FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1841.

CHAPTER 225.

chap. 226.

An act to authorize Joseph B. Lancaster of Charles Coun-
ty, to make an improvement at the mouth of Neal's Creek.

Passed March
7, 1842

Whereas, Joseph B. Lancaster of Charles county, is
the owner of a tide mill at the mouth of Neal's Creek, and
is desirous of contracting the mouth of said creek, to benefit
his mill—therefore,

Preamble.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Joseph B. Lancaster of Charles county, be and he is
hereby authorized to contract the mouth of Neal's Creek,
For the benefit of his tide mill; provided, in making such
contraction, an entrance at the mouth of said creek is left
to the width of twenty-five Feet; and provided also, that it
does not prevent the navigation of said creek.

Benefit of J.
B. Lancaster

Provisoes

CHAPTER 226.

An act supplemental to an act entitled, an act for regulating
the manner of Levying on the Assessable. Property in Anne
Arundel County, for the support of Primary Schools in
said County, passed December session, eighteen hundred
and thirty, chapter ninety-seven.

Passed March
7, 1842.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That From and after the passage of this act, it
shall be and is hereby declared to be the duty of each col-
lector of the tax in Anne Arundel county, to keep a separate
and distinct account of all monies collected or received by
him under the provisions of the act to which this is a sup-
plement, and such collector shall deposit at least once a
quarter, if not oftner, all such monies so received by him, in
the Farmers Bank of Maryland, to the credit of the school

Collectors-
duty

commissioners of Anne Arundel county.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That to insure the more cer-
tain compliance with the provisions of the first section of
this act, it shall be and it is hereby declared to be the duty
of each collector of the tax in Anno Arundel county, in
making out his accounts for the collection of the tax levied
upon the assessable property of the said county, to state in
a separate item on each and every such account, the amount
assessed as school tax, and any and every such collector fail-
ing or neglecting to comply with the provisions of this act,
shall be liable to such forfeitures and penalties as are in like
cases provided for in reference to the collection of county
charges.

Collectors—
forfeitures
and penalties