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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 828

The Public Local Laws of Queen Anne's County
Section 22-11

Article 18 — Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1974 Edition, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 22-11 of the Public Local Laws of
Queen Anne's County being Article 18 of the Public Local
Laws of Maryland (1974 Edition, as amended) be and it is
hereby repealed:

Article 18

[22-11.

(a)    The County Roads Board of Queen Anne's County
is hereby authorized to construct roads and improve
private roads and drainage incident to said construction
or improvement on or along private roads, including roads
in existing residential developments and subdivisions,
after the approval by the County Commissioners of Queen
Anne's County of a petition of the majority of the
property owners whose property abuts on the road to be
constructed or improved requesting that said roads be
taken into the county roads system. In the exercise of
the powers granted by this section, the County
Commissioners may, by ordinance or resolution adopt all
necessary rules and conditions for the acceptance,
construction, and maintenance of such roads and/or other
authorized improvements by the county. Such ordinance or
resolution may also provide for annual benefit
assessments to be levied against the abutting properties
for the purpose of reimbursing the county for the cost of
such improvements and the time and manner of payment, but
not to exceed ten years. Annual benefit assessments
shall be a first lien upon the property against which
they are assessed, until paid, subject only to prior
State and county taxes, and if any property be sold for
State and county taxes, and there remains a surplus, then
the County Commissioners may upon petition to the Circuit
Court be allowed the payment of their lien.

(b)    For the purpose of giving notice to the
general public as to existing liens and charges against
any property for benefit assessments, the County
Treasurer of Queen Anne's County shall keep a public
record of the names of property owners and amount of said
benefit charges. The record so maintained by the
Treasurer of said benefit assessments shall be legal
notice of such liens.

(c)    The County Commissioners shall, on or before
January 1 of each year, certify its benefit assessments
hereunder to the Collector of State and County Taxes for
Queen Anne's County for collection from the property
owners affected, and said Collector shall add said
benefit assessments to the State and County property tax