J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                            1299

of the work of his office, and who shall perform such duties as he
may require of them, respectively.

The compensation to be paid to such clerk and other assistants as
may be appointed by said County Treasurer shall be fixed and deter-
mined by the County Commissioners of Talbot County, who shall
pay the same in equal monthly installments; such clerk and assistants
shall each be required to file a bond with said County Commissioners,
conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her respective
duties, in such an amount, and with such surety or sureties thereon,
as may be directed by said County Commissioners of Talbot County.

89. On the first day of January next succeeding the levy taxes shall
be deemed to be in arrear ARREARS, and interest shall be charged
from [that date] October 1st on all taxes not then paid; and during

the month of September next after said taxes become due and in

arrear the Treasurer shall deliver or mail to each delinquent taxpayer
an account of his assessment and the taxes and interest due thereon,

with a notice to said delinquent thereto attached, that unless said

payment of said taxes and interest be made in full on or before
the thirtieth day of November next after the delivery of said notice

that the taxes and interest will be collected by process of law; and

it shall be the duty of he Treasurer to enforce the payment of all
taxes remaining unpaid on the said thirtieth day of November next
after the delivery of said notice in the manner hereinafter pre-
scribed, by a sale of either real or personal property.

90. Whenever personal property assessed to any person, set of
persons or body corporate of Talbot County is about to be sold or
removed from said county by said person, set of persons or body
corporate, or their agent, executor, administrator, trustees or assigns,
the Treasurer may, at any time after the levy of taxes for any
year shall have been made by the County Commissioners, make out a
bill for such taxes in the usual form, with an order at the bottom
of said bill directing the sheriff [or any constable] of said county to
levy upon the personal property about to be sold or removed from
said county, and enforce the payment of the taxes on the same in
the manner as is provided in [Section 93 of] this Article; and for
the purpose of this section all taxes on personal property about to
be sold or removed from said Talbot County shall be taken to be
due and in arrear from the date of the levy of said taxes.

93. Whenever it shall be necessary to enforce the payment of
taxes by a sale of personal property, the said Treasurer shall make
out a bill of such taxes in the usual form, with an order at the
bottom of said bill directing the sheriff [or any constable] of said
county to levy upon the personal property of the delinquent, and to
sell the same to satisfy and pay the taxes so due; and it shall be the
duty of said sheriff [or constable] upon receiving such tax bill and
an order, to levy upon and sell the personal property of such delin-
quent in the same manner and upon the same notice, and he shall be
entitled to the same fees as if he were proceeding under an execution
from a [justice of the peace] Trial Magistrate; and he shall, imme-
diately after such sale, pay over to the said Treasurer the amount
due on said tax bill; and any surplus which may remain after the
payment of taxes, interest and costs, shall be paid by said sheriff
[or constable] to such delinquent taxpayers; and the said sheriff's