BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor                        2035

matters relating to the duties of his office, together with
all vouchers relating thereto[, and he shall monthly present
to the County Commissioners a true and faithful exhibit of
all moneys received and disbursed by him and all cash on
hand during the preceding month. Said report to the County
Commissioners shall be made not later than the second
Tuesday of the month in which it is required to be made, and
he], HE shall deposit all the moneys collected by him in a
national tank or trust company AS DIRECTED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS and shall pay out the same only upon orders
from the County Commissioners by checks upon such bank or
trust company signed by [said] THE Treasurer. The moneys so
deposited [to] SHALL be deposited in the name of the
Treasurer of [said] THE county as Treasurer, and (under no
consideration to] MAY NOT be deposited in his name alone.
The County Treasurer shall appoint a designee to act in his
absence, in the event of serious illness or inability caused
thereby, by resolution to be duly recorded in the land
records of St. Mary's County. If the designee is required
to act in the Treasurer's place, he shall have the powers
and be bonded in the same manner as a successor. In case of
the death or resignation of the County Treasurer, or if the
office [shall become] BECOMES vacant by any means during his
term of office, the Governor [of the state shall], within
[twenty (20)] 20 days thereafter, SHALL appoint a County
Treasurer for the unexpired term [thus] made vacant[; he],
THE APPOINTEE shall be subject to all the obligations and
clothed with all the powers [herein] provided for County
Treasurer and shall take charge of and collect any
UNCOLLECTED taxes that may be in the hands of the late
Treasurer [uncollected] and for which the late Treasurer is
responsitle[, and for such]. FOR THESE uncollected taxes,
THE TREASURER shall give a separate bond under such penalty
as may be required by the County Commissioners. At the
expiration of the term of any Treasurer appointed or elected
under this [chapter] SECTION, he shall deliver up the office
to his successor and all papers and books relative thereto
except the books containing taxes uncollected by him and for
which his bond is responsible, and he shall be allowed
[twelve (12)] 12 months after the expiration of his term of
office to make settlement and complete collection of all
UNCOLLECTED state and county taxes that may be in his hands
[uncollected] and to pay over to the parties entitled
thereto the amount, respectively, due them.

139-4.

[It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the] THE County
[Commissioners] BUDGET OFFICER, within [thirty (30) ] 30 days
after the completion of each annual levy [to], SHALL deliver
to the [said] County Treasurer a full copy thereof, together
with a list of taxpayers and their assessment, and the
[said] Treasurer shall collect the same according to law and
pay over to the county or the parties entitled thereto the
[said] amount so collected. The bond of [said] THE
Treasurer shall be liable for all sums of money collected by
him on account of state and county taxes, as aforesaid,
until [the same shall] THEY have been duly accounted for and