The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-28

purpose shall appoint one of the qualified
voters of said town, being freeholder therein,
to make such assessments, who, before pro-
ceeding in the execution of his duties, shall
take oath of Office herein prescribed; and he
shall take as basis of said assessment the
market value of said property, according to
his best skill and judgment; and the said as
SCISSOR shall return to the said Mayor and
Council a fair copy of his assessment, in
well bound book, within one month
after his appointment, and shall receive
for his work as assessor such compen-
sation as the said Mayor and Council shall
allow; and the said Mayor and Council shall
have power to alter and amend the said as.
sessment whenever they think that justice
requires it; and the Mayor and Council may
also appoint tax collector, whose duty it
shall be to collect the taxes'on said assess
ment, and pay the same over to the treasurer
of said town; the tax collector, before entering
upon the duties of his office, SHALL in addition
to taking the usual oath of office, enter into
bond in sum to be fixed by the Mayor and
Council, with two sureties, who shall be tax
payers of said town, conditioned to discharge
his duties as tax collector faithfully, and pay
over all monies which may come into his
hands by virtue of his said office, said bond
to be approved by the said Mayor and Council.
SECTION IA. And be 1t enacted, That the
Mayor of the said corporation shall, in virtue
of his Office, have and exercise within the
limits of said town all the jurisdiction and
power of Justice of the Peace, except as to
the recovery of small debts; he may call on
any officer of the town intrusted with the
receipt and expenditure of public monies for
statement of his accounts as often as he shall
see proper; he shall see that the ordinances
are faithfully executed, and report to the
Council at their stated meetings the general
state of the town, and may call special meet
ings of the Council whenever he may see
proper.
SECTION Is. And be it enacted, That the
said Mayor and Council shall have power to
establish the limits and width of the streets of
said town, and to improve the same, and to
remove distractions therefroE; and may open
new streets, lanes and alleys, and provide for
.ho PAYNE Of damages end esponses an
Cured thereby.
SECTION 49, And be 1T enacted, That the
Justice of the Peace now or then resident in
said town shall, Immediately upon the passage
of this act, or as soon thereafter as the fact
may officially come to his knowledge, give
notice, as hereinbefore provided for said
Mayor and Council to do, of the holding of a
corporation election for the Mayor and Coun-
ell, herein created body corporate; and such
officers chosen at such election shall serve
until the following first Monday in May, or
until their successors shall be elected as herein
provided.
SECTION II. And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
Approved
ELIHU E. JACKSON,
Governor.
GEORGE NJ. UPSHUR,
Speaker House of Delegates.
GEORGE PETER,
! President of the Senate.
| hereby certify that the foregoing is true
copy of an Act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed January session, 1888.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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