The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-04-07

A BILE; entitled an Act TO provide for the
~ercrrl valuation and assessment Of prop
trty i'll this State.
Section |. BE it cnacteI by the Gencral
-iSsemJiy Of .HarDie;nd, That all property,
real personal aud mixed. of all~kindS and
description whatever, in this State, shall be
liable to valuation and assessment. and shall
be chargcable with taxes according to the
provisions of this act.
Section .. And be il enuc'ed. That to IA
ciliatc and expedite the assessments, Balti
more city shall be divided into FIVE assess
ment districts upon the basis of the present
division of the city into cards, whereof
wards Nos. |, ,. 3 and shall constitute the
first district. and wards Nos. ). &. and &
shall constitute the second District and wards
Nos. o. 10. II and - shall constitute the
third district, and wards Nos IL. II. 4 and
Ii shall constitute the fourth district and
wards Nos. II. Is, ~ and % shall constitute
the fifth district. Baltimore comfy shall b.
divided into five assessment districts, where
of election districts numbered /, = and .
Ehail constitute the first district: election
districts numbered 1, and 10 shall consti,
late the second district election districts
numbered ), & and shall constitute the
81 district; and election districts numbered
and shall constitute the fourth district:
and election districts numbered ii and -
shall constitute the fifth district. Carroll
county shall be divided into four assessment
districts. whereof election districts numbered
!. 3 and 10 shall constitute the first dis ricl
election districts numbered >, . and | shall
constitute the second district election dis
t.ics numbered 4, ANA = shall constitute
the th;rd district; election districts number.
ed . and shall constitute the fourth district
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six assessment districts, whereof election
districts numbered l and = shall constitute
the first district; und election districts mum.
hcred ), - and II shall constitute the second
district: and election districts numbered /
j. aud > shall constitute the third district
and election districts numbered 8, 10 and IL
shall constitute the fourth district; and cleo
ton districts t,umh"fcd I, . and Is shall con.
Situle the fifth district: and election dis
trictS numbered s, l. and Il shall constitute
the 18th district. That Washington comfy
shall be divided into five assessment districts.
whereof election districts numbered |. = and
l. shall constitute the first district and elcc.
ti0n districts numbered 3, 10 and l. shall
constitute the second district election di,-
trct> numbered four, lhi'tcen and five shall
constitute the third district election dis.
trctS numbered six. eight and eleven shall
constitute the fourth dist let and election
districts numbered seven. nine and fourteen
snal constitute the fifth district. hat Wor-
re.!cr county shall be divided into three as.
ScsSmcnt districts, whereof election districts
numbered one, two aul s2yCr shall const-
tate the first district; election districts num.
barrd three, nine and ten shall constitute the
second district: election districts numbered
soar. five, SIX and eight Shall constitute tho
third district. That AIegany county shall!
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whereof election districts numbered one
1so. ten. eleven. fifteen and Thirteen shall
Constitute the hrsi district; election districts
numbered three, four, five, twelve AID six.
teen SAa, consulate the second district
election districts numbered six. seven, eight.
Mae and thirteen shall constitute TIE third
district. Cecil co"nty shall constitute one
assessment district. That Hartford county
Snail be divided into two assessment districts.
whereof election districts numbered two,
five "ad six shall constitute the first district
and election districts numbered Ci.c, three
and iolr shall constitute the second distrias.
That Queen Anne county sha! constitute
%ne assessment district. That Prince
Georges county shall be divided into two
assessment districts. whereof election dis
r,:rts numbered one. two six and seven
III III constitute the first district election
districts numbered three, four, five, t;5ht
and nine shall constitute the second district
'pk.t Charles county shall be divided into
Two assessment districts, whereof election
districts numbered one and three shall con.
stitute the first district and election districts
numbered two and fonr shall constitute the
second district. That Somerset county shall
be divided into three assessment Districts
@hereof election districts numbered one,
+wo. three, nine and thirteen shall constitute
tn, frs, district; and election districts num-
bered four, E &c, seven. eight eleven, fifteen
md ten shall constitute the second disti;:g;
,Sal election districts numbered six, twelve
unl fourteen shall constitute the third dis,
1rct. That Caroline county shall constitute
one assessment district. That Talbot county
Shall constitute one assessment district. -
That Howard county shall be divided into
tnSo assessment districts. whereof election
l;srats numbered une and two shall COAST.
ttc the first Iii lrict and election districts
i'-1nherel three. iour aud five shall consti
t,,tc the second district. That hlon' gomery
county shall be divided into Two assessment
tiistrirrs, whereof election districts number
,,l one, two and three shall constitute the
first district and eleation districts murdered
f,nr and five sh all constitute the second dis.
trict. That Saint Mar,'s comfy Shall be
divided into two assessment districts, where
of election districts numbered one two and
if,rc, shall constitute the first district: and
election districts numbered four, five aal
siy shall constitute the second district. That
Kent county shall constitute one assessment
district That Calvert county shall coasti.
+re one assessment district. That Anne
ARUNDEL county shall be divided into three
assessment district. whereof Annapolis city
,i,,u constitute the first district the third
fourth and Gtth election districts Shall con
s,itute the second district; and the first,
second and sixth election districts shall con
s.inte the third district That Dorchester
county shall constitute two assessment dis
t.icts beginning ut the north of Fishing Bay,
tlence bv and with the said Fishing Bay and
with Black Water river to the head waters OF
sail river, near the town of Cambridge {:
thence by straight line to the head waters
ST Cambridge Creek thence with the said
creek to thc Choptank river, and all Oh the
cast side of said limo shall constitute the first
assessment district; all on west side shall
constitute the second assessment district.
Section 3. and be ii enacted, That the
Governor of the State shall appoint three
suitable persons in each OF the assessment
districts in the several counties of the State
and city of Baltimore, to assess and make
valuations hereby directed, within their re-
snective districts; said Assessors shall be
nronerty holders and shall have resided r
their assessment districts at least one yea'