266

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the said assessors to subscribe to an oath to perform the

duties imposed upon them without favor, fear, partiality or

prejudice ; and they shall within thirty days from qualifi-

cation make return of their assessment to the mayor and

council; and anyone feeling aggrieved at the valuation of

his or her property by said assessors, may at any time

within thirty days appeal from said valuation to the council,

who, on good cause shown, may make any change or altera-

tion in said assessment which they may think proper and

right ; and all taxpayers may inspect the books of assess-

ment free of charge.

SEC. 24. And be it enacted, That the council shall in

Add other

each and every year, at least thirty days before striking the

property
annually

levy, add and include in the assessment all taxable property

omitted by the assessors, all property acquired since the as-

sessment and all improvements made since ; and they shall

give at least thirty days' notice by hand bills of the time of

making the le\y and shall hear all complaints made, at the

meeting next ensuing of any such addition to the assess-

ment of property, omitted acquired and improved, and the

councilman shall each receive an annual salary of fifteen

dollars.

SEC. 25. And be it enacted, That the council shall levy

at the first meeting in January annually, on the assessable

Levy

property of the town a sum sufficient to meet the current ex-

annually

penses of the preceding year, such taxes not to exceed

twenty- five cents on every one hundred dollars worth of

property, and such further tax as hereinafter provided for,

to meet the present outstanding indebtedness of the town,

and such taxes when levied, shall be a lien upon the prop-

erty assessed, and shall be collected as county taxes are

collected in Worcester County or as debts are collected or

the mayor and council may adopt, by ordinance, some other

mode for the collection of the same.

SEC. 26. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of de-

Borrow

fraying the cost and expenses incurred in laying out new

money

streets and widening and improving old ones, and protect-

ing the property within the corporate limits from destruc-

tion by fire in the purchase of a fire engine and hose, and

the erection of a lockup and engine house, the mayor and

council are empowered to borrow money not exceeding

Issue

eighty-five hundred dollars on the faith and credit of said

bonds.

town and to issue bonds of indebtedness in denomiations of

five hundred dollars, bearing interest at a rate not exceed-

ing six per cent, per annum, payable annually, said bonds

to be numbered an4 made payable in ten years from date,