WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 149

Mayor and Council in July, October, January and April,
next succeeding the date of his appointment, or any other
time when called upon by the Mayor and Council, showing
the condition of his receipts and expenditures, and the state-
ment submitted in January shall be published by the Mayor
and Council in one or more newspapers published in the town,
as they may direct, the Tax Collector shall give bond to the
Mayor and Council to be approved by them, for the faithful
discharge of his duties in such penalty as they may prescribe
not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), but
if the Tax Collector shall receive any special funds by reason
of any law or ordinance, belonging to the city he shall give
an additional bond, the penalty thereof to be determined and
approved of by the Mayor and Council, for the faithful dis-
charge of his duties in the premises, and shall receive as
compensation for his services such salary as shall be fixed
by resolution of the Mayor and Council, that the Mayor
and Council of Hagerstown shall provide by annual levy for
the payment of all clerk hire, office rent, premium on bond,
books, stationery and all other expenses necessary for the
conduct of the office of Tax Collector, the same to be approved
of by the said Mayor and Council, and shall not receive any
fees or other compensations; that the Tax Collector shall
remain in office until his successor is duly appointed and
qualified as other town officials; and any tax collector who
shall violate the provisions of this section shall be liable to
indictment in the Circuit Court for Washington County, and
upon conviction shall be fined or imprisoned or both at the
discretion of the Court.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, Tha this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1948.

Approved June 1, 1948.

CHAPTER 72
(House Bill 51)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
37B(g) of Article 87 of the Annotated Code of. Maryland
(1947 Supplement), title "Sheriffs", sub-title "Compensa-
tion and Duties", increasing the compensation of the
deputy Sheriffs of Cecil County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 37B(g) of Article 87 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Sheriffs", sub-
title "Compensation and Duties", be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: