1250 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 732

urer, or in such other appropriate manner, as the Com-
Hiiskioners may determine. The Commissioners are directed,
as far as possible, to make all assessments and charges,
except water charges, in the Metropolitan District readily
identifiable on the tax ledgers and tax rolls of the county
in the possession of the treasurer of Baltimore County, to
the end that the treasurer of Baltimore County and each
taxpayer of the county may see what each assessable prop-
erty in the county is subject to by way of lien for such
assessments and charges. It shall be the duty of the treas-
urer of Baltimore County in making up the tax bills to
make provision under appropriate heading for a state-
ment thereon of, and to state thereon, the amount of such
assessments and charges (except water service charges),
due for the current year and of the amount thereof in
arrears. Should a tax be imposed on any taxable property
of the Metropolitan District or of Baltimore County under
any provision of this Act, the rate and amount of such
tax shall be also appropriately shown on said tax bill. The
treasurer shall accept no taxes on real estate unless ten-
dered at the same time payment of all Metropolitan assess-
ments, charges and taxes shown on his books as liens on
the property with respect to which taxes are tendered,
except in case of Metropolitan assessments and charges in
arrears for two or more years, accounting from January 1,
1938, as to which he may, with the prior approval of the
County Commissioners of Baltimore County, evidenced by
the passage of an ordinance as hereinafter provided, accept
payment of such assessments and charges so in arrears
in installments. The Commissioners are hereby authorized
by ordinance to provide for the payment of Metropolitan
District annual assessments and charges which may be
due or in arrears for two or more years prior to January
1, 1938, in installments. Such ordinance shall have the force
and effect of law, shall operate uniformly in the Metropoli-
tan District and shall permit payment in no greater num-
ber of annual installments than six. All unpaid install-
ments shall bear interest at the rate of one-half of \% per
month until paid. In the event there be established under
any ordinance or law the practice of permitting payments in
Baltimore County of taxes in installments, the provisions
herein with respect to payment of Metropolitan District
annual assessments and charges in installments shall cease
to be operative and in lieu thereof with respect to each
assessable property all Metropolitan annual assessments
and charges thereon shall be included in the taxes thereon
and collected together, in installments. The Commissioners
are hereby authorized and empowered to adopt, and pass