ART. 6.] DENTON. 653
1884, ch. 367.
86. The treasurer shall be appointed from among the citizens
of said town qualified to vote for commissioners; and before
entering upon the duties of his office he shall give bond to the
State of Maryland, with two good and sufficient sureties, to be
approved by the said commissioners, in such penalty as the said
commissioners shall prescribe, conditioned that he shall well and
faithfully account for all monies paid over to him by the bailiff
of said corporation, or that may be received by him from any
other person for the use of said corporation, and shall well and
truly pay over to his successor in office, or to the order of said
commissioners, signed by their clerk and countersigned by their
president, all said monies, and shall perform all other duties of his
office according to law and the ordinances of said commissioners;
he shall keep full and correct accounts of all monies received by
him, with the sources from which the same were received and the
dates of such receipts and of the disbursements made by him,
with the dates of such disbursements, and the persons to whom
and on what account the same were made.
Ibid.
87. The assessor or assessors shall be appointed from among
the citizens of said town entitled to vote for commissioners of said
town; and before he or they shall proceed to act as assessor or
assessors he or they shall take an oath before a justice of the peace-
for Caroline county that he or they will assess and value the as-
sessable property of every sort within said town at its full cash
value, without favor, partiality or prejudice, to the best of his or
their skill and judgment; he or they shall enter and record in a-
book to be provided for that purpose an accurate and fair account
of all property, stocks and private securities of every sort within
said town liable to assessment, and the valuation thereof, together
with a list of the owners thereof, which shall be returned by him or
them to the said commissioners on or before the thirtieth day of
June in each and every year, and which any person interested
may inspect without charge; and if any one shall feel aggrieved
at the valuation and assessment of his property by said assessor or
assessors, he may appeal from such valuation to the said commis-
sioners at any time within two weeks from the return of said as-
sessment ; and upon good cause being shown, the said commis-
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