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erty in the town in the same manner and with like authority
as County Assessors; and, the said Town Treasurer shall with
the authority given in tEis. section, annually assess and add
to the assessable property of the said town such new or missed
property or buildings as may be brought into or erected
therein; provided, that said assessment shall not include real
or personal property situated beyond its boundaries, nor per-
sonal property only constructively in the town though owned
by persons residing in it; and, provided further, that in as-
sessing any of the lands within the town which may be occu-
pied and used as farms, such lands shall be valued and as-
sessed as lots of four acres of ground with the buildings and
improvements thereon and shall not be valued and assessed
by the number of acres; that all assessments made shall be
subject to the conditions and restrictions of Section 137 of this
Article.

Approved April 16, 1920.

CHAPTER 117.

AN ACT to authorize the County Commissioners of Cecil
County to provide for the future construction of per-
manent roads and highways in said county, and to that
end issue bonds to provide for the payment thereof.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the County Commissioners of Cecil County are
thereby authorized and required to provide for the further
permanent improvement of the public roads and highways in
said county, by borrowing on credit of said county, an amount
not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and to
issue coupon bonds therefor in sums of not less than five hun-
dred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars each. Said
bonds shall bear interest at the rate of five per centum per
annum, payable semi-annually on the first day of July and
January in each year, and shall be forever exempt from all
taxation for county, municipal and county school purposes,
and shall have printed on them a distinct reference to this
Act, authorizing their issue, to be signed by the President of
the said Board of County Commissioners, and countersigned
by the County Treasurer of said county, attested by the cor-