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in his hands or received by him for the use of the said town, and shall well
and truly pay over to his successor in office or to the order of the Mayor
and Council of Federalsburg all said moneys and shall perform all other
duties of his office according to law and the ordinances of the Mayor and
Council of Federalsburg.

1929, ch. 21, sec. 15.

192. The said Clerk of Federalsburg may appoint, together with the
advice and consent of the Mayor of Federalsburg, a deputy to perform,
together with himself, the duties of said office, and whose term of office
and compensation shall be fixed by the Mayor and Council of Federals-
burg.

1929, ch. 21, sec. 16.

193. The Mayor and Council of Federalsburg in the month of July
shall have power to levy annually a tax on the assessable property of said
town for the general purposes of said corporation not exceeding in any
one year Eighty Cents (80c) on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
worth of said assessable property which shall be a lien on all of said
property, real, personal and mixed, within said town until paid, and
said taxes shall be due and payable on or before the first day of August,
and interest shall be chargeable on such taxes after thirty (30) days from
the time when the same are due and payable.

1929, ch. 21, sec. 17.

194. Whenever the Mayor and Council of Federalsburg think the
public interest requires it, they may cause an assessment to be made of
all property in the town, real, personal or mixed, which is subject to
assessment for County and State taxes under the general laws of this
State, whether the owners thereof reside within or without the town, and
they may prescribe the manner in which such assessment may be made
and provide for the hearing of appeals of adjusting all differences and
valuation and disputes in relation to such assessments, make transfers
and abatements, and do all other acts and things necessary for making
and completing such assessment, and may provide for the annual assess-
ment of property not included in the last general assessment, and the
Mayor and Council of Federalsburg may provide by ordinance for an
increase or abatement of any erroneous assessment, and for the encourage-
ment of a new industry they may exempt in whole or in part the assess-
ment upon any property, machinery or tools belonging to a manufacturing
corporation, partnership or individual for such a period of time as they
may determine not exceeding ten years.

1929, ch. 21, sec. 18.

195. The Mayor and Council of Federalsburg shall in their discretion
have the power in causing an assessment to be made of all the property,
real, personal and mixed, within the corporate limits of said town, to