§ 16-109. Tax on property

MD Local Gov Code § 16-109 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    This section applies only to commission counties.

(b)    The county commissioners of a county shall:

(1)    impose taxes on property within the county subject to taxation; and

(2)    provide for the collection of the taxes.

(c)    The imposition of taxes required under this section may be made by the county commissioners of a county wholly or partly by estimate.

(d)    The county commissioners of a county shall use property tax revenue to:

(1)    support the courts;

(2)    compensate jurors and county or State witnesses;

(3)    pay outpensions established by the county commissioners or by the trustees of the poor;

(4)    pay the funeral expenses of the poor; and

(5)    pay and discharge all claims on or against the county that have been expressly or impliedly authorized by law.