The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-06-10
TOWN OF ABERDEEN.
Published by Authority.l
CHAPTER l2G.

AN ACT orepeal Sec ton fifteen OF Chap.
ter l36 OF the Acts of the General As
scmbly OF Maryland. passed at the
January session 1892, entitled IAN
Act to incorporate the Town of Aber.
deem In Hartford County," as repealed
and rc enacted by the Acts of the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland passed at
the January session. 1894. Chapter
4sS, Section 10, aud as rcpc aled and
re.enactcd by the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland. passed at the
January session 1906, Chapter 1871,
Section Is, and to re enact the same
with amendments, and also to repeal
Section 10 of Chap ter 1876, of the Acts
ut the General Assembly Of MARY land
passed at the January session, 1892,
and entitled as aforesaid.
SECTION |. he it enacted by the Gen.
ernl Assembly Of Maryland that Section
10 of Chapter 1876 Of the Acts Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland passed at
the January Session. 1892. entitled AN
act To incorporate the Town Of Aberdeen
In Hartford County, nv amended by the
Acts OF 1894. Chapter iis. and the Acts
Of 1896, Chapter 727. and Section III of
Chapter 1876. of the said Acts of 1892 he
and the same are hereby repealed. and
said Section 10 Is hereby re enacted with
amendments 80 ms to read as follows:
SECTION 10. And be IL enacted that
all property located within The corporate
limits Of said town, and all property
owned by residents OF said town or cor.
porations having their principal Office
therein, assessable Tor the purpose OF
state and county taxes as now or here.
after shall he provided, and all franchises
and easements held and exercised In
sad town or hereafter granted shall he
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 depth greater
than 20 feet from he side lin. Of any Of
tie streets and alleys Of said town, to
which said lands or any part thereof
may he contiguous.
The commissions ~ may. whenever they
think the public interest requires it, ap.
point three taxpayers, residents Of said
town, and men Of good Judgment. to as.
scss said property. Each Of said ASSESS.
ors, bclotc entering upon his duties as
such, shall take and subscribe to an oath
before n justice Of the peace, or notary
public residing in saih town, copy of
which oath shall he returned To the Com
mssioncrs that tlcy will, well and truly
without partiality or prejudice per.
torn the duties Ol assessoTs and diliuent.
ly value and assess at the full cash value
thereof all property subj ,ct to taxation
in said town.
They shall value and assess the real
estate and the improvement thereon
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 Of con.
Quoting said assessment and for ~ srss0fs
obtaining information. and power and
authority is hereby given to each ASSESS.
or appointed ~ aforesaid. and each Of
said commissioners, to administer an
oath to all such persons as 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 Of
the date Of their appoint mcnt, unless the
time he extended by the commissioners
shall return the assessment made by them
to the commissioners under their hand,
and the cOmmissiO ncrs shall cause at least
one weeks notice Oi tie return Of the
same to lc given In one or more news.
papers, published in said town, naming
n time, not to exceed ten days, in which
they shall receive and hear objections.
The return Of the assessors shall be open
to the inspection 0i taxpayers. and any
ore feeling aggrieved at the action Of the
assessors In assessing his property may
within tie time limited appear before
said commissioners, who may upon hear.
La, ,rIsr tr Cbuuu, ,.pu
pra'cI from, either by decreasing Or in
crcasng the same.
The commissioners at any time Of their
OEn motion, or on petition Of any tax
payers. when they shall deem the assess.
ment OF any owners property to be
wrong, may cause such owner to appear
before them at certain time to I've named
in said notice at which time they may
assess. add to. decrease or increase the
assessment Of the owner so notified and
said commissioners shall have power
and authority TO require the owner.
possessOr or claimant Of any property
liable to assessment to give them such
full and accurate statement Of his prop.
crty as may he necessary to enable said
commissioners to ascertain the value
there IT, the same to be under the oath 0i
such person; and II any person being the
owrcr, possessor. or claimant Of any
proper ty liabl. to assessment hereunder,
shall fail, neglect or refuse within the
time limited by said notice to render such
statement. the said commissioners upon
their own knowledge and upon such in.
formation as they may be able to obtain
with Ielerence thereto. ahall value aaid