56 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 24

in Maryland, shall between the hours of one and five o'clock
in the afternoon at such places (and under such reasonable
regulations) as the Commissioners of Greensboro may deter-
mine, elect by secret ballot from among the residents and
qualified voters of said town, who shall be assessed on the
tax books thereof ,with at least three hundred dollars worth
of property, certain persons as hereinafter set forth, to serve
as Commissioners of Greensboro, as follows:

On the fourth Monday of April in each even numbered year
hereafter three persons shall be elected to hold office as Com-
missioners of Greensboro for two years and until their suc-
cessors are duly elected and qualified; and on the fourth
Monday of April in each odd numbered year hereafter two
persons shall be elected to hold office as such Commissioners
for two years and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified. No person shall be a candidate for Commissioner
of Greensboro, as aforesaid, unless he has resided within the
town limits' of Greensboro for a period of at least two years
prior to said election.

287. All real property in the town of Greensboro shall be
assessed for all town taxes or assessments at the same value
as said property is assessed for state and county taxes. All
personal property shall be assessed at such fair and reason-
able valuation and pursuant to such reasonable regulations,
as the Commissioners of Greensboro may determine, which
assessment shall not be less than the state and county assess-
ment on the same.

290. The said Commissioners may annually levy upon the
assessable property within said town by a direct tax, not
exceeding One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) on the One
Hundred Dollars valuation thereof, for the purpose of defray-
ing and settling expenses likely to be incurred by them on
behalf of said corporation; and they may apply and ap-
propriate the funds arising from such tax, as well as all other
funds and moneys belonging to said corporation, in their dis-
cretion, in paying the cost and expenses of opening, closing,
extending, widening, paving and improving the streets, alleys
and grounds; for providing street lamps and lighting the
same; for the machinery and apparatus; for the removal
of garbage, obstructions and nuisances; for settling pumps
and wells for drainage; for the building or laying of sewers;
for restricting the spread of contagious diseases; for the pay-
ment to their officers or employees a reasonable compensation,
and for such other purposes as in their judgment will benefit
and subserve the public interest.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1948.

Approved June 1, 1948.