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viously provided for, said certificates and interest to be paid
only from such revenue and within one year from the date of
their issue; and such certificates may be issued in pursuance
of an ordinance duly passed without submitting the question
to a vote of the taxpayers.

100H. The Commissioners shall have the same powers as
the State Board of Health of this State, restricted, however,
to the limits of the Town.

100-1. The Commissioners shall keep and annually publish
a tabular statement of the receipts and expenditures of the
funds of the corporation, and such other matters connected
with the government and regulations of the Town affairs as
they may deem necessary and proper.

100J. All ordinances heretofore passed by the Commission-
ers of the Town of Bel Air under the provisions of the Charter
existing before the passage of this Act shall remain in force
and have the same legal effect as when enacted, the intention
being not to repeal by any provision of the present Charter
any of said ordinances, unless they be in direct conflict with
or not authorized by the provisions of this Charter.

101. The taxable basis for the Town of Bel Air for the pur-
pose of levying of Town taxes shall be the same as the basis
for State and County taxes with the exception that if the
Treasurer shall discover that property within the corporate
limits of the Town has not been assessed for State and
County purposes he shall add it to the Town basis. The annual
levy shall be due on January first. On all Town taxes
paid before the first day of May a discount of one-half
percent (%%) per month shall be allowed. Taxes not paid
before the first day of May in each year shall bear interest
at the rate of six percent (6%). All property within the
corporate limits of said Town shall be exempt from taxation
by the County Commissioners of Harford County for public
road and bridge purposes.

Each bona fide member of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire De-
partment, Inc., shall be exempt from taxation for Town pur-
poses, to the extent of One Thousand Dollars ($1, 000. 00), on
real and personal property, which exemption shall in no way
deprive said bona fide, active member of said Fire Department
from the right of franchise in Town elections, provided said
member has all the other requirements to be a qualified voter.

102. Taxes for general purposes shall not exceed in any one
year eighty-five cents ($. 85) on each One Hundred Dollars