E. LOUIS LOWE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1852.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said Trea-
surer and Clerk, before he proceeds to act as such, shall
take an oath in due form of law, faithfully to perform
the duties devolving upon him as such Treasurer and
Clerk; and in addition, the said Treasurer shall enter
into a good and sufficient bond and security, to be ap-
proved by the commissioners of Howard county, for
the faithful performance of his duties as Treasurer, in
a penalty not less, in any case, than the amount of the
annual levy, for the term for which he may be elected.

CHAP. 110.

Oath.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the office in the
Court of Howard county, now assigned to the use of
the commissioners of said county, shall be the office of
said Treasurer and Clerk, and shall he by him kept
open for the transaction of business from nine o'clock
in the morning until three each day, Sunday excepted.

Place of office.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That in cases of death
or resignation of the said Treasurer, at any time du-

ring the term for which he shall have been elected
to serve, then and in such case, it shall be, and is hereby
made the duty of the commissioners of Howard county,
within twenty days from and after the time of the death
or resignation of the said Treasurer, as aforesaid, to
elect some person to serve as Treasurer for and during
the residue of the term, for which the Treasurer so
dying or resigning shall have been elected, which per-
son, when so elected, shall be required to qualify and
give bond according to the provisions of the second
section of this act.

Vacancy, how
filled.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
duly of the Treasurer aforesaid, at the expiration of
his term of service, to transfer and hand over to his
successor in office, all books, accounts, money and
papers, of every kind and nature whatsoever, in any
way connected with the administration of said office.

Transfer
books to suc-
cessor.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the commissioners

of Howard county, in making out their levy for the
year eighteen hundred and fifty-two, shall levy upon
the assessable property of Howard county, on or before
the tenth day of April, in each and every year, six per
centum on the amount of State and county taxes,
in the same manner as they levy for State and county
taxes, to defray the expenses for the collection of the
State and county taxes.

Levy to be
made to de-
fray expenses
for collection

of taxes.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That from and after the
levy aforesaid has been made for the year eighteen hun-
dred and fifty-two, it shall be the privilege, and the
tax-payers of said county are hereby authorised to pay
over to the Treasurer of said county, their State and

Tax-payers
authorised to
pay treasurer,
&c.