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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 488.

AN ACT to repeal section one, section twelve and

section sixteen of Chapter four hundred and eight

of the acts of eighteen hundred and eighty, enti-

tled " An act to repeal chapter one hundred and

seventeen of the acts of eighteen hundred and

seventy-four, entitled ' An act to incorporate the

town of Huntingdon, Prince George's county,' "

and to re-enact the same with amendments, and

to amend and re-enact said sections cne, twelve

and sixteen with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That section one, section twelve

and section sixteen of chapter four hundred and

eight of the acts of eighteen hundred and eighty,

entitled " An act to repeal chapter one hundred and

Repealed and

seventeen of the acts of eighteen hundred and sev-

re-enacted.

enty-four, entitled ' An act to incorporate the town

of Huntingdon, Prince George's county, and to

re-enact the same with amendments,'" be and the

same are hereby repealed, amended and re-enacted

so as to read as follows:

SECTION 1. That the citizens of the town hereto-

fore known as Huntingdon, in Prince George's

county, are hereby constituted a body corporate by

the name of the Commissioners of Bowie, and by

How Consti-

that name may have perpetual succession, sue and

tu ted.

be sued, and have and use a common seal, and shall

have all the rights and privileges and be subject to

all the duties and obligations conferred or imposed

on the Commissioners of Huntingdon by the laws

of Maryland.

SPJCTION 12. And be it enacted, That the said com-

missioners may, in each and every year, cause an

assessment to be made of all real and personal prop-

Assessment-

erty within the limits of said corporation, in such

how made.

manner, not contrary to law, as they may deem

advisable, which assessment shall not in any case

exceed the rate of assessment for State or county

taxation; and the said commissioners may levy a

tax, not exceeding thirty cents on the one hundred

dollars worth of assessable property, which said