1430 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 512

stated in such notice to show cause, if any, why said assess-
ment should not be made as proposed. The Mayor and Com-
mon Council shall hold a hearing on the date set in such
notice to determine if there be any cause why the proposed
assessment should not be made and any owner of such prop-
erty aggrieved by the action of the Mayor and Common Coun-
cil shall have the right to appeal to the Circuit Court for
Prince George's County, provided such appeal is taken within
twenty days from the date of the outcome of such hearing.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That such assessments,
when made, shall constitute a lien upon the property assessed
with priority over all liens recorded after such assessments
are imposed, and shall be payable in twenty years in equal
semi-annual installments bearing interest at the rate of six
per cent, per annum beginning ninety days after the date of
such assessment; provided that any person may pay the total
amount of such assessment with accrued interest remaining
due and unpaid at any time. The Mayor and Common Coun-
cil shall notify each owner liable for such installments, in
writing, sixty days before each installment is due, of the
date on which such installment is due. If any installment
remains unpaid six months after such installment was due,
the Mayor and Common Council may declare all past and
future unpaid installments with accrued interest due and
payable and proceed to collect them in the same manner as
delinquent taxes.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Com-
mon Council shall keep all moneys collected from such assess-
ments in a special fund and the same shall be expended solely
for the payment of interest on and for the redemption of said
bonds. After the payment of all interest and the redemption
of all bonds, any moneys remaining in such special fund shall
be transferred to the General Fund of the Mayor and Common
Council to be used for the general expenses of the Town.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That if any part, sub-
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Act shall be held
unconstitutional or void, for any reason, such decisions shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Act.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not
become effective until it has been submitted to the qualified
voters of the Town of Fairmount Heights, in Prince George's
County, at the next regular municipal election on the first
Monday in May, 1951. There shall be printed on the ballots
to be used at said election the title of this Act and underneath