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of ground, who shall forthwith enter the same on his books against, the
property so assessed; the tax collector shall collect such benefits as other
taxes are collected; provided, that no property be sold for the payment of
benefits until after the expiration of six months from the date of the pas-
sage of the order of the Burgess and Council in the premises.

1904, ch. 219, sec. 66-0.

78. The notice herein provided to be given by the Burgess and Council
shall apply in all cases whether the owners of property to be affected by
their proceeding be residents or non-residents, infants, non compos mentis,

or laboring under any other legal disability.

1904, ch. 219, sec. 56P.

79. The Burgess and Council shall have charge of all repairs and
improvements of the streets, alleys, highways, lanes, squares, sewers, sani-
tary sewers, drains and watercourses of the town.

1904, ch. 219, sec. 56Q.

80. Every officer of the town before entering upon the discharge of his
duties of the office to which he may be elected or appointed, shall take
and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation before a justice of the
peace for Washington County: "I ................ do hereby swear or

affirm that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of............

in accordance with the best of my ability and understanding"; a certificate

of which oath shall be filed with the clerk of the Burgess and. Council and
recorded by him in a book kept for that purpose. If any person elected

or appointed to any office shall fail to take the oath or affirmation required
within five days from the date of his election or appointment, the office
shall be declared vacant.

1904, ch. 219, sec. 56R.

81. All property within the limits of Boonsboro or that may have a
situs there by reason of the residence of the owner therein, shall be taxed
for municipal purposes, and the assessment for town purposes shall be
the same as that for State and county purposes, and in case any real estate
assessed for State and county purposes be divided by the town boundaries,
the Burgess and Council shall place a fair valuation upon that contained

within the town limits and make a just apportionment of said assessment.

Should any property, liable to be taxed for town purposes be omitted in
the county assessment, the Burgess and Council shall have the power to
include said property in the town assessment and impose a just valuation
thereon.

1904, ch. 219, sec. 56S.

82. The Burgess and Council shall annually levy on the assessable

property of the town, all needful taxes; such taxes, when levied, shall be
a lien upon property as now provided by law, and shall be collected as