ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR 1183

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose
of carrying out the provisions of the preceding sections and
for the preservation of the peace, health, cleanliness and good
order of the community, and for the protection of the lives
and property of the citizens of said town and to suppress,
abate or discontinue, or cause to be suppressed, abated or dis-
continued, all nuisances and obstruction within the corporate
limits of said town, the Town Commissioners of Indian Head
may pass such ordinances and by-laws from time to time as
may be necessary, which said ordinances and by-laws shall
have the force of law and may be amended or repealed by
the said Town Commissioners at their pleasure.

SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That all ordinances
passed in pursuance of the aforegoing sections of this Act
shall be recorded by the Clerk in a well-bound book, procured
by the said Commissioners for the purpose, and the president
shall sign his name to all ordinances as recorded, and the Clerk
shall attest the same, and a copy of all such ordinances attest-
ed by the Clerk shall, within five days from the enactment
thereof, be posted in at least three public places in said town.

SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That the said Town
Commissioners shall, in the month of June, in the year 1920,
and the same month each and every year thereafter, it they
deem it advisable, cause an assessment to be made of all real
and personal property within said town of Indian Head, or
the corporate limits thereof, by their Clerk, which assessment
shall not exceed the assessment of the same for the county
purposes, if the same be assessed for county purposes, and
the said Town Commissioners may levy a tax thereon not
exceeding fifty cents on the hundred dollars' worth of assess-
able property.

SEC. 16. And be it further enacted, That any person may
appeal from the valuation of the assessor, made as hereinbe-
fore provided to the said Town Commissioners, who shall meet
not less than ten days nor more than thirty days after such
assessment shall have been completed and remain, in session
from day to day as long as may be necessary to hear and
determine such appeal, and they shall give reasonable notice
of all such meetings and may increase or abate such assess-
ments as they may deem best.