ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

taxes, when levied, shall be a lien upon the
property assessed, and shall be collected as
county taxes are now collected in Wicomico
county, or as debts are collected, or the mayor
and council may adopt, by ordinance, some other
mode for the collection of the same.
SEC. 27. And be it enacted, That for the pur-
pose of defraying the cost and expenses of lay-

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ing out new streets, squares, and grading and
improving the streets and highways, the mayor
and council are empowered to borrow money, not
exceeding five thousand dollars, on the faith
and credit of said town, and to issue bonds
of indebtedness in denominations of five hun-
dred dollars, bearing interest at a rate not ex-
ceeding six per cent, per annum, payable annu-
ally, the said bonds to be made payable in equal
series of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight, nine and ten years from date ; said bonds
shall be numbered, and redeemed as numbered,
commencing with number one ; and the mayor
and council shall levy a special tax annually to

Cost and ex-
penses — how
defrayed.

meet and pay the interest on said bonds, and a
special tax the year preceding to meet and pay
the bonds as they may become due, and all taxes
levied shall be due and demandable on the first
day of January succeeding their levy, provided
said bonds shall not be sold at less than par.
SEC. 28. And be it enacted, That the mayor
and council shall cause each male citizen of said

Interest on
bonds— how
paid.

town, over twenty-one years of age, who does
not pay taxes, to be enrolled and to work on the
streets and alleys of said town, under the super-
vision of the bailiff, at least one and not more than
two days in each year, or furnish a substitute,

Who to work
on the streets.

and if any person as aforesaid, after having been
summoned in writing one day previous to the
day appointed by the bailiff for working on said
street, shall fail to appear or provide some one in
his stead, or pay the sum of one dollar on or be-
fore the day of his appearance, unless for good
cause excused by bailiff, the said person shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof before the police justice, shall be fined
not less than two dollars, and stand committed
to jail for two days, or until the fine and costs
are paid.

When guilty
of a misde-
meanor.