1852.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 337.

Review va-
luations.

counties, and the appeal tax court of Baltimore city,
to be preserved by them; and the said county com-
missioners and the appeal tax court of Baltimore city,
at a meeting to be held by them respectively, as soon as
may be thereafter, shall review the valuations as afore-
said made, and correct the same, if need be, in con-
formity with the opinions, which may be expressed by
the Court of Appeals.

Clerks to pre-
pare correct-
ed summary
account to be
sent to Comp-
troller.

SEC. 37. And be it enacted, That if, in consequence
of the opinions expressed by the Court of Appeals, any
correction shall be made in the valuation of property,
in any county or the city of Baltimore, the proper clerk,
as regards the valuation in any county, shall, as soon
as practicable, after such correction shall have been
made, prepare one other corrected summary account,
in form and manner prescribed in the thirtieth section

of this act, and lay the same before the county com-
missioners, who after examination and correction there-
of, shall sign and enclose the same, endorsed on public
service, to the Comptroller, and the appeal tax court of
Baltimore city, as regards the valuation in said city,
shall likewise perform the same duty.

Comptroller
to prepare
statement of
amount of va-
luation, &c.
and report to
General As-
sembly.

SEC. 38. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the Comptroller, as early as practicable, after
he shall have received the returns of the valuation and
assessment of property in the several counties of this
State and the city of Baltimore, as hereinbefore pro-
vided, to prepare a condensed statement, exhibiting

under appropriate heads, the amount of such valua-
tion in each of said counties and said city, and the ag-
gregate amount of property assessed as aforesaid, within
this State, and report the same to the General Assembly
at its next session.

Forfeiture for
failure to exe-
cute duties
imposed.

SEC. 39. And be it enacted, That if the county
commissioners of any county, or the mayor and city
council of Baltimore, or the members of the Appeal
Tax Court, shall fail to execute any of the duties im-
posed on them by this act, each member of the body
so failing, shall be liable to indictment for such default,
and shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five hundred dol-
lars; but any member may protect himself from prose-
cution as aforesaid, by giving immediate information of
such default to the Comptroller who shall take such
steps in regard to the matter as the case may require.

Expenses—
how defrayed.

SEC. 40. And be it enacted, That all expenses to
be inclined in execution of this act, including a reason-
able compensation to the assessors, to be determined
and allowed by the county commissioners of the seve-
ral counties, and the mayor and city council of Balti-