The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-05-18
CHAPTER 176.

AN ACT to repeal and reenact with
amendments Section of Chapter
43O Of the Acts of 1883, entitled IAN
Act to incorporate The Community
Of Mountain Lake Park.
SEC. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland That Section
Of Chapter 43O of the Acts of 1885. en-
titled AN Act to incorporate The Com
munity Of Mountain Lake Park, - be
and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendments, so as TO
read as follows:
SEC. And be it enacted, That the
said assessment and taxation shall be
due and payable on the first day of Oct
ober, next ensuing the making ard
adopting of the same by the Annual
Meeting, provided for in this Act, and
that fair copy of said assessment ard
valuation shall be posted for at least
fifteen days before the date of said An
nual Meeting at two or three of the
most public places at Mountain Lake
Park, in the discretion of the Annual
Committee. And a copy of such assess
ment and valuation shall be retained
and posted in the office of the Superin-
tendent of Mountain Lake Park. and
open for the inspection of any lot-own-
er or interested party, at anv time that
they may desire to see the same. And
any lot-holder or other person interest
ed in any such valuation, feeling him.
self aggrieved by such assessment,
shall have the right to file objections
with the Annual Committee, or with
the Superintendent of the Mountain
Lake Park Association, in whose Gus
pI,v no. Il, l. ii
for inspection, and such person may OBJ
tain such modification of said assess
ment as shall. to said Annual Commit
tee, seem just and right; provided that
any such objections shall not be filed
after the first of October, in the year
in which said levy shall be made, unless
for special cause made known to such
Committee, who shall have the dscre-
ton at any time to hear and determine
said objections, if they deem it proper
to do so. If no objections shall be filed
as aforesaid, or ii said objections shall
be by said Annual Committee overruled,
then such assessment or such modifica-
ton thereof as the said Annual Com
mittee shall make, shall become fixed
for the current year, and the said an
nual assessment upon such valuation
shall become first lien, bearing inter-
est, upon the lot and improvements
thereon so assessed as aforesaid, until
paid; but leave is expressly reserved to
any and all persons who may feel ag-
grieved at the action of the said An
nual Committee on such assessments,
to apply to the Circuit Court for Gar
rett County in Equity by bill or petit
ton, and to obtain such relief in such
manner, as said Court may decide upon
/ hearing all the facts in connection with
/ the question so raised The lien afore
said for said taxes shall be enforced
against any lot and improvements at
any time after the first day of January,
succeeding the date of such levy, but
no such proceedings to enforce such
hen, shall be taken unless authorized
by an ordinance adopted at the previous
Annual Meeting of said Community;
and the Bailiff or Tax Collector or Treas
urer of said Community or either onel
of said officers, shall have all of the
rights and powers for the collection and
enforcement of said taxes, as are given
the County Treasurer of Garrett Coun-
ty, under Chapter 500 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of Maryland, APP
proved on the eighth day of April, 1890,
and to the same extent as if the said
Act was enacted in this amendment
verbatim, unless the proceedings of
such Treasurer or Collector shall be
modified by ordinances, passed by the
Annual Meeting, which body shall have
the power at any time to modify or
change the method of collection of said
taxes