J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1527

assessment of real and personal property; they shall likewise keep
constantly informed of the method of work pursued by other super-
visors of assessments. After July 1, 1961, supervisors of assessments
shall not hold their positions after they have attained the age of

seventy (70) years.

IN EACH COUNTY OF THIS STATE AND IN BALTIMORE
CITY THERE SHALL BE A SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS
WHO SHALL BE A RESIDENT THEREOF AND WHO SHALL
BE APPOINTED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESS-
MENTS AND TAXATION FROM A LIST OF FIVE PERSONS
SUBMITTED TO SAID DEPARTMENT BY THE COUNTY COM-
MISSIONERS OF EACH COUNTY AND BY THE MAYOR OF
BALTIMORE CITY IN THE CASE OF THE SUPERVISOR OF
BALTIMORE CITY, AND BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF
BALTIMORE COUNTY IN THE CASE OF THE SUPERVISOR
OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, AND SAID SUPERVISORS SHALL
BE REMOVABLE AT ANY TIME BY THE STATE DEPART-
MENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION FOR INCOM-
PETENCY OR OTHER CAUSE. THE SUPERVISOR SHALL
HOLD NO OTHER PUBLIC OFFICE OF PROFIT. IF THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION DEEM
FIT TO BE APPOINTED NONE OF THE PERSONS WHOSE
NAMES ARE UPON A LIST SUBMITTED AS AFORESAID,
THEY MAY REJECT ALL THE NOMINATIONS AND CALL
FOR A NEW LIST. IN CASE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF ANY COUNTY, THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE
COUNTY, OF THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE SHALL FAIL TO
FURNISH THE LIST HEREIN PROVIDED FOR WITHIN
TWENTY DAYS AFTER NOTICE FROM THE STATE DEPART-
MENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION THE SAID DE-
PARTMENT SHALL HAVE POWER TO FILL SUCH OFFICE
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH TIME.
THE SUPERVISORS SHALL BE FURNISHED WITH AN OF-
FICE AT THE COUNTY SEAT BY THE COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF EACH COUNTY, AND THE SUPERVISOR OF
ASSESSMENTS FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY SHALL BE FUR-
NISHED WITH AN OFFICE AT THE COUNTY SEAT BY THE
COUNTY COUNCIL, AND THE SUPERVISOR OF ASSESS-
MENTS FOR BALTIMORE CITY SHALL LIKEWISE BE FUR-
NISHED AN OFFICE IN BALTIMORE CITY BY THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL; AND THEY SHALL BE ALLOWED SUCH
CLERICAL HELP AND EXPENSE AS THE COUNTY COM-
MISSIONERS, AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE
COUNTY, AND THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTI-
MORE SHALL RESPECTIVELY DETERMINE. THEY SHALL
CONFER FREQUENTLY WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION, SUBMITTING QUESTIONS
FOR DETERMINATION TO THAT DEPARTMENT AND SHALL
RECEIVE AND CARRY OUT INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY THE
DEPARTMENT OR THE CHIEF SUPERVISOR OF ASSESS-
MENTS APPOINTED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR
GUIDANCE IN SUPERVISING THE VALUATION AND
ASSESSMENT OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY; THEY
SHALL LIKEWISE KEEP CONSTANTLY INFORMED OF THE
METHOD OF WORK PURSUED BY OTHER SUPERVISORS OF
ASSESSMENTS. AFTER JULY 1, 1961, SUPERVISORS OF