The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-06-03
TOWN OF ABERDEEN.
Published by Authority.
CHAPTER 1876.

NhAl EN lZb.
AN ACT to repeal Section fifteen of Chap.
ter 1876 of the Acts OF the General As.
scmhly of Maryland, passed at the
January session 1892, entitled IAN
Act to incorporate the Town OF Aber.
deem in Hartford County" AS repealed
and enacted by the Acts of the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland passed at
the January session, 1894, Chapter
isS. Section 10, and AS repealed and
reenactcd by the Acts OF the General
Assembly of Maryland. passed at the
January session 1906, Chapter 1877.
Section 10, and to rc enact the same
with amendments. and also to repeal
Section 10 of Chapter 1856, Of the Acts
OF the General Assembly Of Mary land
passed at the January session. 1892,
and entitled as aforesaid.
SECTION |. he 1t enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly OF Maryland that Section
10 of Chapter 1876 Of the Acts OF the
General Assembly Of Maryland passed at
the January Session. 1872. entitled an
net tn incorporate the Town al Aberdeen
in Hartford County. rs amended by tie
Acts Of 1894. Chapter IiS, and the Acts
Oi 1896, Chapter 727. and Section IL OF
Chapter 1876, Of the said Acts Of 1892 he
and the same are hereby repealed. and
said Section 10 is hereby &c enacted with
amendments 30 as to read Az follows:
Section 10 And he II enacted that
all property located within the corporate
limits OF said town, and all property
owned by residents of said town or cor.
potations having their principal office
therein, asscssablc for the purpose OI
state and county taxes as now or here.
after shall he provided. and all franchises
and easements held aud exercised in
said town or hereafter granted shall be
taxed Tor corporate purposes. provided
however, that lands lying within the
corporate limits Of said town. which in
the judgment Of said commissioners are
used only for agricultural purposes. shall
not he taxed hereunder to II depth greater
than / 25 fret from the side lin. Of any Of
tie streets and alleys of said town, to
which said lands or any part thereof
may he contiguous.
The commissioners may, whenever they
think the public interest requires IL, ap.
point three Taxpayers, residents Of said
town, and men OF good judgment, to as.
scss said property. Each Of said assess
ors, before entering upon his duties as
such, shall take and subscribe 10 an oath
before justice Of the peace, or notary
public residing in said town, n copy Of
which oath shall he returned to the Com.
missiOncrs that tlcI will, well and truly
without Partially or prejudice per.
form the duties Of assessOrs. aud diligcnt.
~ value and ASST ~ at the full cash value
thereof all property subject to taxation
in said town.
They shall value and assess the real
estate and the improvement thereon
separately, describing such real estate so
the same may he identified and list all
other property.
The commissioners may by ordinance
further provide for the manner Oi con.
Quoting said asse ssmcnt and for aEsessOrs
OH a;uinu Information and ,,,,. ar and
authority is hereby given to each ASSESS.
or appointed as aforesaid, and each oi
said commissioners. to administer nm
oath to all such persons M they may
deem necessary and proper. to examine
Tor the purpose Of obtaining information
to make or complete said assessment
The said assessors within thirty days oI
the date Of their appointment, unless the
time he extended by the commissioners
shall return the assessment made by them
To the commissioners under their hand
and the commissioners shall cause at least
one weeks notice of tie return 81 the
same to lc given In one or more news
papers, published in said town, naming
"A time, not to exceed ten days, in which
they shall receive and hear objections
The return Of the assessors shall he open
to the inspection oi taxpayers. and any
ore feeling aggrievcd at the action Of tn,
assessors In assessing his property may
within the time limited appear bciOr,
said commissioners, who may upon hear
Ing order or change any assessment ap
pea'cl from, either by decreasing or in
crcasing the same.
The commissioners at any time Of thci
oNn motion, or on petition Of any tax
payers, when they shall deem the assess
ment OF any owners property to b.
wrong may cause such owner to appea
before them at certain time to he name,
in said notice at which time they ma
assess. add to. decrease or increase tn
assessment oi the owner 50 notified an
said commissioners shall have powe
and authority to require the owner
possessor or cliimant Of any propert
liable to assessment to give them sue
full and accurate statement Of his PROF
erty as may be necc ,sary to enable sal
commissioners to ascertain the yalu
there 4. the same to he under the oath {
such person; and il any person being III
owner, possessor, or claimant of an
property liabl. to assessment hereunde
shall fail, neglect or refuse within Ii
time limited by said notice to render sue
statement. the said commissioners upo
their own knowledge and upon such II
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