828 CECIL COUNTY. [ART. 8.

value hereafter for the purposes of taxation shall be only two-
thirds of the actual value of the property situated in the town,
but shall not include real or personal property situated beyond its
boundaries, nor personal property only constructively in the town,
though owned by persons residing in it; and provided further,
that in assessing any of the lands within the town which may be
occupied and used as farms or may be a part or parts of farms,
such lands shall be valued and assessed as lots of four acres of
ground, with the buildings and improvements thereon, and shall
not be valued and assessed by the number of acres therein.

1880, ch. 435.

147. If any owner of property assessed within said town shall
feel aggrieved by the assessment so made, he may appeal to the
president and commissioners, who may make such deduction from
the valuation of his property as they may deem reasonable and
just.

Ibid.

148. The president and commissioners may, from time to time,
under such conditions as they may by their ordinances direct, ap-
point such officers as they may deem necessary to carry into effect
their ordinances; and at the time of electing said commissioners,
and in the manner hereinbefore provided for their election, there
shall be elected a town bailiff who shall be removable by said
commissioners for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, who
shall be ex officio collector of the town tax, and shall within said
town have all the authority of a constable; and of the persons
voted for at said election for town bailiff, the one receiving the
highest number of votes shall be the bailiff of the town for the
ensuing year and until his successor is duly elected and qualified;
and if at said election there shall be a tie between any two or
more persons receiving the highest number of votes, so that there
shall be no election of town bailiff, the commissioners may order
a new election of town bailiff at such time and after such notice
as they may deem proper; and if a vacancy shall occur in the
office of town bailiff, the commissioners shall fill the vacancy by
the appointment of some person to act as town bailiff for the re-
mainder of the unexpired term.