ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 491

this Act are hereby declared to be valid and legal assess-
ments, and shall be used as the basis of the tax levy for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 1933 and for all other lawful
purposes, including original assessments of improvements
or additions to real property or the acquisition of personal
property or securities, not on said books but returned by
said Board of Assessment.

SEC. 3. The Board of County Commissioners during the
time of the suspension of the operations of the Board of
Assessments are hereby authorized to appoint one or more
competent persons to serve at their pleasure at a compen-
sation to be fixed by said Board of County Commissioners,
whose duty or duties it shall be to assess all real or personal
property not now assessed and appearing upon the books
of said County, and to assess all improvements or addi-
tions to real property which may not have heretofore been
assessed, and to assess any increase or acquisition in per-
sonal property, including stocks and bonds, or investments
of any other kind, subject to taxation. Said assessor or
assessors shall make return of all assessments to the County
Commissioners at such time, and upon such form, and in
such manner, as may be directed by them by resolution,
with the right in said County Commissioners to review
said assessment and to increase or decrease the same.
Within thirty days after the return of said assessor or
assessors, the Clerk to said Commissioners shall mail to
the last known post office address of each person as shown
by said return a written notice, warning such person of the
intention of the County Commissioners after ten days from
the date of such notice, which date shall be the mailing
of such notice, to assess to such person said property ap-
pearing by said return to belong to such person, unless
cause to the contrary be shown within said time; and in the
event no good cause is shown to the contrary within said
time, the County Commissioners shall proceed to assess such
property to the person or persons appearing by said re-
turns to be the owners thereof at the valuation placed
thereon in said return or as amended by said County Com-
missioners after review or after hearing. The salary of
said assessor or assessors shall be levied for as are other
taxes for County purposes.

SEC. 4. In the event no legislation relating to the as-
sessment of real and personal property in Montgomery
County is enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland of
1935, the suspension of said Section 221 shall continue for