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	CHAPTER 187.
	AN ACT to encourage the development of manu-
	factures and manufacturing industry in the city of
	Baltimore, by adding for that purpose an additional
	section to article four of the Code of Public Local
	Laws, title "Baltimore City," sub-title "Taxes
	and Loans."
	SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
	bly of Maryland, That the following section be and	Additional
	the same is hereby added to article four of the Code	section.
	of Public Local Laws, title "Baltimore City," sub-
	title " Taxes and Loans."
	2. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore are
	authorized and empowered, whenever it shall seem
	expedient for the encouragement of the growth and
	development of manufactures and manufacturing in-
	dustry in said city, to provide by general ordinance	Provide for
	for the abatement of any or all taxes levied by au-	abatement of
	thority of said Mayor and City Council, or any ordi-	taxes.
	nance thereof, for any of the corporate uses thereof,
	upon any mechanical tools or implements, whether
	worked by hand or by steam, or other motive power,
	machinery, manufacturing apparatus, or engines
	owned by any individual, firm or corporation in said
	city, and properly subject to valuation and taxation
	therein ; which said tools, implements, machinery,
	apparatus or engines shall be actually employed and
	used in the business of manufacturing in said city,
	and it shall be the duty of the Judges of the Appeal
	Tax Court of said city to make such abatements of
	taxes levied as aforesaid ; as may be authorized and
	directed by said Mayor and City Council, by ordi-
	nance as aforesaid, provided such abatement shall
	be extended to all persons, firms or corporations, en-
	gaged in the branch or branches of manufacturing
	industry proposed to be benefitted by ordinance
	under the provisions of this act; provided further,
	that application for such abatement as aforesaid shall
	be made and verified to the satisfaction of said judges	Verify state-
	by the oath of the party applying for the same, or	ment.
	other satisfactory evidence before the annual revision