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Session Laws, 1953
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THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1459

charges shall be a lien on the property, collectible in the
same manner as city taxes.

ARTICLE X

Special Assessment Procedure
POWER:

96. The City of Frostburg shall have the power to levy
and collect taxes in the form of special assessments upon
property in a limited and determinable area for special
benefits conferred upon such property by the construction
or installation of water mains, sewer mains, public ways,
sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and storm water sewers, and to
provide for the payment of all or any part of the above pro-
jects out of the proceeds of such special assessment.

PROCEDURE:

97. The procedure for special assessments, wherever au-
thorized in this charter, shall be as follows:

(a) The cost of the work being charged for shall be as-
sessed according to the front foot rule of apportionment or
some other equitable basis determined by the council. THE
COST OF PAVING ANY PUBLIC WAY SHALL BE
BORNE BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS TO
AN AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN TWO-THIRDS OF
THE COST THEREOF.

(b) The amount assessed against any property for any
project or improvement shall not exceed the value of the
benefits accruing to the property therefrom, nor shall any
special assessment be levied which shall cause the total
amount of special assessments levied by the city and out-
standing against any property at any time, exclusive of de-
linquent installments, to exceed twenty-five per cent (25%)
of the fair cash market value of the property after giving
effect to the benefit accruing thereto from the project or
improvement for which assessed.

(c) When desirable, the affected property may be divided
into different classes to be charged different rates, but,
except for this, any rate shall be uniform.

(d) Before any charge is levied, it shall be ratified by the
council. The clerk shall cause notice to be given stating the
nature of the proposed project or improvement and the
place and time at which all persons interested, or their
agents or attorneys, may appear before the council and be


 

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