FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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him recorded in a book kept for that purpose, and any pro-

prietor who shall feel himself aggrieved by any such action

of the commissioners, shall be entitled to au appeal at any

time within thirty days after the decision of the commis-

sioners shall be filed, as aforesaid, to the Circuit Court for

Harford County, and such appeal shall be heard and deter-

Appeal

mined as appeals from Justices of the Peace are now heard,

and all benefits so assessed against any lot or parcel of

ground or the owner or occupant thereof, shall be a lien

against said lot or parcel of ground, from the time said

commissioners shall finally order the work contemplated to

be begun, and it shall be the duty of said commissioners to

certify under the seal of the corporation, to the bailiff the

amount of benefits so assessed who sliall forthwith enter

the same on his books against the property, so assessed,

and the said bailiff of said town, shall collect such benefits

as other town taxes are collected, provided that no property

shall be sold for the payment of benefits until after the

expiration of six months from the date of the passage of

the ordinance by said commissioners.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That all ordinances passed

Ordi-

in pursuance of the above sections, in addition to being

nances

recorded as hereinbefore provided, shall be printed and

posted in the most public places in said town, as soon as

possible after the enactment thereof.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the commissioners may,

whenever they think the public interest requires it, cause an

assessment to be made of all the real and personal property

Make an

within the corporate limits of said town, subject to State

assessment.

and county taxes, and they may prescribe the manner in

which such assessment shall be made, and provide for

adjusting all differences in relation to such assessments,

and do all things necessary in making such assessment,

and they shall have power and authority to require the

owner, possessor or claimant of any property liable to assess-

ment, to give them such a full and accurate statement in

writing of his property, as may be necessary to enable the

said commissioners to ascertain the value thereof, the same

to be under the oath of such person, and thereupon the

taxes herein authorized may be levied, provided that no

lands, included within the corporate limits of said town,

except houses and gardens, shall be taxed for corporate pur-

poses, so long as said land shall be used for agricultural

purposes, and the commissioners may levy a tax on the

assessable property within the corporate limits of said town,

not exceeding fifty cents on the one hundred dollars worth

of the assessable property.