Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-05-12
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JrArTFn 1901
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.4SSl7 SSNEN1' or PROPERTY.
AN ACT
= royide for the General Valuation and A.
sessment of Property in this State

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sessment of Property in this State.
section i. Be il enacted by the General As.
sembly of Maryland, That all interests, shares,
or proportions in all ships, or other ssels,
whether in or out of port owned by residents
of this State; all shares of stock, or shares in
any Rank, State or National, or in any COM
pany or corpor alton, incorporated by, or located
in and doing business in this State, whether
owned in this State or elsewhere all shares Of
stock, or shAresin any Bank, State or National
or in any Company or Corporation, incorporated
by or located in, and doing business in any
other State or in any Territory Country
4 owned by residents OF this State; all bonds
made by any Corporation, or by any other State
AVr by any Territory, belonging to residents Of
bis State; ell investments in securities or stocks
any other State, Territory or Country all
estments in private securities of every kind,
llre and description, belonging to residents OF
State, except mortgages upon property in
State, and the mortgage debts respectively
led thereon, and all property of every kind,
1re and description within this State, shall
liable 10 valuation, assessment and taxation
pit as provided in the next ensuing Section
bis Act.
c. 2. And be it enacted, That the follow
property is expressly exempted from State
ty or Municipal taxation: Property belong
ing to the United States, or to this State, or
to any county or incorporated city or town in
for public worship and the furniture contained
therein, and the ground which the said houses or
buildings, so exclusively used for public 'wor-
ship, shall actually cover grave yards, Gene
teries paying no dividends, and burying
grounds set apart for the use CT any family,
or belonging to any church or congregation ,
the crop or produce of any land in this Stale in
the hands of the producer, his agent pro-
visions kept for the use and consumption Of the
family of the person TO whom the same shall
belong the working tools of mechanics and
manufacturers, moved or worked exclusively by
hand wearing apparel of every description
fish, while in the possession of the fishermen
employed in catching, sailing and packing the
same, while they remain In their possession, or
in that of their agents unsold hospitals or asy-
lums, charitable or benevolent Institutions, so
far rs used for the benefit of the INDECENT and
flicted, and the ground which the buildings
NJ as such hospitals, asylums, charitable or
violent institutions, shall actually cover, and
Auipments owned by such corporations or
nations. All other property IN this State,
very kind, nature and description whatso-
shall be liable TO valuation, assessment and
hon and all Acts or parts of Acts, ex-
hpting any other property, except that ex-
tempted by this Ac, from valuation, assessment
or taxation for State, County or Municipal pur-
poses, which can be repealed by this General
Assembly, are TO the extent of such exemption,
whenever or however the same has been hereto
fore Granted, hereby expressly declared TO be
repealed TO the extent of said exemption, as
aforesaid, aud to lie hereafter of no force or eff
feet in granting such exemption.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That to facilitate
and expedite the assessment of property in this
State, under this Act, the several counties OF
this State and the City of Baltimore, are hereby
divided into the following assessment districts:
Allegany county shall be divided into three as
sessment districts the first shall be composed
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districts of said county the second shall be
composed of the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and
fourteenth election districts of said county the
third shall be composed of the ninth, tenth,
eleventh. twelfth and thirteenth election districts
of said county. Anne Arundel county shall be
divided into two assessment districts; the first
shall be the territory within the corporate limits
of the City of Annapolis the second shall con-
stitute all of the said county not included within
the limits of the City of Ann apojs. Baltimore
city snail be divided into twenty assessment
districts, upon the basis of the present division
of the SAID city into wards the first ward of
said city, as a present laid out, shall constitute
the first assessment district of said city the
second ward of ssid city, as now laid out, shall
constitute the second assessment district of said
city the third ward of said CITY, as at present
laid out, shall constitute the third assessment
district of said city; the fourth ward of said
city, at present laid out, shall constitute the
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ward of said city, as al present laid out, shall
constitute The fifth assessment district of said
city the sixth ward OF said city, as at present
laid out shall constitute the sixth assessment
district of said city the seventh ward of said
city, as al present laid out, shall constitute the
seventh assessment district of said city the
eighth ward of said city, at present laid out
STALL constitute the eighth assessment district of
said city :: the ninth ward of said city, as at
present laid out, shall constitute the ninth as
sessment district of said city the tenth ward of
said city as at present laid out shall constitute
the tenth assessment district of said city the
eleventh ward of said city, as at present laid
out shall constitute the eleventh assessment dis
irct of said city the twelfth ward OF said city,
as at present laid out, shall constitute the twelfth
assessment district of said city; the thirteenth
ward of said city, as now laid out, snail consti-
tute the thirteenth assessment district of said
city; the fourteenth ward of said city, as now
laid out shall constitute the fourteenth assess
ment district of said city the fifteenth ward of
said city, now laid ont, shall constitute the
fifteenth assessment district of said city the
sixteenth watd Of said city, as now laid out,
shall constitute the sixteenth assessment district
OF said city the seven teenth ward Of said city,
now laid out shall constitute the seventeenth
assessment district of said city the eighteenth
ward of said city, as now laid out, shall consti-
tute the eighteenth assessment district of said
city the nineteenth ward Of said city, as now
ialu out, snail constitute the nineteenth assess
ment district of said city and the twentieth
ward of said city, as now laid out, shall constr
tute the twentieth assessment district of said
city. Baltimore county shall be divided into
nine assessment districts; the first and thir-
teenth election districts of said county, as at
present laid out, shall Constitute the first assess
ment district of said count the second and
fourth election districts of said county, as at
present laid OUT shall constitute the second as
sessment district of said county the third cleo
ton district as at present laid out shall consti
tute the third assessment district of said county {;
the fifth and sixth election districts of said
county, as at present laid out shall constitute
! the fourth assessment district of said county /;
the seventh and tenth election districts of said
county, al present laid out, shall constitute
the fifth assessment district of said county; the
eighth election district of said county, as at
present laid out, shall tute the sixth assess
ment district of said county the ninth election
district Of said county, as at present laid out,
shall constitute the seventh assessment district
of said county the eleventh election district of
said county, at present laid out, shall consti-
tute the eighth assessment district Of said county
and the twelfth election district Of said county,
as at present laid oft, shall constitute the ninth
assessment district of said county. Calvert
county shall constitute one assessment district.
Arclne county shall constitute one assessment
bet. Carroll county shall be divided into
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