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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 675

paid over according to law. He shall be the collector of
all state and county taxes that may be levied by the County
Commissioners for St. Mary's County, or otherwise, and
shall have power and authority to receive and collect [said]
THE taxes and to enforce the payment thereof, and to convey
title to any real or personal estate sold by him for the
payment thereof[; and when]. WHEN there [be] ARE no bidders
for property offered for sale by [said] THE Treasurer, [it
shall be lawful for] the County Commissioners of [said] THE
County [to] MAY purchase [said] THE real estate and [to]
convey [the same] IT when sold by them by good and
sufficient deed. [Said] THE Treasurer shall receive county
certificates from taxpayers to the amount of the taxes due
by them respectively, provided that said certificates are
payable out of the levy of the current year. [He shall
reserve out of the money collected by him a sufficient sum
to pay the amount levied in each current year for public
schools and shall pay same over to the Board of County
School Commissioners, one—fourth (1/4) each on or before the
first day of November, February, April and July.] [Said] THE
Treasurer shall be entitled to the following fees: for
giving the notice to enforce the payment of taxes, the sum
of [fifty] 50 cents [($0.50)] for each notice given, as
hereinbefore provided, and, in addition thereto for property
sold, he shall receive a poundage fee of [three] 3 percent
[[3%)] on the gross amount of sales, but, if the amount of
the bill be paid prior to sale, after the same shall have
keen advertised, he shall only receive as poundage fee [one]
1 percent [(1%) ] on the amount collected, those several fees
to be charged as a part of the tax bill of the delinquent
taxpayer.

[ 139-5.

The County Treasurer is hereby directed to report to
the County Commissioners of St. Mary's County on or before
the first day of May each year the amount of revenue
collected by him during the preceding year from the license
tax on dogs and from taxes on motor vehicles and the
disbursements made by him from the revenues received from
each of said taxes.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978.

Approved May 16, 1978.

CHAPTER 676
(House Bill 1303)
AN ACT concerning

Motor Vehicles - Alteration of Certain Equipment