PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR. 1539

Ibid. sec. 40s.

622. Before entering upon the construction of any work
or improvement specified herein, the said Mayor and council
shall by ordinance designate the location, extent and kind of
work for improvement proposed to be done or made, the kind of
material to be used, the estimated cost of the improvement and
the real property which will be specially benefited thereby, and
which it is and shall fix a time and place when and where the
owner or owners of the property to be so assessed therefor can
be heard in reference thereto, notice of such hearing embodying
the substance of such ordinance shall be served personally, upon
the owner or owners of said property who are residents of
said town, either by delivering to them a copy thereof or by
leaving said copy at the usual place of abode of said owner,
with a member of his household above the age of eighteen years,
at least ten days before said hearing. Owners of property not
residing within the limits of said town shall be served with
said notice by publishing the same three times in some news-
paper of general circulation in said town, the last publication
to be not less than ten days before said hearing, and by post-
ing a copy of said notice in a conspicuous place upon the prop-
erty of said non-resident owner.

1904, cc. 18, sec. 40c.

623. If after the hearing aforesaid the said Mayor and
council shall be of the opinion that the public health, safety
or comfort requires the work or improvement proposed to be
done or made, they shall provide by ordinance for the same
and may charge the expense thereof or any part of such expense
against the property which they shall find to be specially bene-
fited thereby according to the linear frontage of said property;
and they shall also provide in said ordinance the time and
terms upon which payment of said assessment for such work
and improvement shall be made by said property owners, and
the rate of interest which shall be charged upon the deferred
payments; assessments so levied as aforesaid shall be a lien
upon the property against which they are charged superior
to all other liens from the date of the notice of such assessment
to be served upon such lot owners personally if said lot owner
be a resident of the town of Takoma Park, and if said lot
owner be a non-resident of said town to be served by publication
and posting as hereinbefore provided.

1904, ch. 18, sec. 40D.

624. In all cases where service is required by the provisions
of this act upon any resident of the town of Takoma Park,
Maryland, such service shall be made by the bailiff of said town,