Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-05-13

AN ACT to repeal aud re ensct section (l6)
of chapter rs Of the Acts OF the General
Assembly Of 1898, entitled an Act to in
corporate the town of Kensington, in
Montgomery county, Maryland.
Section l. Be II enacted by the General As
sembly OF Maryland, That section sixteen
| (l6) Of the Acts Of the General Assembly OF
Maryland Of the session of 1898, entitled an
Act TO repeal and re-enact with amendments
| chapter 62l of the Acts Of the General As
sembly of Maryland of the year 1894, en-
titled an Act to incorporate the town of Ken
sington, in Montgomery county, Maryland,
be and the same Is hereby repealed and re-
enacted 30 as to read as follows:
Section (l6.) On or before the first day of
June, 1904, and each third year thereafter,
the council shall appoint three assessors, free
holders Of said town, who shall, under the
discretion Of the said council, make an assess
ment OF all the property, real, personal and
mixed, in said town, at fair cash value at
public sale, as near as they may be able to
determine the same, and the council shall i'm
mediately thereupon levy tax thereon not
exceeding thirtY-hve cents on the hundred
dollars worth Of assessabe property, in any
one year, and all taxes 80 levied shall be a
lien on any and all property Of the person or
persons against whom they may be levied. -
And any person may appeal from the vaua-
ton Of the said assessors to the council,
which shall meet on the first Monday In July
after said assessment, and remain 10 session
from day to day as long as may be reasona-
BILE. to hear and determine said appeals, and
| shall give reasonable notice OF said meetings
aud shall increase or reduce said assessmen al
as they may deem just and the council shall
once year, before fixing and deciding upon
the amount OF taxes and licenses to be as
sessed for the ensuing year, cause to be made
out detailed estimate, exhibiting the items
OF liability and expenses during said year,
and shall cause the same to be published al
least three times, once week for three sue
cessive weeks, in newspaper published in
Montgomery county and after hearing and
considering objections theret1 by the owners
Of said property In said town, II any such
shall be made, shall revise said detailed esti-
mate and hx and assess for the ensuing year
such rate of taxation, not exceeding thirty
Eve cents on every hundred dollars worth Of
property, as they shall deem necessary To-
gether with other revenues Of the town, TO
meet said revised estimate OF liabilities and
expenditures. Said revised detailed estimate,
together with the new rate OF tax alton, shall
be published twice In a newspaper published
and printed in Montgomery county, and the
adoption Of said revised detailed estimate
shall thereby be and become the apprOpra-
ton OF the respective amounts for the re-
spective purposes therein stated, and the
council shall not audit nor shall the clerk
draw or sign any check In payment Of any
claim unless an appropriation therefor shall
have been duly made in accordance with this
act, and said check shall be cOuntersigned by
the Mayor OF said town. The council shall
annually prepare and publish, not later than
the frst day OF May in each year, parallel
statement Of the appropriations and the eK-
penditures under said appropriations Of the
funds Of the town The council shall also
cause TO be IN ide from time 10 time during
the said three year periods assessments OF i'm
provements made and Of other property not
contained 10 the general assessment list, and
they shall make such other provisions as may
In their judgment be necessary 10 carry into
foil force and effect the assessment herein
provided for.
Section Q. This Act shall take effect from
the day Of its passage.
Approved March 10, 1904.