3577
CAMBRIDGE

CHARTER AMENDMENT
NO. 55-74-8

RESOLUTION of The Commissioners of Cambridge adopted
pursuant to the authority of Article 11E of the
Constitution of Maryland and Section 13 of Article 23A of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1973 Replacement Volume),
titled "Corporation-Municipal" to amend the Charter of
The Commissioners of Cambridge by repealing and
re—enacting, with amendments, Section 64 entitled
"Assessments; abatement of taxes" of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Dorchester County (1961 Edition), said Code
being Article 10 of the Code of Public Laws of Maryland
entitled "Dorchester County" subtitled "Cambridge"
repealing certain obsolete language applying to
Assessments and providing the power to The Commissioners
of Cambridge for abatement of taxes.

SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF
CAMBRIDGE that the Charter of same municipal corporation
be, and the same is hereby amended by repealing and
re—enacting, with amendments, Section 64 to read as
follows:

64. [Assessments;] Abatement of taxes.

[The Commissioners of Cambridge may cause an
assessment to be made from time to time, by three persons
appointed by it of all the property real, personal and
mixed, of all kinds and descriptions whatsoever, that may
be within the corporate limits of Cambridge, belonging to
the inhabitants, firms, incorporated bodies and
unincorporated associations thereof, or to any person,
firm, incorporated bodies or unincorporated associations,
doing business therein. The Commissioners of Cambridge
may at its annual session for the correction of
assessments, or at any other time, place upon the tax
books all, such property as would be liable to assessment
at any general assessment; provided that one hundred
dollars' worth of property of each person assessed be
exempt from taxation. No abatement of taxes of any kind
shall be made by the Commissioners of Cambridge or by any
individual Commissioner at any time except at the annual
meeting, for that purpose provided by the Charter of
Cambridge. The assessors and the Commissioners of
Cambridge in making any assessment shall value the
property on the basis of its cash value or estimated cash
value.] THE COMMISSIONERS OF CAMBRIDGE MAY, FROM TIME TO
TIME, FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN ABATE THE TAXES OF ANY
TAXPAYER OF THE CITY.

SECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this
Resolution shall become effective on the 12th day of
March, 1974.