HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                         1787

of [said] State and County taxes. (P.L.L., 1930, Art. 22, sec.
804; 1957 Code, sec. 698. 1914, ch. 130; 1918, ch. 345; 1933, ch.
555, sec. 804; 1941, ch. 402; 1943, ch. 470; 1947, ch. 904;
1959, ch. 209.)

36-3. Same; bank deposits.

(A)  [It shall be the duty of every] THE County Treasurer [in
Washington County,] promptly [to] SHALL deposit [any and] all
[moneys] MONEY RECEIVED by him [received] and collected in some
bank or banking institution in Hagerstown[, Maryland, the said].
THE place of deposit [to] SHALL be approved by the County
Commissioners [of Washington County, and in].

(B)   IN approving [such] THE place of deposit the [said]
Commissioners shall prefer the bank or banking institution which
[shall agree] AGREES to pay the highest rate of interest on daily
balances of [said] deposits[; provided, however, if two]. IF 2
or more banks or banking institutions [shall] agree to pay the
same rate of interest on [said] deposits[,] and the [said] rate
of interest [shall be] IS the highest rate of interest offered by
a bank or banking institution [aforesaid] AS REQUIRED, [then the
said] Commissioners may prefer one of the [said] banks or banking
institutions offering the highest rate of interest [as aforesaid]
and approve IT [the same; and provided further that the said].

(C)  THE County Commissioners [of Washington County] may
require the bank or banking institution [wherein] IN WHICH the
[said] deposits are placed[,] to give bond or deposit securities,
to be approved by the [said] County Commissioners [of Washington
County], for the faithful performance of its trust. (See note
(2)) (P.L.L., 1930, Art. 22, sec. 805; 1957 Code, sec. 701.
1914, ch. 319; 1933, ch. 555.)

36-4. Tax sales; alternative procedure.

In addition to the procedure for tax sales as provided by
[Sections 72 to 90W, inclusive, of] Article 81 of the Annotated
Code [of Maryland (1943 Supplement)], an alternative procedure as
provided by this sub-title may be followed [in Washington
County]. (See note (3)) (1957 Code, sec. 702. 1945, ch. 368,
sec. 805B.)

36-5. Same; final bills, sales.

(a) Notice. At least [thirty] 30 days before any property
is first advertised for sale under the provisions of this
sub-title, the Treasurer or Collector of Taxes shall [cause to be
mailed] MAIL to the person who last appears as owner thereof on
the tax records at the last address shown on [said] THE
records[,] a statement giving the name of [said] THE person and
the amount of taxes due. On the statement [there shall also
appear] the following notice SHALL APPEAR:
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