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things appertaining thereto according to law and the ordinances
of said Commissioners, and shall well and truly collect and pay
over to the Treasurer of said Corporation all taxes levied by
them, which by law or the ordinances of said Commissioners
it shall be his duty to collect and all other sums of money that
may be received by him for the use of said Corporation.

SEC. 177. And be it further enacted, That the Treasurer
shall be appointed from among the citizens of said town quali-
fied to vote for Commissioners, and before entering upon the
duties of his office shall give bond to the State of Maryland with
good and sufficient surety to be approved by the said Commis-
sioners in such penalty as the said Commissioners shall prescribe
conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the
office of Treasurer to the said Corporation of Hillsborough, and
that he will well and faithfully receive, account for and disburse
all moneys placed in his hands or received by him for the use
of said Corporation, and shall well and truly pay over to his
successor in office or to the order of said Commissioners, signed
by their Secretary and countersigned by their President, all
said moneys and shall perform all other duties of his office ac-
cording to law and the ordinances of said Commissioners; he
shall keep full and correct accounts of all moneys received by
him with the sources from which the same were received and the
dates of such receipts and of the disbursements made by him
with the dates of such disbursements and the person or persons
to whom, and on what account the same were made.

SEC. 178. And be it further enacted, That whenever the
Commissioners of Hillsborough think the public interest re-
quired it, they may cause an assessment to be made of all prop-
erty in the town, real, personal and mixed which is subject to
assessment for County and State taxes, under the General Laws
of this State whether the owners thereof reside within or with-
out the town; and they may prescribe the manner in which such
assessment shall be made and provide for hearing appeals and
adjusting all differences in valuation and disputes in relation to
such assessment; make transfers and abatements and do all
other acts and things necessary for making and completing such
assessment; and may provide for the annual assessment of prop-
erty not included in the last General assessment. The last as-
sessment made prior hereto shall be chargeable, with taxes levied
for the use of the corporation until a new assessment shall be
made; and the Commissioners may provide by ordinance for an
increase or abatement of any erroneous assessment and for the