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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

56Q. Every officer of the town before entering upon the dis-

Form of oath
or affirmation

charge of his duties of the office to which he may be elected or

appointed, shall take and subscribe to the following oath or af-

firmation before a justice of the peace for Washington County:

"I,............. do hereby swear or affirm that I will well and

faithfully discharge the duties of ............ in accordance

with the best of my ability and understanding;" a certificate

of which oath shall be filed with the clerk of the Burgess and

Council and recorded by him in a book kept for that purpose.

If any person elected or appointed to any office shall fail to take

the oath or affirmation required within five days from the date

of his election or appointment, the office shall be declared

vacant.

56R. All property within the limits of Boonsborough or

Town prop-

that may have a citus there by reason of the residence of the

erty to be
taxed for

owner therein, shall be taxed for municipal purposes, and the

municipal
purposes.

assessment for town purposes shall be the same as that for

State and county purposes, and in case any real estate assessed

for State and county purposes be divided by the town bounda-

ries, the Burgess and Council shall place a fair valuation upon

that contained within the town limits and make a just appor-

tionment of said assessment. Should any property, liable to be

taxed for town purposes be omitted in the county assessment,

the Burgess and Council shall have the power to include said

property in the town assessment and impose a just valuation

thereon.

56S. The Burgess and Council shall annually levy on the

Annual levy.

assessable property of the town, all needful taxes ; such taxes,

when levied, shall be a lien upon property as now provided by

law, and shall be collected as State and county taxes are col-

lected, unless the Burgess and Council shall adopt some other

mode by ordinance for the collection of the same.

56T. The Burgess and Council are authorized and em-

Authority to

powered to purchase, construct, operate, and maintain a plant

construct
and maintain

for the purpose of supplying water to the citizens of Boons-

a water and
lighting sys-

borough for domestic, manufacturing or fire purposes, and are

tem.

also authorized and empowered to purchase, construct, operate

and maintain a plant for lighting by gas or electricity the

streets, alleys and highways of the town and supplying such

light to the citizens thereof on such terms as the said the Bur-

gess and Council shall prescribe, and to pay for such plant or

plants purchased or constructed in pursuance of the provisions

of this section, the Burgess and Council are authorized and

empowered to borrow money on the faith and credit of the