The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-04-25
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An act supplementary to an act entitled
an act TO provide for tho general val.
uation aud reasscssment OF property
in this State, passed at the extra ses.
sion OF the General Assembly in the
year 1866, chapter l57.
Section l, BE it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland, That the
several assessors now appointed who
have failed to complete tho assessment
Of property within their respective as.
sessmclt districts as required by law
be aud they are hereby authorized and
empowered to proceed forthwith 10 com.
plete the same within the time herein.
after limited for the completion thereof
and according to the direction of the
act to which this is a supplement. ex.
cept in SO far as the said act may be
Inconsistent or in conflict with the pro.
visions Of this act.
Sec. 2. Aud be il enacted. That IN,
following named property be and the
same is hereby exempted FROM assess.
ment and taxation for any aud all pur.
poses whatever, within this State that
Is to say: all property Of whatever Kind
or description belonging to aud held and
owned by the United States. the stlts
of Maryland, and any county, city or
incorporated town therein, or any in.
corporated literary or charitable iusti.
tuition incorporated BY the laws Of this
State all bonds or other seeurities IS.
sued IN the name aud by the authority
of the United States; all churches and
houses used for public worship incln.
ding parsonagcs with the grounds an.
puTtenant thereto and necessary for lie
use thereof; aud all graycyards. ecme.
terics and burying grounds all provi.
slous laid up, or IN any manner provided
and on hand for use and coasanu,i n
OF families wearing apparel of every
kiad and description plantation and
farming utensils the annual crons. or
produce ~ all Lands aud farms. whether
gTowiugor harvested and remaining un.
sold; the working tools OF mechanics
and manufacturers moved or worked cx.
elusiyely BY hand personal property
belonging To any individual or person
not exceeding in value the sum OF one
hundred dollars al mortgages for par.
chase money in the hands Of the oriei.
nal mortgage, or his executors, admin,
istrators and legal representatives in the
case Of the death Of the mortragce. to.
gother with all equitable liens Tor the
purchase money Of lands and real estate
which may remain due and unpaid all
Judgments, notes aud other securitic,
belonging to any bauk or other ineorpo
rated institution. the capital stock
shares whereof are subject to assess.
ment and taxation aud all cash on
hand or on deposit ia any bank or sa
wings institution and mot bearing inter
est, and the Bible House and Trac,
House, in the city Of Baltimore.
See. g. Aud be il enacted, That 1,
facilitate the correction and completion
Of the assessment in the several assess
| ment districts, 10 which the assessor,
have made returns to the Coauty Com
missioners, and the Boards OF Uoutro
and Review 10 the city Of Baltimore a,
required by the act TO which this il ,
supplement, the said County Comnis
sioncrs and the said Board Of Coutro
and Review arc hereby authorized snf
required 70 revise aud correct The sai.
returns by striking thereirom all prop
erty declared TO be exempted from n
sessmcnt aud taxation, in and by N,
second section Of this act: and fnsthe,
TO cause all property Of every descr;n
ton required BY law to BE- assessed an,
which may have been omitted nv N,
said assessors, or any Of them 10 81 ~
ded to the said returns and to.this ~,
Il shall and may b lawful for the sai,