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	tax upon the property, real and personal, within the	Power to
	limits of said town, to such amount as may by them	levy.
	from time to time be deemed necessary to accomplish
	the purposes aforesaid ; provided, however, that the
	taxes so levied shall not exceed the sum or rate of	Shall not ex-
	twenty cents on each one hundred dollars valuation	ceed.
	of said assessable property for any one year, which tax shall be collected by a tax collector to be appointed	Tax collec- tor.
	by said commissioners for that purpose, and the taxes
	so collected shall be paid over by said collector to said commissioners for said town, to be by them expended	Shall be paid over.
	under the provisions of this act, in such manner as
	they shall direct.
	SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the tax collector	Shall give
	by them appointed shall give bond in the penal sum	bond.
	of six hundred dollars, conditioned for the faithful
	performance of his duty, and shall be vested with
	same power and authority for the collection of town	Power and
	taxes as the collectors of State and county taxes for	authority.
	Frederick county is now, or may hereafter be by law
	invested with, and the said Commissioners shall fix	Fix term of
	the term of office, responsibility and compensation	office
	of said tax collector of town taxes.
	SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the said Com-
	missioners may, as often as they shall deem it advisa-
	ble, cause an assessment to be made of all real and	Cause assess-
	personal property within the corporate limits of said town by a person to be appointed and paid by them,	ment.
	which assessment shall not, however, exceed the as-	Shall not ex-
	sessment of the same property for county purposes ;	ceed
	provided that if any owner of property within said
	town shall feel aggrieved by the assessment so made
	he may appeal to the Board of Commissioners for
	said town, who are hereby empowered to correct the	Correct the
	valuation of his property as they may deem reason-	valuation.
	able and just, but not to exceed the assessment for
	county purposes.
	SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the said Com-
	missioners shall not expend nor contract to expend	Shall not ex-
	in any one year more than the amount of money re-	pend.
	ceivable from taxes and other sources for that year.
	SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That the said Com-
	missioners, or a majority of them, shall have power