970 ARTICLE 4.

1880, ch. 230. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 843.

150. Before increasing the assessment of any property which has been
theretofore assessed, or adding any new property not valued and returned
to them by the proper assessor, it shall be the duty of the said Court, as
the case may be, to notify the owner of such property by written or printed
summons, containing such interrogatories in regard to the property as
they may require to be answered on oath, and appointing a certain day
for such owner to answer such interrogatories, either orally or in writ-
ing, and to make such statement, or present such proof as he may desire
in the premises; and such notice shall be served on such owner or left
at his place of abode at least five days before the day of hearing ap-
pointed in such summons. Such owner may answer the interrogatories
contained in such summons, and may appear on such return day and
answer the same under oath, orally, before such Court, and may present
such testimony as he may desire and said Court may think necessary and
proper to be heard. In case such owner, after being summoned, shall
fail to answer in writing on oath, or to appear and answer orally such
interrogatories, such Court, after such return day has passed, may pro-
ceed to re-value and re-assess said property, or add such new property,
according to its best judgment and information in the premises; but no
such re-valuation and re-assessment shall be made by such Court without
giving such notice; provided, that nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to apply to the valuation and assessment of new improvements or
new property discovered and assessed and returned to the said Court by
the proper assessor whose duty it is to assess and return the same.

Co. Commrs, v. Union Mining Co., 61 Md. 546. Alleghany Co. v. N. T. Mining
Co., 76 Md. 556. Baltimore Co. v. Winand, 77 Md. 524. Hopkins v. Vail Wyck, 80
Md. 15, 17. Myers v. Baltimore Co., 83 Md. 393. Balto. C. & A. R. R. Co. v. Wicom-
ico Co., 93 Md. 113. Gittings v. Mayor, 95 Md. 419. Skinner Dry Dock Co. v. Balti-
more, 96 Md. 40. Baltimore City v. Poole, 97 Md. 70.

1844, ch. 234, sec. 2. 1874, ch. 483. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 486. 1908, ch. 164.

151. The City Register shall, on the first day of each and every month
in which the interest on city stock is payable, make out and deliver to the
said court a full and accurate list of the holders of all public stock, the
interest on which is payable in said respective months.

1844, ch. 234, sec. 3. 1874, ch. 483. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 847.

152. The said Court shall in each year carefully examine the said lists
and correct the same by striking therefrom all the holders of said stock
who may be exempt from taxation on said stock, and shall, on or before
the first day of September, annually deliver one copy of the said list, as
corrected by them, to the City Register, and one copy thereof to the State
Comptroller, setting forth distinctly in said copies the assessed value of
the stock mentioned therein.

1844, ch. 234, sec. 4. 1874, ch. 4S3. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 848. 1908, ch. 164.

153. The City Register shall retain from the interest paid on the sev-
eral city loans to the holders thereof, included in the said corrected list