582 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

article takes effect, to divide all the real and leasehold prop-
erty in said territory into three separate classes, to be known
as urban, suburban and rural property, for the purposes of city
taxation for the year 1909, and to revise said classification an-
nually thereafter for the city taxation on or before October 1st
of each and every year for succeeding years in accordance with
the following classification, said three classes to be defined and
subject to city taxation as follows: (1) All real and leasehold
property in said territory which is now legally liable to full
city taxation, and all real and leasehold property situated in
said annexed territory, located in a block of ground not exceed-
ing 200,000 superficial square feet, formed and bounded on all
sides by intersecting streets, avenues or alleys, opened, graded,
curbed and otherwise improved from curb to curb by pavement,
macadam, gravel or other substantial material, shall be classi-
fied as urban property, and shall be subject to the same rate of
city taxation as real and leasehold property within the old
limits of said city may be subject. (2) Every lot, or piece of
real and leasehold property to a depth not exceeding 200 feet,
situate in said territory, which fronts, binds or abuts on any
public street, avenue or highway, lighted at public expense,
and completely paved from curb line to curb line, including
gutters, with bitulithic, asphalt, asphalt blocks, Belgian blocks,
vitrified bricks, macadam in good condition as heretofore laid
before this section of this article took effect, or if laid subse-
quent thereto, laid without direct assessment for the cost there-
of, in whole or in part, upon the abutting property owners,
unless the owners of a majority of front feet of property bind-
ing upon said street, avenue or highway, or the part thereof to
be paved, expressly assent to said direct assessment, and laid in
accordance with existing standards of proper macadam con-
struction as laid under the supervision of the City Engineer, or
other improved pavement (or with cobblestones laid before this
section of this article took effect, or laid subsequent thereto
upon the assent of the owners of the majority of the front feet
of property binding upon said street, avenue or highway, or the
part thereof to be paved), as distinguished from earth or
gravel, which streets, avenues or highways are continuously
connected by public or private streets, roads, avenues or high-
ways (other than turnpikes upon which tolls are charged
within the limits of said city) paved from curb line to curb
line, including gutters, with bitulithic, asphalt, asphalt blocks,
Belgian blocks, vitrified bricks, macadam or other improved
pavement or cobblestones, as distinguished from earth or
gravel, with the territory embraced within the old city limits,
shall be classified as suburban property, and shall be subject,