ART. 16.] GAITHERSBURG. 1513

impose a tax on dogs, geese and hogs running at large in the
streets, or totally prohibit the same; and may impose fines,
penalties and forfeitures for the violation of their ordinances, and
commit offenders to the county jail until the same be paid with
costs.

1878, ch. 897.

91. They may pass such ordinances as they may deem neces-
sary for the preservation of the health of the town, and remove
all nuisances from, or prohibit all business within the corporate
limits thereof as shall in their opinion injuriously affect the sani-
tary condition thereof.

Ibid.

92. They may, as often as they may deem advisable, cause an
assessment to be made of all the real and personal property
within the corporate limits, by a person to be appointed and paid
by them, which assessment shall not exceed the assessment of the
same property for county purposes; and they may levy a tax
thereon not exceeding in any one year twenty cents in the hun-
dred dollars worth of assessable property.

Ibid.

93. Any person may appeal from the valuation of the assessor
to the commissioners, who shall meet on the first Monday in June
After any such assessment and remain in session as long as may
be reasonable, to hear and determine such appeals, and shall give
reasonable notice of any such meeting, and shall increase or abate
such assessment as they shall think just.

Ibid

94. Whenever the commissioners shall levy a tax they shall

cause to be made out an alphabetical list of the persons charged
therewith, and shall cause to be affixed thereto the respective
sums to be collected from such persons, and a warrant to the

chief bailiff to collect the same.

Ibid.

95. The chief bailiff, within ten days after the receipt of such
list and warrant, shall render to each person named therein an
account or tax bill, showing the amount due by him, if he be a