1852                                      LAWS OF MARYLAND                                    Ch. 680

[the same] THEM in the hands of the several constables of
the districts [wherein] IN WHICH the property assessed is
located or the owners reside. [, to] THE BILLS SHALL be
delivered to the parties owning the [same,] PROPERTY and
each bill [so made out] shall contain a notice that if [the
same be] IT IS not paid on or before [the first day of] June
1 next after the date of [said] THE bill, the property upon
which [said] taxes [may be owing] ARE OWED [will] SHALL be
levied upon and sold to enforce THEIR payment. [thereof,
and there shall be added] ADDED to the principal sum of
[such] THE State and county taxes [so] in default and the
interest [thereon] ON THEM[, the] SHALL BE AN additional sum
of [twenty—five] 25 cents for the payment of the costs of
the service of [such] THE bill of taxes. [; the]

(C)    THE TAX bills [so made out] WHICH WERE PREPARED
IN DUPLICATE shall be placed in the hands of the [said]
constables on or before the first Monday of April after the
date [thereof] OF THE BILL. [, by whom one] ONE copy of
each [such] bill shall be;

(1)    [delivered] DELIVERED to the person or
corporate institution against whom it is made out, [or in
the event of the failure to find such person or taxpayer in
the district such tax bill shall be left]

(2)    LEFT with the agent of [such] THAT taxpayer
IN THE EVENT OF THE FAILURE TO FIND THAT PERSON OR TAXPAYER,
or [conspicuously]

(3)    [posted] POSTED CONSPICUOUSLY on the
property assessed. [, within] THIS SHALL BE DONE WITHIN
[thirty] 30 days after [the] receipt [of the same, and] AND
the constables receiving [such] THE tax bills shall endorse
upon one copy [thereof] the time and manner of service made,
which endorsement shall be prima facie evidence of [the] ITS
correctness [thereof], and shall return [the same] IT to THE
treasurer within [twenty] 20 days after making [such] THE
service, [, and the said constables] CONSTABLES shall
receive a fee of [twenty] 20 cents for each notice served by
them, payable by the treasurer out of the additional charge
of [twenty-five] 25 cents [aforesaid] AS PROVIDED IN THIS
SECTION and the remaining five cents, [thereof] when
collected, shall be retained by the treasurer for costs of
making out the tax bills. [; the]

(D)    THE constable shall have no authority to collect
[said] THE tax bill or any portion [thereof] OF IT, and any
constable who [shall do] DOES so or who [shall make] MAKES
any false return under the provisions of this section, or
[refuse or neglect] REFUSES OR NEGLECTS to perform his duty
as [herein] provided IN THIS SUBTITLE shall be liable to
indictment [therefor], and upon conviction shall pay a fine
of [fifty dollars, said fine to be collected as other fines
and be paid to the treasurer for county purposes; and it
shall be the duty of the] $50.