796 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 18,

actual notice thereof. It shall be the, duty of the
said Circuit Court, or City Court of Baltimore, to hear
the said case upon petition and answer, and upon such
affidavits, it any, as the Court may authorize
to be taken by either party, on such no-
tice as the Court may prescribe at its then
session, or at the earliest practicable day thereafter;
and the said Court shall determine whether the said
property ought, or not, to be valued to the said owner.
If the said Court shall determine that the said prop-
erty ought not to be valued to said owner, it shall so
direct by its order ; but if it shall be determined that
the said property is subject to valuation and assess-
ment, it shall direct the same to be valued to the
owner thereof in the assessment district in which the
same ought to be so valued.

192. That either party to the proceedings mentioned
in the two preceding sections may appeal from the order
of the Court there, to the Court of Appeals, and on
such appeal, the Clerk of the Court shall forthwith
transmit the original papers, including the order of
the Court, to the Court of Appeals, and the said Court,
shall immediately hear and determine.the said case.

193. That it shall be the duty of the State Tax Com-
missioner to supervise the conduct and proceedings of
the assessors, members of the Board of Control and1
Review and clerks appointed under this Act, to report
to the Governor all instances oi neglect or dereliction
of duty on the part of any of such officers which may
be brought to his attention, and to use his best efforts
to promote the prompt and effective execution of the
provisions of this Act.

194. That if any assessor, member of the Board of
Control and Review, or clerk appointed under this
Act, shall wilfully neglect to perform the duties of
his said office or shall corruptly receive any fee,
reward, emolument, or advantage whatsoever to him
given or extended, to influence his conduct, or the
performance of his duty under this Act as assessor,
member of the Board of Control and Review, or clerk,
he shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine
of not less than five hundred dollars, and not more-