ART. 1.] ALLEGANY COUNTY.

date of their election, and until their successors are
elected and qualified ; the burgess and commissioners
must be resident citizens of the corporate limits, and
shall receive no pay for their services.

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115. If any vacancy shall occur in the office of
burgess or commissioner, by death, resignation, re-
moval or otherwise, the remaining commissioners
shall cause an election to be held to supply the
same, and ten days' previous notice shall be given
of such election.

Ibid s. 4.
Vacancies, how
filled.

116. If the citizens of said town at any time ne-
glect to make an election at the time before men-
tioned, the power of electing commissioners shall
not, therefore, cease; but the power of the inhabitants
of said town in that respect, shall continue the same,
as though such an election had been made, and the
commissioners for the time being shall continue and
remain in office until such election shall be held.

Ibid. 9. 5
Failure to elect,
no forfeiture.

117. The said commissioners may levy and col-
lect taxes in said town, not exceeding in any one
year, fifteen cents in the one hundred dollars, on the
assessable property of said town, and for the purpose
of making said levy, they shall, once in every three
years, or oftener if they think proper, appoint an
assessor, who shall under oath, value, appraise and
assess the property in said town.

Ibid. s. 6.
Power to levy
and collect
taxes, to make
assessment

118. If any of the owners of property assessed
within said town shall conceive themselves aggrieved
by the assessment made by said assessor, they may
appeal to the said burgess and commissioners, who
may make such deduction from the valuation of
their property, as to them shall seem just and
proper

Ibid, s 7.
Appeal from
assessment.

119. The said commissioners 'may pass all by-laws
and ordinances necessary to give effect and operation
to all the powers vested in them, and the corporation
may impose fines and forfeitures for the breach of
their by-laws and ordinances, and recover the same
in the name of said corporation, before any justice of
the peace of said county, as other fines and forfeitures

Ibid B B
To pass ordi-
nances, impose
fines, &c.