LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1843

the duty of the court or commissioners as the case may be,
to whom the application shall be made to ascertain of the
party applying to what place within this State, the property
has been removed, and to inform the proper authorities of
the place to which the property is so removed, of the fact
of such removal to the end that it may their be subjected to
taxation.

CHAP 208.

Sec. 19. And be. it enacted, That if the collector or
collectors appointed by the Governor, under the first sec-
lion of this act, shall fail or refuse to qualify, by giving bond
within thirty days after their appointment, it shall and may
be lawful for the Governor to appoint others in their places
and so from time to time, after every interval of thirty days
until duly qualified collectors shall be appointed throughout
the State, and the same power shall and may be exercised
by the Governor annually, whenever and as often as the
levy courts, commissioners, and the mayor and city council
of Baltimore, shall neglect or be unable to procure duly
qualified collectors, by the first day of May, in each and
every year.

On failure to
bond in thirty
days, Gover-
nor to appoint
others.

Sec. 20. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the clerks of the levy courts, the commissioners, and the
register of the city of Baltimore annually, on or before the
twentieth day of April, to give the Governor, official in-
formation, whether there is in the counties, Howard Dis-
trict or the city of Baltimore, a duly appointed and qualified
collector or collectors of the State taxes, and the said clerks
and register, are hereby required to give the same informa-
tion to the Governor within thirty days after the passage of
this act.

To give Go-
vernor official
information.

SEC. 21. And be it enacted, That the levy courts or
commissioners, or mayor and city council of Baltimore,
as aforesaid, are hereby authorised and required to levy
upon their counties, Howard District and the city of Balti-
more, within twenty days after collectors shall have been
appointed, such commission not exceeding ten per centum
on the amount to be placed in the hands of said collector
or collectors for collection as will in their judgement insure
a speedy collection of said taxes, for the use of the collec-
tors who shall collect the same, which said commission shall
be collected as part of the county charges for the respec-
tive counties, district, or city as aforesaid, at the same time
and in the same manner, as county charges in said counties,
district or city are now collected.

To levy on
their counties.