792 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

judgment or order of the Circuit Court for Frederick county.
An appeal may be taken to the Court of Appeals by either the
petitioner or the Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick within ten
days after the rendition of said judgment or order by the Cir-
cuit Court for Frederick county, and the record shall be imme-
diately transmitted to the Court of Appeals, which court shall
immediately hear and determine the question involved in said
appeal. Whenever an appeal has been taken to the Board of
Aldermen they shall constitute for such purpose a board of ap-
peals, and in the absence of such appeal the action of the assess-
ors or City Register shall be final. The Board of Aldermen
when siting as a board of appeal shall have full power and au-
thority to examine any person including the party complaining,
on oath or affirmation, as the case may be, touching the particu-
lars of value of his property, and may abate or increase the as-
sessment or valuation of said .assessors or City Register, as the
exigencies of the case and right and justice may require. And
in case of a disagreement among the members of the Board of
Aldermen, when sitting as a board of appeal, the concurrence of
a majority of them shall be necessary for the passage or adop-
tion of an assessment.

SEC. 245F. In case of the refusal or inability of any or all of
the assessors to execute the duties of their office by reason of
sickness or otherwise, the Mayor shall, subject to confirmation
by the Board of Aldermen, appoint some other person or per-
sons, in his or their place as the case may be. And in case of a
disagreement among the assessors, the concurrence of a ma-
jority of them shall be necessary for the passage or adoption of
an assessment, or any other matter. And in the matter of
assessment of property and changing assessments or revalua-
tion of the same, every assessor provided for in this Act when
employed by the city to make an assessment or revaluation
shall inform himself by all lawful means of all property de-
scribed in section 245 of this article. If any of the assessors
above mentioned shall neglect to perform the duties required of
him or them, he or they shall be liable to be discharged by the
Mayor in his discretion; and if any assessor shall receive any
consideration or payment designed or intended to influence his
conduct, or act in the performance, or omission of his duty as
prescribed by law as assessor, or shall corruptly do or permit to
be done, or omit to do any act in the discharge of said duties, he
shall be liable to immediate dismissal by the Mayor, and shall
also be liable to indictment therefor, and upon conviction shall
be fined not exceeding fifty dollars for each offense, and also
shall be liable to imprisonment in the jail of Frederick county
for not more than six months, in the discretion of the court.