374                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 171

34H.

If the Commissioners determine that the public interest and con-
venience require the formation of a district, it may adopt an ordi-
nance declaring its intention to form such district pursuant to the
provisions of this subheading. Such ordinance of intention, in addi-
tion to making the foregoing determination, shall also contain:

(1)  A general description of the exterior boundaries of the pro-
posed district, as specified in Section 34.-I hereof.

(2)  A general description of the work and improvement proposed
to be done and the open areas to be maintained or conserved thereby.

(3)  A statement that an annual assessment may be levied pur-
suant to this subheading to pay the costs and expenses of the main-
tenance work and improvements, if any, on the open areas.

(4) A statement of the annual assessment limit on each one hun-
dred dollars of assessed valuation of taxable land and improvements
within the district and that amounts so assessed shall be billed and
collected by Harford County as a part of regular tax bills.

(5) The day, hour and place for the hearing by the Commissioners
of protests and objections to the formation of the proposed district
or to the proposed work, and a statement that any owner of prop-
erty liable to be assessed for the work may make written protest
against the proposed work or against the formation of the proposed
district or both by filing such written protest with the Administra-
tive Assistant at any time not later than the hour so fixed for the
hearing. The time for the hearing shall not be less than fifteen (15)
or more than sixty (60) days from the date of the adoption of the
ordinance by the Commissioners.

34-I. The proposed assessment district may be described in the
ordinance of intention by stating the exterior boundaries thereof or
by referring to the diagram provided for in the Preliminary Report
required therefor. The description of the work shall be sufficient if
the ordinance states in general terms the classes or kinds of work
contemplated, contains a general description of the property upon
which such work is to be done or the name by which such property
is commonly known, and refers to plans and reports on file, if any,
or such of them as may be suitable or proper for a description of the
proposed work. Portions of the improvement or of the territory
comprising the assessment district need not be contiguous.

34J. Any lot or parcel of land in any public use belonging to the
state or to the county, any city, district, or other public corporation,
public agent, school board, educational, penal, or reform institution,
or institution for the feeble minded or insane, in use in the perform-
ance of a public function and lying within the district is not subject
to assessment unless the consent of the governing body of the entity
owing such public property to assessment is filed with the Commis-
sioners. If such consent is filed, the land is subject to assessment in
the same manner as other land within the district.

34K.

The Commissioners in their discretion may, in the ordinance of
intention or at any subsequent time, order that a portion of the