The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-04-08
PREPARE TO BE TAXED.

The new Assessment bill, passed by the
recent Legislature, exempts from taxation,
mortgages upon property in this State and
the mortgage debt secured thereby. Prop
erty belonging to the United States, or to
this State or to any country or incorpor-
ated city or town in this State; houses or
buildings used exclusively for public wor-
ship, and the furniture contained therein,
and the ground which the said houses or
buildings so exclusively used for public
worship shall actually cover; graveyards,
cemeteries paying no dividends and bury
ing grounds set apart for the use of any
family, or belonging to any church or con-
gregation; the crop or produce of any land
in this State in the hands of the producer
or his agent; provision kept for the use
and consumption of the family of the per-
son to whom the same shall belong; the
working tools of mechanics and manufac
turers moved, or worked exclusived by
hand; wearing apparel of every descrip-
ton; fish while in the possession of the
fishermen employed in cat ching, sailing and
packing the same, while they remain in
their possession, or in that of their agents
unsold; hospitals or asylums, charitable or
benevolent institutions, SO far as used for
the benefit of the INDECENT and afflicted,
and the ground which the buildings used
as such hospitals, asylums, charitable or
benevolent institutions shall actually cover,
and the equipments owned by such corpor-
atoms or institutions. All other property
in this State of every kind, nature and
description whatsoever is liable to valua-
ton, assessment and taxation.
This includes all Bank stock owned by
citizens of the State, whether said Bank is
located here or elsewhere; all bonds made
by any corporation, or any other State or
territory; all Investments in securities or
stocks of any kind, except mortgages as
above specified.
The State is divided into 76 assessment
districts. For each district, three asses
sors are to be appointed by the Governor
at salary of 81 per day. Cecil county is
divided into two districts. Each assessor
must be property holder and resident
of the district for year before his appoint
ment Three persons in each county are
to be appointed board of control and
review, to hear aud determine complaints,
and review and correct the returns Of the
assessors, and each board is entitled to
clerk at 81 per day. The assessors to enter
upon their duties on the End of May next.
Board of review to meet on Sept. End.
The presiden: or other proper officer of
every Bank in this State, State or National
or other corporation is required to furnish
the County Commissioners of their respec-
tive counties, a verified statement of the
names of the stockholders of said institu-
ton, with their place of residence and the
amount of stock held by each, on or before
the list day of July next. The penalty for
neglecting to make such return is 500 per
day for each day after said list of July.
The penalty for wilfully neglecting to make
return by any owner of property within 20
days after notice, is not less than $50, nor
more than $500.
The officers and clerks to be paid by the
counties respectively. The work to be COM
pleted and lists returned te the County
Commissioners by the 31st day of Deem
Der, 1876, unless the Governor, for good
cause, shall extend the time, which he is
empowered to do.