Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-04-30


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N invcstosy Of I'll the real and pssssssl
eseass eharsesbls with ssxes- So.s Of
he provisions Of tie Get have been here
toibrs pabIisked. n provides sas nussr-
Gus assessment officers. Baltimore city
b divided into Eve assessment districts.
Baltimore county into seven. Anne Arun-
del too. Charles two. 81. Mary's two.
Prince Georges two. Frederick six. and
al the other e0anties constitute each ons
assessment district. The officers 70 bc
appointed BY the Governor are seven per-
sons for Baltimore and three assessors in
each assessment district. at q 90 per day.
Their returns are to eosfain the names
and description Of al properties not ex-
enpted BY the Law. Every person shall!
be required to give . full aud particular
account TO the assessor Of hin proper
~. snd such - is under his care. under
oath. to b administered BY one Of the as
SCISSORS. Any person wilfully refusing
or neslecsing. aficr twenty days notice.
70 render q statement, shall forfeit not
less than $50 nor more than $500; the
assessors then 10 value ~ best they may
bis property 70 tue utmost SUM they b.
lieve il to DO worth in cash. The Coun-
~ Commissioners and Appeal Tax Court,
a. early as practicable after they have
received the returns. shall prepare con-
densed statement and report it to the
! Legislature 1t its next session. Heavy
penalties for neglect Of duty or for false
returns. &c. are prescribed. and one
half Of all fines imposed 60 to insormers.
Attachments are to be granted BY County
Commissioners or Appeal Tax Court
The assessors are TO enter upon their du-
ties May Alb. and complete them before
the first Monday 10 December. after which
time the return. made to Appeal Tax
Court aud County Commissioners. are to
be open to inspection. Appeals are to be
heard after two weeks notice BY newspa-
per or other advertisement by the Appeal
Tax Court and County Commissioners,
on the 6rss Monday Of January. 1875.
for thirty days. Sundays excepted. with
full powers to correct valuations.
President Grants veto Of the imitation
bill has set the entire Republican party
By the ears. The break in the Senate
between Conklibg and Morton seems
past mending. and Morton has given
| it out that he will lead the opposition to
Grant when the veto comes up for discus
sion. The feeling against Grant among
the House inAatiouists is not less bitter
than in the Senate. Both those false
prophets. Logan ond Butler. who forctold
that the President would not dare to veto
their pet measure, are suddenly without
honor and in tearing rage. There are
reports Of stormy recriminations between
Republican members Of Congress and Of
the Cabinet. Unfortunately, the recrim-
nations upon this currency business are
not all confined to tie republicans. the
democrats, both in and out of Congress.
largely participating in the general bick-
ering and decentralization. One thing. we
think. oil non-partisans will agree in,
and that is. that Grant has done brave
and wise act in bursting this imitation bub-
Bile. and il they don't think so now. they
will think 90 before many months has
elapsed.
The Rev. Henry Slicer. one Of the
fathers Of the Methodist ministry in this
country. died Thursday last. at his resi-
dence. in Baltimore city. Mr.. Slicer
bad been in declining health for nearly
year and half, from rheumatism and
diseases affecting the stomach. He was
frst taken seriously i'll at the dedication
of Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episco-
pal church. 10 December. 1872. and had
been from that time unable to discharge
the duties Of the ministry. being confined
to his house. He was we'll known in
this county where he obtained the respect
aud reverence. not only Of his eo-religiou-
i.sr. but of all who enjoyed the privileges
Of his acquaintance.
A food unprecedented in this country
has spread over large portions Of Louis
lana. Mississippi. Tennessee and Alabama,
destroying lives and property to IN
alarming extent. The Cumberland riv.
er is rising ten feet per day and is carry
ing away residences. mills. bridges aud
every thing that obstructs ito headloug
course. There 70 not OF ream or . val
ley in these States but 10 overlooked With
water. submergiug large and valuable
tracts Of laad and the end is not yet Ap-
pcals for help are being received daily
from New Orleans snd various sections
where destitution 10 the greatest. and the
appeals have not been made in vain.
The Comptroller Of the Treasury has
ue,i6ed the Registers Of Wills Of the State
that the passage Of the revenue laws ofthe
Legislature increases the collateral inher-
itanse tar from one and half per cent.
to two and half per cent. The law took
effect from the date Of its approval.
The men.uerf tn the Confederate dead