1839.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 267.

Limits of town.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the limits of said town
of Havre-de-Grace shall commence, to wit: beginning for
the same at the north end of York street, of Reed's Addi-
tion of said town, and running thence due north one-
fourth of a mile, thence an east north course, until it in-
tersects the Tide Water Canal, thence with the Susque-
hanna river southerly until it intersects the line of Conve-
nience of Harman's Addition, thence westerly with said
line until it intersects said Reed's Addition to the town of
Havre-de Grace.

To appoint a
clerk— his com-

pensation and

duties.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the said commission-
ers, or a majority of them, shall have power to appoint a
clerk, and assign his duties, and allow him such compen-
sation for his services as they may think proper, and that

jority of them, shall by their clerk be entered in a book
to be kept by him for that purpose, and shall be open at
all times for the inspection of any person interested, and
copies of all ordinances shall be published in all the news-
papers of the town, and also shall be put up in the most
public places of said town, that the same may be gene-

Authority to
remove all nui-
sances, &c

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the said commis-
sioners shall have power and authority to determine upon
and regulate all matters relating to the erecting or build-
ing of wharves in the said town, to regulate the moving
of rafts, arks and boats, and to prevent all nuisances and
obstructions from being placed in the waters of the said
Susquehanna river, in front of said town.

May levy and
collect taxes.

Proviso.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That said commissioners
shall have full power and authority to levy and collect
taxes in said town, not exceeding in any one year, thirty
cents in the hundred dollars, on the assessable property of
said town; and for the purpose of making said levy, they
shall once in every three years, or oftener if they think
proper, appoint an assessor, who shall, under oath value,
appraise and assess the property in said town, in the same
manner and with like authority as county assessors pro-
ceed to assess in the county; provided always, that in as-
sessing any of the lands within the limits of said town,
which may be occupied and used as farms, or may be a
part or parts of farms, that then such lands shall be valued
and assessed as lots often acres of ground with the build-
ings and improvements thereon, and shall not be valued
and assessed by the number of acres in said farms or part
or parts of farms.