SOMERSET COUNTY. 4471

1900, ch. 531, sec. 204B.

312. The president and Commissioners of Princess Anne shall have
power to pass such ordinance or ordinances as they may deem proper and
necessary for the granting of licenses to individuals, firms or corporations
to open a room or place of business in said town for the purpose of selling
goods, wares, chattels and merchandise at public auction, or by any tem-
porary expedients at variance with the general license system of this State.

1900, ch. 531, sec. 204C.

313. The president and Commissioners of Princess Anne shall have
power to pass such ordinance or ordinances as they may deem proper and
neecssary for the granting of licenses for sales in said town of damaged
goods, wares and merchandise, or goods, wares and merchandise injured
by fire or otherwise, or for slaughter or parcel, or closing-out sales, or any
other sales of goods, wares and merchandise, when it is intended, implied
or understood that the goods, wares and merchandise are to be offered at
less than the usual market price; provided, that nothing in this section
shall apply to sales made by administrators, trustees, assignees or receivers,
acting under an order of a court of law or equity.

1900, ch. 531, sec. 204D.

314. The sum to be paid for any licenses under any ordinance or
ordinances, passed under any of the three preceding sections, shall not
exceed fifty dollars a day, and the president and Commissioners of Prince
Anne shall have power to impose fines, penalties and forfeitures for the
breach of any ordinance or ordinances passed under any of the three pre-
ceding sections.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 20, sec. 205. 1868 , ch. 318. 1894, ch. 543, sec. 205. 1900, ch. 569.

315. The President and Commissioners may levy a tax for the ex-
penses of the corporation upon the taxable property within the town limits,
providing such tax shall not exceed sixty cents per one hundred dollars
annually, and shall have all power of distress and sale of real and per-
sonal property given to the collector of State and county taxes for Som-
erset county by the Code of Public General Laws and Public Local Laws
of this State for the collection of State and county taxes in said county,
to be used and exercised by the President and Commissioners and the
collector of taxes for said town in collecting and enforcing the payment
of all taxes subject to such regulations as the President and Commission-
ers of said town may make in relation thereto.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 20, sec. 206. 1868, ch. 318. 1894, ch. 543, sec. 206.

316. The president and commissioners shall, before any levy be made,
appoint three assessors, who under oath shall ascertain and assess the
value of the property within the town limits, who shall return the same
to them for record in their proceedings, which shall be the basis of taxa-
tion, and they shall have power tc add to and amend the same annually