872 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 293

sioners may assign him; before proceeding to act as bailiff he
shall give bond in such sum as the Commissioners shall deem
proper, and at each regular meeting of said Commissioners he
shall account for and pay over to the Treasurer all monies col-
lected or received by him, if any there be, as such bailiff; he
shall preserve the peace and good order of the town, may make
arrests and serve warrants and other legal processes within and
one mile beyond the corporate limits of the town, except the
line in the river, and for these purposes he is hereby invested
with the same power and authority as any Constable has under
the laws of this State, and he shall be allowed the same fees
as are allowed constables for similar services and said fees
shall be taxed as part of the costs.

20. That the Commissioners shall have full power to assess
and collect an equal tax on all property within the Cor-
porate limits, but such tax shall not exceed the rate of fifty
cents on the one hundred dollars of property taxed, and the
sums at which the said property is assessed for State and
County purposes shall be the basis for levying the town taxes,
but the said Commissioners may assess all new property and
all property in the said town which they shall find is not
assessed for State and County purposes, and the assessment so
made by said Commissioners shall be at the fair cash value of
the property so assessed and shall bear its proportional part
of the town taxes, provided that no part of any farm lands
which are included within the Corporate limits shall be taxed
for corporate purposes so long as said farm lands shall be used
for agricultural purposes, without the consent of the owners
thereof.

The Clerk shall have ready and read to the Commissioners
of Vienna at the meeting at which the general levy, or any
other levy, of taxes is to be made, a list of all new property
which the Clerk thinks should be assessed and taxed, and the
Commissioners may fix such assessment at the fair cash value
of said property as hereinbefore provided. The Clerk shall
then mail a notice to the person, firm or corporation whose
assessment has been so established stating the amount of the
said assessment and summoning such person to appear before
the Commissioners of Vienna at their next regular meeting
(giving the date thereof) and show cause why said assessment
shall not stand as made. Should such owner fail to appear, in
person or by representative, the said property shall be entered
upon the assessment books, provided, that such owner may ap-