1282 GARRETT COUNTY. [ART. 12.

thereof; and such scire facias may issue at any time within three
years from the filing of the statement required by the preceding
section; but any defendant intending to dispute the validity of
said tax, and wishing to test the same before the expiration of
said time, at any time after the filing of said statement, may
give notice to said mayor and council in writing, that he disputes
the validity of such tax and wishes to test the same, so as to free
his property from such lien claim ; and in such case, unless said
mayor and council shall issue a scire facias thereon against such
party within sixty days after the receipt of such notice, said lien
shall be waived and avoided as against his property; and all cases
of writs of scire facias issued under this section shall stand for
trial at the first term of court after the issuing thereof; provided,
the same shall have been served on the defendant, and a return
of such service made by the sheriff, at least ten days before the
commencement of said term; and upon all judgments rendered in
such cases there shall be a stay of thirty days, and no longer;
provided, that either party may appeal to the court of appeals
from any rulings or decision of any questions of law decided by
the circuit court in. such trial; and in case the defendant shall
appeal and file a proper appeal bond, then said stay of thirty days
shall be counted from the affirmance of such judgment, if the
same shall be affirmed, and not from the date of the judgment
below.

1884, ch. 136.

191. It shall be the duty of the town clerk to be present at all
the meetings of the mayor and council; he shall keep a correct
record of their proceedings and an account of all their financial
transactions; he shall enter all ordinances passed by the mayor
and council, and signed by the mayor, in a book kept by him for
that purpose; and the books of the corporation shall be open for
the inspection of any taxpayer at all times, and copies of all
ordinances shall be put up in the most public places of the town.

1886, ch. 390.

192. All ordinances now in force and operation in the town
shall remain and be in fall force and effect until regularly
repealed.