JAS. BLACK GROOME, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 831

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That if any of the com-
missioners so elected shall die, or resign, or remove	Shall die or
from said town, or be otherwise disqualified, during	resign.
the year for which he or they may be elected, the
said board of commissioners, or a majority of them,
are hereby empowered to fill such vacancies.
SEC. 10. And. be it enacted, That the metes and
bounds of the said town of Hillsborough shall ex-
tend from the foot of Tuckahoe bridge, along the
meanderings of Tuckahoe Creek, until it intersects
with the mouth of Lloyd's Branch; thence with
Lloyd's Branch until it intersects with the bridge	Metes and.
over Lloyd's Branch ; thence with the Talbot road	bounds.
until it intersects Queen Anne's road ; thence with
said road until it intersects Queen Anne's station ;
thence to Negro Tent, running with Barton's line ;
thence with the Greensborough road until it inter- sects the main road leading from Tuckahoe bridge
to Denton ; thence southeast with Denton road to
the corner of Talbot's lot ; thence with the bound-
ary line of said lot until it intersects Backet's lot ;
thence until it intersects Holt's Church, and thence,
by a straight line, until it intersects with Tuckahoe	Metes and.
Creek ; thence with said creek until it reaches the	bounds.
foot of Tuckahoe bridge aforementioned. All prop-
erty within said limits shall be subject to such taxes
and charges as may be deemed necessary by said
commissioners, or a majority of them, to support and
maintain the expenses which may be at any time
incurred in the improvement of said town; provided,	Proviso.
said tax shall not exceed the sum of fifteen cents on
the one hundred dollars for any one year ; and the
said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have
full power to appoint an assessor, who shall enter
upon his duties as soon as practicable after having
taken an oath that he will value the property of said
town correctly and impartially, and make a proper
and timely return of such valuation to the board of
commissioners.
SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That if any of the
owners of property within said town, shall conceive
themselves aggrieved by the assessment as aforesaid	Aggrieved.
made by said assessor, they may appeal to the board
of commissioners, for a final adjustment of the same.