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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Shall appoint assessors.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of said town shall appoint three judicious citizens to assess all the real and personal property within the corporation limits of said town of Church Hill during the months of May and June of every year, if in their judgment it be necessary, at a fair valuation.

Make oath.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the citizens appointed by the commissioners to assess the real and personal property within the corporate limits of Church Hill, shall before entering upon the discharge of their duty, make oath before the commissioners that they will faithfully and honestly, without prejudice or partiality, fear or favor, discharge the duties of assessors of the real and personal property within the corporate limits of the town of Church Hill.

Duty of assessors.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That the assessors, after being duly qualified, shall procure a well bound book in which shall be entered all the assessable property within the corporate limits of the town of Church Hill, together with its description and value and the name of the owner thereof; and the assessors are hereby empowered to administer an oath to every person owing real or personal property within said corporate limits, and in case of refusal to take the oath or give the necessary information, then it shall be the duty of said assessors to value the property in question, by the best information procurable and by their own judgment; and said assessors shall receive for their services such sums of money as the commissioners in their judgment may see fit to allow

May appeal.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That any person who may deem himself aggrieved by said assessment, may appeal for relief to the said commissioners within thirty days after the return made by the assessors; and the said commissioners shall have the power annually to make statements and transfers, and cause a new assessment to be made according to the provisions of the preceding sections of this act, whenever they shall deem it necessary.

Make by-laws.

SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of Church Hill, or a majority of them, are hereby empowered to pass all such by-laws and ordinances