1092 ARTICLE 81.

1929, ch. 226, sec. 172.

172. All assessors appointed under the provisions of this Article shall
take and subscribe to the oath provided for in the Constitution before the
Clerk of the Circuit or Superior Court, or one of his deputies, of the
County or City for which they shall act.

1929, ch. 226, sec. 173.

173. The State Tax Commission from time to time shall formulate a
uniform plan for the assessment of property, which shall be followed strict-
ly by the County Commissioners of the several counties in the State, and
by the Appeal Tax Court and by all county and city assessors, for all sub-
sequent reassessments and reviewals of assessments authorized by this
Article.

1929, ch. 226, sec. 174.

174. The County Commissioners of the several counties of the State
shall provide by levy an amount sufficient to pay for the expense of assess-
ment of property in their respective counties upon the order of the State
Tax Commission.

1929, ch. 226, sec. 175.

175. In the event that any of the several Boards of County Commis-
sioners or the Appeal Tax Court neglect or refuse to include in the levy
succeeding the date of notification from the State Tax Commission the
amount necessary to reassess property in the particular county the amount
of -which is in the preceding section provided for, or in the event any of the
several Boards of County Commissioners or the Appeal Tax Court shall
neglect or fail to follow the instructions of the State Tax Commission,
either as to the method or plan of assessment, or failure to appoint assessors
as hereinbefore provided, then in that event, the State Tax Commission
may institute mandamus proceedings against any such Board of County
Commissioners of any county so refusing and a mandamus shall issue
compelling any such board to perform the duties herein provided.
As to mandamus, see art. 60.

1929. ch. 226, sec. 176.

176. Each County Commissioner of a county having three Commis-
sioners shall receive five dollars ($5) per day for actual services rendered
in connection with the reassessment of property in their county, and the
County Commissioners of the counties having more than three Commis-
sioners shall each receive three dollars ($3) a day for actual services ren-
dered in the assessment of property in their county, except in Prince
George's County, wherein each of the five County Commissioners shall
receive five dollars ($5) per day for actual services rendered in the assess-
ment of property in Prince George's County, but the State Tax Commis-
sion is given the authority to decide how much time is necessary to do this
work, and if the Commissioners of any county have not completed their