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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the commis-
sion as compensation to said collectors for the
collection of said taxes, shall be as follows: five
per centum for the second and fourth collection
districts; six per centum for the first and fifth col-
lection districts; and seven per centum for the
third collection district, upon all sums collected
and paid over, and it shall be the duty of the
County Commissioners to levy for the said com-
mission in the general levy of State and County
taxes, said commissions to be estimated upon
the whole amount to be placed in the hands of
each collector.
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Compensation.
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall the
duty of the several collectors to pay over, under
oath, to the Treasurer of the State of Maryland,
and the Treasurer of Baltimore county, respective-
ly, on the first Tuesday of the next month after
said taxes are placed in their hands, and on the
first Tuesday in each and every month thereafter,
the amount collected by them, until the collections
are completed, and on the failure to make such
monthly payments, the delinquent collector may
be removed by the County Commissioners, and at
the end of the time allowed by this act for the
collections aforesaid by said collectors, they and
each of them shall make to the county Treasurer
a full and complete return under oath of the
whole amount of taxes collected by them during
the year; and also an alphabetical list of all de-
linquent tax payers, and the sums due by each of
them, which lists the County Commissioners are
hereby authorised to publish in at least one news-
paper published in the county, and on failure to
complete within twelve months from the day and
date of receiving said taxes for collection, the
collection and return of the whole amount thereof
to the county and State Treasurer respectively
(except such sums as the County Commissioners
upon examination of the returns of said collectors
may determine to be and to have been uncollecta-
ble) their bonds shall be liable for the same, and
the County Commissioners shall cause suit to be
brought on the bond given for the County Taxes,
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Duty of Col-
lectors.
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