PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 1579

nances 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 Com-
missioners it shall be his duty to collect and all other sums of
money that may be received by him for the use of said cor-
poration.

SEC. 10., And be it further enacted, That the Treasurer shall
be appointed from among the citizens of said town qualified 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 Commissioners
in such penalty as the said Commissioners shall prescribe, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the office
of Treasurer to the said corporation of Preston, 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 suc-
cessor in office o-r 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. 11. And be it further enacted, That whenever the Com-
missioners of Preston think the public interest requires it, they
may cause an assessment to be made of all property 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 without 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 assess-
ment; and may provide for the annual assessment of property
not included in the last general assessment. The last assessment
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 in-
crease or abatement of any erroneous assessment and for the