JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

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of the said office, diligently and faithfully, accord-

Take oath.

ing to the directions of the act under which I am ap-

pointed, " entitled ' an act to provide for the general

valuation and assessment of property in this State,'

without favor, affection or partiality," which said

oath or affirmation properly attested by the justice

of the peace or other competent person, before

whom the same shall have been taken, shall be filed

by the person taking the same within ten days

after his appointment in the office of the county com-

missioners of that county in which, or in any part

of which his said duties are to be performed, and in

the Office of the Appeal Tax Court of the City of

Baltimore, if his duties are to be performed in the

said city or in any part thereof.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That it shall be the

duty of the said county commissioners of the respec-

tive counties, and of the Appeal Tax Court of Balti-

Duty.

more city, to notify the Governor of any failure on

the part of any person, appointed assessor for any

part of their respective counties or of the City of

Baltimore, or a member of any Board of Control and

Review, for their respective counties or for any part

of the City of Baltimore, to qualify as aforesaid; and

to notify any Board of Control and Review of the

failure of any clerk or clerks by it appointed, to

qualify as aforesaid; and upon receiving notice of

the failure of any person appointed assessor, or mem-

ber of a Board of Control and Review so to qualify,

the Governor shall forthwith appoint another person

to the said office, and on the failure of any clerk to

any Board of Control and Review so to qualify, the

said board shall forthwith appoint another person to

Appoint an-

the said office; and the said respective powers of ap-

other person

pointment by the said Governor, and by the said re-

spective Boards of Control and Review, shall be

exercised whenever any vacancy occurs in the offices

of assessors, members of the Board of Control and

Review, or clerks, created under this act.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the Comptroller

of the Treasury be and he is hereby directed to pre-

pare forthwith printed instructions and forms, for

Prepare

printed In-

the guidance and direction of the assessors, members

structions.