1842

FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR,

CHAP. 219.

limits of direct taxation over any square or part of a square
of ground embraced within the streets as laid down in Pop-
pleton's plat of said city, of by streets which may be sub-
stituted for those thus laid down unless there shall be upon
every full square at least six dwelling or store houses com-
pleted and lit for occupation.

CHAPTER 219.

Passed Feb.
25, 1843.

An act directing the Commissioners of the Tax for Talbot
County, to publish annually a summary statement of their
receipts and disbursements.

Commission-
ers to publish
annually, a
statement of
receipts and
expenditures.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the commissioners of the tax for Talbot
county shall, publish annually a fair and accurate summary
statement of all receipts and expenditures of the twelve
months next preceding the closing of the annual levy by
said commissioners, in the two papers of the town of Eas-
ton, not exceeding three insertions in each paper, under
the penalty of the forfeiture of the pay of the members of
the board of commissioners of the tax, during the twelve
months aforesaid, in case of their failure to make such pub-
lication.

Statement to
particularize
amount of
each expendi-
ture.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted^ That the said statement shall
designate as far as practicable, stating with reference to the
following heads of expenditure or allowances, the aggre-
gate amount of each one of them separately, to wit: the
pay of each of the commissioners of the tax of the county;
the pay of the clerk, attorney and other person or persons
in their service; fees paid for legal service and advice; fees
and allowances to public officers, distinguishing those to
each class of officers separately; the holding of the courts
and all charges coming under that head; specifying how
much thereof on account of jurors, and also how much on
account of witnesses payable by the county; the support of
the prison, and all charges connected therewith or relating
to prisoners; the support of the alms-house and its inmates,
with a statement of how much allowed to its officers; al-
lowance to indigent out pensioners; the holding of elections;
repairs and erections of bridges; repairs of the public
roads; the opening of new roads, designating the several
sums allowed to individuals for lands over which roads shall
have been laid out, with such other items as the said com-
missioners of the tax may judge will have a tendency to