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erection of said hospital, and the further sums of $1, 500. 00 for
the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1917, and $1, 500. 00 for the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1918, for the maintenance and
support of the same.

Approved April 18th, 1916.

CHAPTER 629.

AN ACT to add six new Sections to Article 81 of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, title "Revenue and
Taxes, " to follow Section 247 and to be known as Sections
248, 249, 250, 251, 252 and 253, providing for the appoint-
ment of assessors throughout the Counties of the State, their
duties and compensation; providing for a uniform plan of
assessment throughout the Counties of the State, the duties
of the County 'Commissioners and the State Tax Commis-
sion, in regard thereto.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That six new Sections be and they are hereby added to
Article 81 of the code of Public General Laws of Maryland,
title "Revenue and Taxes, " to follow Section 247, and to be
known as Sections 248, 249, 250, 251, 252 and 253, and to read
as follows:

248. The local supervisor of assessments provided for under
the Act of 1914, Chapter 841, shall, in addition to his present
duties act as chief assessor in his particular County, with such
additional duties as the State Tax Commission shall determine
and designate; at such time as shall be ordered by the State
Tax Commission, each of the several Boards of County Commis-
sioners in the State of Maryland shall appoint such number of
County assessors as shall be ordered by the State Tax Commis-
sion; and for incompetency or any other cause, the State Tax
Commission shall have the authority and power to dismiss and
discharge any of such County assessors and require the County
Commissioners of any of the several Counties as the case may
be, to appoint a competent individual to fill the vacancy, or the
said State Tax Commission in its discretion shall have the
authority and power to fill said vacancy with a competent in-
dividual; and to appoint such other assessors as said Commis-
sion may consider necessary; the rate of compensation of the
County and additional assessors provided for in this Act shall