The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-05
VOL. XX-.-NO. Is.

, such claim on behalf of said owner, NAV file
. a petition in the Circuit Court for that coun
ty, in which the said property has been so
3 valued, or in the City Court of Baltimore, if
Q the said property has been valued in Bati,
7 more city, setting forth the facts of the said
case, and the grounds upon which said ex.
emption is claimed, or denying said owner.
ship. The said petition shall be filed within
thirty days after the return made by the
f Board of Control and Review of that coun-
ty or of the city of Baltimore, in which said
property shall have been valued to the
f County Commissioners of said county. or Ia
the Appeal Tax Court of Baltimore city, or
within thirty days after the said property has
been so valued to the said owner and notice
given to him of such valuation. To said petit
ton, the County Commissioners of the coun
ty or the Appeal Tax Court of Baltimore
city, according to the locality in which such
valuation was made, shall be made defen.
dants, and the States Attorney of the said
county, or the S ate's Attorney Of Baltimore
city, as the case may require, shall appear
for the said defendants. The said defendants
shall answer the said petition within ten
days after they shall have actual notice there
of. 1t shall be the duty of the said Circuit
Court, or City Court of Baltimore to hear
the said case upon petition and answer, and
upon such affadavils if any, as the court may
authorize to be taken by either party, on
such notice ms the court may prescribe, at
its then session, or at the earliest practicable
day thereafter; and the said court shall de.
termine whether the said property so valued
to the said owner is or is not subject to such
valuation and to assessment for State taxes
or ought or ought not to be valued to said
owner. If the said court shall determine
that the said property is not subject to such
| valuation or assessment, or ought not TO be
valued TO said owner, it shall, by its order.
direct the said County Commissioners, or
the said Appeal Tax Court, as the case may
be, to strike the said property from the list
| of property valued to such owner; but ifit
shall determine that the said property is sub
iect to valuation and assessment, or to valua
| ton to said owner, ii shall SO determine by
| its order
Sec. 30 And be it enacted, That if it APP
pears by the returns, made as aforesaid, to the
County Commissioners of any county, or TO
the Appeal Tax Court of Baltimore city, that
any property not exempted from valuation
| and assessment under this Act, has not been
valued to any owner in the county or CITY,
in which the same ought to be so valued, it
shall be the duty Of the Comptroller to d.
rect the said property to be so valued by the
County Commissioners of the proper coun-
ty, or by the Appeal Tax Court of Baltimore
city, and to direct that notice of said vaua-
| ti"h sli"li Oe given W saiu o"her. ii inc
oounly ooiii,nlssiohcls Oh any county, or II
the Appeal Tax Court of Baltimore city,
shall refuse to value such property to tile
owner thereof, it shall be the duty of the said
Comptroller to file q petition in the name of
| the State of Maryland against the County
| Commissioners, or Appeal Tax Court, as the
case may be, so refusing, in the Circuit Court
OF that county, III winch such valuation ought
TO nave peen mace, or IN Inc City Court OF
ba''lmoie' II salu valuation ought TO have
| pcch ihuuc III saiu ci'y, anu me otateh Al
torny OF the proper county or city shall mp
pear ior me sa'u otale' ana lhe SAID county
commissioners, OF the Appeal Tax CourT,
shaIl answer INC saiu letl'loh Wilhlh Zen
days 9l,er they shan nave actual notice
teie"i' 1T Si,a'' NC inc uutY Oh me sald circuit
court or el'y court OF Baltimore, 10 hear
inc sal" case upon pe'ltioh AZ" answer ana
upon such aIiluaFHS, II any rs me court
may au'holiZc 10 ne 'akeh ny eithcr parry,
on snch h"'ce "S me Court may nrcsc'lhr,
at IT'S 'heh session OF AT tlc earliest prncti.
ca,Ie "hy 'heienilcr ana tiG SAID Court shall
determine whether ihe SAD properly ought
OF ought nov 10 ne tailled 10 Inc SAID owner
IL INC sa'o court snail determine 'hht The
saiu properly ouSlI NOT 10 DC Vaiuen, TO lis
sau owner. II shIli 50 determine ny Tvs or
aeI p'.l IL II sl'.ll W. 'nal 'hc salu
properly IS Sunlcct 10 valuation ana ASSES
m'ht IL si'aii urecl me same TO be valued 10
me owner 'hercoi III inc assessment diS'lirt
III when the same ought TO DC SO valued
sec ~ ANA NC IT. enacted, nat elihrr
purity 10 me proceedings mentioned IN Inc
TWO preceding 'ec.iohS' may appear li"hl me
ordcr OF 'he Court ,herelh 10 me t"nrl OF
aPpc"is' ana on sucn appear me C'cfk OF 'hr
eour' shaI lnrthWih transmit Inc oflSiml
papris' 'hciuu,lS lhe ordeI oi ,hc 'ourl, 10
me Court OF Appeals ana SAD Court shall
immediately near ana determine the sai'i
case
sec Of Anu DE ~ enacted lhal IL snail
ne the uuly OF 'he C"mptroHer To supervise
lne cohaUct ana proecealhgso OF inc Assessors,
members OF .l1e boarus OF ooh,roi ana ne
view, anu oierkS appointed unuer lhis hct,
to report 70 ulc Governor all instances OF
ncslect VI Velenc!loll IN guy on 'he part OF
any OF such ofllccrs which may be brought
to his attention, and TO use his best efforts
10 promote inc prompt ana enec'Ne eNecu-
uon OF me PROVISIONS OF inns ACT
sec. 81? ANA DC IL enacted, mat II any
assessor, memper OF a Board OF control and
| REVIEW, or clerk appointed under ms Act,
| snail Wili1ully neglect 10 perform the duties
OF his SAID Once, or snail corruptly receive
| any lee, reward, cmolument or advantage
whatsoever to nm given, or extended to in
| llucnce his conduct OF the performance OF
his duty under inns ACT MS assessor, member
OF Board OF Control and review, or clerk,
he shall be deemed 10 be guilty OF misde.
meanor, ana upon conviction thereof, shall
| be subject TO me OF not less than flye nun.
| dred dolars, ana not more IMAM one thousand
dollars, and may also IN the discretion OF
| the Court, he imprisoned for period of time
| not exceeding SIX months.
| Sec ~. And belt enacted, That the books.
| blanks and stationery, and necessary clerical
| nl.n Inv In troll 1ar IN 1,n