Ch. 56                                     2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

B. Annual reports; bonding; appeals. To conserve such relief money from
waste, the County Commissioners are hereby given plenary administrative
power over the same by appropriate orders. Such personal representative
shall report annually, in detail, to the County Commissioners the status of
the Relief Fund in his hands, but shall not be required to account for same
in the Orphans' Court. The County Commissioners shall require such
personal representative to give bond to the State of Maryland for the safe
custody of the Relief Fund in his handsin the sum of two thousand dollars
($2,000.) and may be allowed commissions on the principal thereof not
exceeding two percent (2%) for the first year and five percent (5%) yearly
thereafter on the income in payment for his services. He shall deposit said
relief money not otherwise invested in such bank as the County
Commissioners may direct and shall only draw thereon in accordance with
orders of such Commissioners. From any order passed by said County
Commissioners under this section, the personal representative or any
person claiming to be a dependent may appeal within sixty (60) days to the
Circuit Court of such county, whereupon such Circuit Court shall have
jurisdiction to determine the issues of fact and law raised by such appeal
and may pass such rules as may be judged necessary to expedite and
effectuate the determination of such issues, in which appeals the County
Commissioners shall be party defendant.]

[66-12.

A.    Temporary remittance of tax. When the assessments imposed and collected
by the Treasurer of Allegany County shall amount to a surplus of thirty-five
thousand dollars ($35,000.) and when the assessments imposed and
collected by the Treasurer of Garrett County shall amount to a surplus of
fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.) over and above the pending and accrued
claims on the same under this Article, such Treasurers shall report the fact
to the County Commissioners of their respective county, whereupon said
Board of County Commissioners is hereby empowered and directed to remit
temporarily the taxes hereby imposed from month to month as long as, and
no longer, such surplus shall exceed thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.)
in Allegany County and fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.) in Garrett
County, and when it shall be reduced to said sums or under as mentioned
above, said tax shall become again payable as provided by this Article. It
shall be the duty of the Treasurer of his respective county to invest, under
the orders of the County Commissioners, any surplus above the sum of two
thousand dollars ($2,000.) in his hands in such public bonds as said
Commissioners may direct and to credit such Fund with the interest derived
therefrom.

B.    Transfer of Fund and records. Upon the retirement from office or any
disqualification to act of such Treasurer, the entire Fund, including such
bonds and the books and papers pertaining to such Fund, shall be delivered
by such Treasurer to his successor in office, who shall receipt for the same.]

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