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BALTIMORE COUNTY.

and all licensed vessels whatever, shall be valued .agreeably
to the directions of this act, and shall be chargeable according
to such valuation with the public assessment.

Commis-
sioners of
the tax to
be ap-
pointed.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That five sensible, discreet, and
experienced persons, shall be appointed in each county of this
state, who shall be commissioners of the tax, and they, or any
three or more of them, shall be commissioners for the county
for which they shall severally be appointed ; and five persons
as aforesaid shall be appointed and called commissioners of the
tax for the city of Baltimore ; and no commissioner of the tax
shall be entitled to receive more than one per diem allowance
for the same days attendance.
Duties for Baltimore county transferred Jo the county commissioners,
by 1826, ch. 217.

Oath of
commis-
sioners.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That every commissioner ap-
pointed in virtue of this act, shall, before he acts as such, take
the following oath or affirmation, as the case may be, to wit :
I —— , do swear, (or solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare
and affirm,) that as commissioner for —— county, (or the city
of Baltimore,) I will, to the best of my skill atid judgment,
execute the duties of the said office diligently and faithfully, ac-
cording to the directions of this act, and the directions of the act
to ascertain the value of the land in the several counties of this
state for the purpose of laying the public assessment, passed at
November session, seventeen hundred and eighty five, without
favour, affection or partiality, and that 1 will do equal right and
justice, according to the best of my knowledge, in every case in
which I shall act as commissioner.'

Vacancies,
how to be
supplied.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That if any of the commissioners
aforesaid shall die, resign, refuse, neglect, or be rendered in-
capable to act by removal out of the county, or otherwise, the
remaining commissioners, or a majority of them, of the several
counties of this- state respectively, shall immediately, or as soon
as they conveniently can proceed to fill up such vacancy or
vacancies, and shall thereupon signify to such person or per-
sons the appointment by them made in writing; and the said
commissioners shall continue to act until their powers shall be

Proviso.

superseded by some future act of assembly ; Provided, that no
member of the levy. court, or orphans court, or register of wills,
shall be a commissioner of the, tax.

Meetings of
commis-
sioners;
assessors;
their duties.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of the
tax shall meet at the place where the county courts are usually
held in their respective counties, on the first Monday of Feb-
ruary eighteen hundred and thirteen, or as soon thereafter as
they may have notice of this act, and as often after as shall be ne-
cessary ; and the said commissioners at their said meeting shall
appoint a clerk ; And whereas, the several counties in this state