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to protect the lives and property of the citizens; grant licenses for the
operating or conducting of any and all places of public amusement and
entertainment, or for the operating or conducting of any other business
or industry which the Board of Commissioners may decide to license, but
nothing herein shall be construed as giving the Commissioners the power
to refuse or revoke a license; and fix the fees to be paid on the granting of
any such license; and for any ordinance passed by the Commissioners may
provide for its enforcement by a prosecution before any Justice of the
Peace of Prince George's County. A majority of said Commissioners
shall constitute a quorum and the act of such majority shall be the act
of the whole Board of Commissioners.

1929, ch. 342, sec. 14.

454. At the first meeting of any Board of Commissioners elected here-
under they shall appoint three residents of the town over twenty-one years
of age to act and serve as a Board of Assessors for the town of Fairmount
Heights. Said assessors shall adopt the county assessment on all real
property, and make up a full and complete list of said property within
the said town limits with the names and addresses of the owners thereof
and file the same with the Commissioners on or before the first day of July
in each year. As soon thereafter as is practicable, the said Commissioners
shall by ordinance levy a tax not to exceed ten (10) cents per one hun-
dred dollars ($100) on all such assessed real property as the needs of the
town may require. Such tax shall be levied as of July first of each year,
which is hereby declared to be the beginning of the fiscal year of said
town, and shall be in default after the first day of October of each year
and shall thereafter bear a penalty of one per centum per month until
paid. The Treasurer of said town shall calculate the amount of taxes
due by each person and shall render a bill to the address given on such
list of assessments either by depositing the same in the mails or other-
wise, or if the address of any such person is unknown to the best address
ascertainable. All taxes not paid by the first day of March next succeed-
ing their levy shall be collected in the following manner:

The Treasurer shall make up a list, stating the name of the owner, a
brief description of the real property and the amount of taxes, interest
and penalties due, which penalties shall include the cost of collection, and
advertise the same for four successive issues in some weekly newspaper
published in Prince George's County, giving notice therein of the time
and place named therein he will sell said property to the highest bidder
for cash. At such time and place the said Treasurer shall attend and
offer the said property for sale and if there be no bidders for any par-
ticular piece may buy the same in the name of the town. Any person
interested in said property may redeem the same within two years from
the date of said sale by paying all taxes, interest, penalties and costs,
and if at the expiration of said two years said property is not redeemed
the Commissioners shall give a deed to the purchaser which deed shall
convey a fee simple title and be prima facie evidence of the validity of
all acts of the town authorities leading up to said sale and deed. The