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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
the said penalties, fines or forfeitures, to be recovered and
collected as debts of a similar account now are, and applied to the
uses of the said town and precincts; to appoint and qualify a clerk,
whose duty it shall be to keep fair and faithful minutes of their
proceedings in proper and well bound books to be provided by
them for that purpose, and to be subject to the inspection and examination
of the inhabitants of the said town and precincts, and
all persons who may be concerned; to cause the persons entitled to
vote as aforesaid to be summoned by public advertisements to meet
at some certain time and place within the limits of the said town;
to cause a just and fair assessment and valuation of all the property,
real and personal, within the limits of the said town and
precincts, to be made and returned, from time to time, by some
skilful and discreet person, to be appointed and qualified by them
for such occasion; and whenever it shall be deemed necessary for
any purpose beneficial to the town, to impose and levy on the property,
so directed to be assessed and valued, any sum or sums of
money, in equal and fair proportions, provided the money so to be
imposed and levied shall not exceed in any one year the rate of
thirty cents for every hundred dollars worth of property, according
to such respective assessments and valuation, and in the same proportion
upon any greater or smaller share of property; to appoint
and qualify an active and discreet person annually, under satisfactory
security, to be the bailiff of the said town, and to give such
directions in the execution of his office as shall be necessary to accomplish
the intentions of this act; to pay their clerk, and the
bailiff of the said town respectively, a reasonable allowance for
their services, to be rated by the said commissioners on the property
aforesaid by equal assessments; and generally to order and
promote such regulations and improvements for the benefit and
advantage of the said town and precincts, as the said commissioners
shall determine to be necessary. |
| Tax on non-residents. |
8. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the quota of assessments
or tax
on the real property of non-residents, in case there be not personal
property therein, shall be collected out of rents of such property
by attachment, in the nature of a fi. fa. against rights and credits,
and until such assessment or tax shall be paid, the same shall remain
a lien upon the property, subject to interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum. |
Bailiff to be appointed
—his duties. |
9. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the bailiff of
the said town shall
be appointed annually in the month of May, and before he shall
proceed to execute his office he shall take an oath, or affirmation,
before the said commissioners, that he will faithfully and impartially
perform the duties required of him as bailiff of the said
town and precincts, by this act, according to the best of his skill
and judgment, and without favour, affection or prejudice; and the
duties of the said bailiff shall be to attend the meetings of the said
commissioners whenever he shall be required; to perform such services
for more effectually accomplishing the objects of this act, as
shall be directed by the said commissioners; to prevent the tumultuous
and irregular meetings of slaves, negroes, and other dissolute
and disorderly persons within the limits of the said town and
precincts, or if so assembled, to disperse them be reasonable and
lawful means, and to punish with moderate correction, under such |
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