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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

nance, law or resolution to the said council with or without his

approval thereof, and if without his approval, shall give his

reasons therefor in writing within thirty days after the receipt

thereof by him, or such ordinance, law or regulation shall be con-

sidered to have been passed and shall become in all respects valid

without his approval.

SEC. 202. The city council shall meet upon the next Monday

night succeeding their election, and after qualifying by taking the

prescribed oath proceed to elect one of their number President of

the council; the said council shall meet on the second Monday

of each month for the transaction of the regular business of the

town but may meet of ten er if required; at all meetings of said

council five members present and voting shall constitute a quorum

Meetings.

for the transaction of business, and a majority vote of all the

members elected shall be necessary for the passage of any ordi-

nance or resolution; if during the term of said mayor or council-

men any one of them should die, resign, . or remove from the

town or otherwise be disqualified an election to fill the vacancy on

ten days' notice thereof being given by the mayor or council shall

be held, at which all persons qualified as prescribed in section one

hundred and ninety-two shall be entitled to vote.

SEC. 206. There shall be elected annually, three assessors, one

from each ward, who shall possess the qualifications required of

the mayor, who shall constitute a board of assessors, and whose

duty it shall be after having qualified by taking an oath to faith-

fully, honestly and impartially perform their duties as such asses-

sors, to assess annually, before each annual levy of taxes upon

the same and within such time as the mayor and council shall fix

each and every peice of land separately with the improvements

thereon, and all personal property within said town at a fair cash

value at public sale as near as they may be able to determine the

Assess-

same, and showing in said assessment in the case of land each

ment

piece of land, and the improvements thereon separately with the

assessed value thereof, and the name of the owner thereof when

said name can be obtained, and in case of personal property the

assessed value and the name of the owner thereof; and said as-

sessors shall receive for their services in this behalf such reasonable

compensation as may be fixed by the mayor and council of said

town before assessment by law; immediately upon the completion

of said assessment the board of assessors shall give notice of the

fact to the mayor who shall give public notice of the fact by

posting notice thereof in three conspicuous places in said town,

and by publication in at least one, and not more than three news-

papers published in said town by two weekly insertions therein,

and said assessment shall thereupon be open to the inspection of

all the citizens of said town; and if any owner of said property

so assessed shall feel aggrieved by said assessment he may appeal