being Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Montgomery County",
sub-title "Takoma Park", and sub-section (F) of Section
956 of Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land (1930 Edition), title "Prince George's County", sub-
title "Takoma Park", be and they are hereby repealed and
reenacted with amendments to read as follows:

1109F.

956 (F). On or before the last day of June in each
year, the Council shall, by ordinance, levy the general taxes
for the fiscal year ensuing, which taxes shall not exceed
Two Dollars ($2. 00) on each one hundred dollars of as-
sessed valuation. Such taxes shall be due on the first day of
July following, and if the taxes due from any person or
corporation shall not be paid before the first day of Novem-
ber following, there shall be added on that day a penalty
of one per centum thereof, and a like penalty of one per
centum on the first day of each succeeding month, until
such taxes and penalties shall be paid; provided, however,
that taxes paid prior to the first day of November of any
year shall be subject to a discount as follows: Taxes paid
during July, four per cent.; during August, three per
cent.; during September, two per cent, and during October,
one per cent. Nothing herein contained shall in any way
operate to or be construed to repeal, alter, revise, amend or
in any manner affect any other provision in this Charter as
to the assessment, collection, or sale for non-payment of
taxes, and all taxes, notwithstanding the provisions of this