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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

amount of taxes charged against the owner, together with the

costs and expenses, and may afterwards sell and convey the

same, if not redeemed as hereinbefore provided.

Ordinances

148. All ordinances and by-laws passed by the City Council

and by-laws.

shall be delivered by the clerk of the Council at once, or as soon

as conveniently may be, to the Mayor for his approval. He

shall return the same to the clerk or to the said City Council

within six days of its delivery to him, inclusive of the day of

delivery and its return, with his approval or disapproval ; and

any ordinance or by-law returned by the Mayor without his

approval shall not become a law unless subsequently passed

at a meeting of four-fifths of the whole Council, and within

sixty days from the time of the return of the said ordinance,

and if he shall fail to return the same within six days of its de-

livery then the said ordinance or by-law shall become a law

without his approval.

Property with-

152. All property within the corporate limits of Salisbury

in corporate
limits.

subject to taxation for county purposes shall be taxed for

municipal purposes, and the Council at their first meeting in

June, 1905, and every five years thereafter or oftener, shall ap-

point three citizens noted for their good judgment in fair

valuation of property, as assessed, who, after subscribing to

an oath before the police justice to perform the duties imposed

upon them without fear, favor, partiality or prejudice, shall

proceed to value the real estate and improvements thereon,

and all property liable to assessment and taxation under the

laws of the State for county purposes within the corporate

limits of Salisbury, at a fair and just market valuation, and re-

turn the same under their hands to the Mayor and Council

within thirty days, unless their time be extended; and if any

person shall feel aggrieved at the valuation and assessment of

his property by said assessors, he may appeal from such valua-

tion to the Council, who, on good cause shown, may make any

alterations in said assessment which they may think proper and

right (as provided in the next succeeding section), and all

persons interested may inspect free of charge the books of

Proviso.

assessment; provided, that the assessed value of any person's

property that does not exceed two hundred dollars shall be

exempt from taxation.

Duties of as-

152. Sub-Section 1. Every assessor provided for in the

sessors.

foregoing section shall inform himself by all lawful means of

all property, real and personal, and stocks or investments in

the city liable to taxation or assessment, and which may have