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force as the maximum, to be charged for the service to be per-
formed, and to fix the same by order to be served upon all
common carriers or other corporations, by whom such rates,
fares, and charges are thereafter to be observed, shall include
the power to determine the just and reasonable rates, tolls,
fares and charges to be thereafter observed and in force as the
minimum or maximum and minimum to be so charged, and
to fix the same by such an order.

Approved April 26, 1927.

CHAPTER 570.

AN ACT to repeal Section 240 of Chapter 841 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of Maryland, 1914, and to re-enact
the same with amendments increasing the salary of the Tax
Assessor of Washington County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 240 of Chapter 841 of the Acts of Mary-
land, 1914, be and the sarnie is hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments so as to read as follows:

SEC. 240. The salary of the supervisors shall be paid by
the several Counties and shall be based on the aggregate
value of property subject to taxation under his supervision.
In those Counties where the total value of all property shall
not exceed $5, 000, 000, he shall receive an annual salary of
$600. If the aggregate value shall be over $5, 000, 000 and
less than $10, 000, 000, he shall receive $800.

If over $10, 000, 000 and less than $20, 000, 000—$1, 000
If over 20, 000, 000 and less than 30, 000, 000— 1, 200
If over 30, 000, 000 and less than 50, 000, 000— 1, 500
If over 50, 000, 000 and less than 75, 000, 000— 1, 800
If over 75, 000, 000 and less than 100, 000, 000— 2, 000
And if over 100, 000, 000 he shall receive $2, 400.
The supervisor in Baltimore City shall be paid $2, 400.
The supervisor of Washington County shall be paid an annual
salary of $2, 400. 00.

Such salary shall be payable monthly and the County Commis-
sioners of each County and the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore are hereby directed to raise such sum annually
as will pay said salaries and in case the expenditures for any
County or Baltimore City have been fully computed at the