1790 LAWS OF MARYLAND, [CH. 728

by action in debt, and in addition thereto any offender in
default of fine may be imprisoned until the fine be paid
not exceeding 30 days, imprisonment in all cases to be in the
Town lock-up if one be provided, or in the County Jail, and
the Sheriff or Chief of Police of Prince George's County shall
receive and confine any person so committed as now provided
by law. All such Town cases shall be tried in the Trial
Magistrate's Court for Prince George's County, as now pro-
vided by law.

SEC. 16. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners
shall have full power and authority to levy annually upon all
the property of the Town, subject to assessment and tax for
State and County purposes, such taxes and at such rates as
may be necessary, in their judgment, for the anticipated ex-
penses of the current fiscal year, not to exceed Sixty-five Cents
($0.65) on the One Hundred Dollars ($100) assessed valua-
tion, including the tax required by Section 22 of this Act;
provided, however, that any tax levied under this section
for the calendar year 1947 shall be collected only for that
part of a year subsequent to the effective date of this Act.

(b) Real property, within the Town of Springdale having
the character of agricultural land shall be a separate class of
property, and a rate of tax may be levied thereon different from
the rate to be levied on all other property within the Town,
and said different rate of tax on said class shall not exceed
Ten Cents ($.10) on the One Hundred Dollars ($100) assessed
valuation. For the purposes of this subparagraph "agri-
cultural land" shall be deemed to mean any tract of land ex-
ceeding five (5) acres in size on which the owner or one of the
owners resides and from which he derives the greater part of
his income.

(c) All taxes levied under this section shall be a lien on
any and all property of the person, company, or corporation
against whom they are levied, and the Commissioners shall
by ordinance or resolution provide for the systematic and
orderly levy and collection of taxes consistent with those pro-
visions of Article 81 of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland applying to cities and Article 17 of the Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's County",
applicable thereto.

(d) The Treasurer of the Town of Springdale upon receiv-
ing notice from the Treasurer of Prince George's County, as is
provided for in Section 74 of Article 81 of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, not later than 30 days after re-
ceipt of said notice from the Treasurer of Prince George's