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a well-bound book for the purpose, and shall pay out the
funds, of said corporation only upon orders of the Council,
signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the clerk.
Section 138 J. The bailiff shall before entering upon his
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duties take the same oath as the members of the Council,
and shall perform the police duties of the town, and is
clothed with the same power as a constable, under the gen-
eral laws of the State of Maryland; he shall promptly
bring all violators of the ordinances of the town, and shall
enforce the ordinances of the town, and shall receive the
same fees as a constable in Garrett county for making
arrests, or serving any process for violation of the ordi-
nances of the town, or in the discharge of his duties as
bailiff.
Section 138 K. The assessor or assessors shall be appointed
from among the citizens of said town qualified to vote in
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Duties of
bailiff.
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said corporation, and before he or they shall proceed to act
as assessor or assessors he or they shall take an oath before
a justice of the peace for Garrett county that he or they will
assess the value of the assessable property of every sort
within said town at its full cash value, without favor, par-
tiality or prejudice, to the best of his or their skill and
judgment; he or they shall enter and record in a book to be
provided for that purpose, an accurate and fair account of
all property, stocks and private securities of every sort
within said town liable to assessment, and the valuation
thereof, together with a list of the owners thereof, which
shall be returned by him or them to the said Council on or
before the first Monday in June of each and every year, and
which any person interested may inspect without charge ;
and if any one shall feel aggrieved on account of the valua-
tion or assessment of his property by the said assessor or
assessors, he may appeal from such valuation to the said
Council within four weeks from the return of said assess-
ment, and upon good cause, being shown, the said Council
may make any alteration in said assessment which they may
deem proper and right, and take from and add to the same ;
and for the purpose of hearing and determining the appeals
provided for in this section, the said Council shall give five
days' previous notice of the time and place of hearing such
appeal by advertisement, to be posted in two public places
in said town.
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Appointment
of assessors.
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