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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

article one, of the Code of Public Local Laws, title, " Alle-

gany County, sub-title " Westernport, " as amended by the

Repealed.

act of eighteen hundred aud ninety, chapter one hundred

and thirty-five, be and the same is hereby repealed aud

re-enacted so as to read as follows :

Power to

249. The Commissioners shall liave power to lay an equal

lay

tax on the property within the limits of said town to such

an amount, eacli year not exceeding the sum of forty cents

on each one hundred dollars worth of property, as may

be deemed necessary, for the government of said town,

which said taxes so levied and assessed shall be collected

promptly by the bailiff of said town aud by said bailiff paid

over as collected or within ten days thereafter to the treas-

urer of said town appointed by said Commissioners, and the

To
distrain.

said bailiff shall have the same power to distrain for said

taxes as the collector of Public County taxes has to distrain

for the same, and the said Commissioners shall fix the

amount of boud, rate of compensation aud prescribe the

duties respectively of said bailiff and treasurer, all property

within the limits of Westemport, or that may have a situs

there by reason of the residence of the owner therein,

except as hereinafter provided, shall be taxed for municipal

purposes and said Commissioners shall have power to appoint

Appoint

one or more assessors as in their judgment may be required

Assessors

to assess all real and personal property aud estate in said

town at such times as they may deem necessary ; and all

vacancies ocurriing dm ing the year from death, removal,

resignation or auy other cause, whether in the office of Com-

missioner of Westernport, or in any office under their con-

trol shall without delay be filled by appointment by the

Commissioners of Westernport.

Effective

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall

take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved, February 9th, 1892.