3952 ARTICLE 17.

ting on said street per front foot, and the amount so assessed shall be a
lien against said property and be collected as hereinafter provided.

1898, ch. 70, sec. 3. 1912 Code, sec. 416.

673. Upon the completion of the said work and an assessment cover-
ing the entire cost thereof being made by the Mayor and City Council the
Mayor and City Council shall give notice of said assessment, to each land
owner of the amount assessed against his, her, their or its property, said
notice to be given by the clerk of the Council by leaving with the resident
property holders at his, her, their or its residence such notice in the form
of a written or printed statement, and in case of non-resident by at least
two insertions in the newspapers published in said town, and the affidavit
of such clerk that such notice has been given shall be sufficient evidence
thereof; any person interested or feeling aggrieved shall have thirty days
from the date of such notice in which to file his, her, their or its objections
with the Mayor and City Council, and be entitled to a hearing and have
the right of appeal to the Circuit Court for Prince George's County from
the decision of the Mayor and City Council and to a jury trial in said
Court, upon giving bond with good security for double the amount of the
assessment, and if no appeal be entered and bond given or upon dismissal
of said appeal, said assessment shall be final.

1898, ch. 70, sec. 4. 1912 Code, sec. 417.

674. The amounts so assessed shall be paid by the respective land
owners within three years, in three annual payments, with interest at five
per centum, to be collected by the treasurer of the town as other taxes are
collected, and the Mayor and City Council are hereby authorized to issue
certificates of indebtedness bearing interest at five per centum per annum
against each respective piece of property abutting on said streets so im-
proved and negotiate the same at par, to enable them to pay for said
improvements in advance of payment by the property holders. In case of
sale or negotiation of said certificates they shall be turned over to the treas-
urer of said town, who shall receipt for the same, collect the same and pay
over the whole amount to the parties entitled to the same; all commission
for such collection to be paid out of other funds.

WATER AND LIGHT PLANTS.

1900, ch. 169, sec. 1. 1912 Code, sec. 418.

675. For the purpose of establishing, constructing and maintaining
water works capable of furnishing the residents of the town with a good
and sufficient supply of water for ordinary purposes and for fire protec-
tion, and to do necessary drainage, the Mayor and City Council are hereby
authorized, and empowered to borrow money on the credit of the town to
an amount not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars, and to purchase or
construct an electric light plant* to light the streets of said town, a sum

*Ch. 607, 1908, authorized $15,000 of bonds for repairing and enlarging electric
light plant or to build and equip new plant. 1920, ch. 172, authorized $20,000 for
same purpose. See secs. 685-687, ratifying sale of this plant.