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list of the owners of the property assessed by virtue
of this act, together with the amount of his, her or
their assessments, respectively answering to his or
her name, which said lists shall be deposited in the
offices of the clerks of the county commissioners of
the respective counties, and in the office of the Appeal
Tax Court of Baltimore city, and it shall be the duty
of said clerks and Appeal Tax Court, to keep the
same in some conspicuous place in his or their office,
for the inspection and perusal of any person or per-
sons interested therein, without fee or reward.
SEC. 30. And be it enacted, That the county com-	Shall assemble.
missioners of the several counties, and the Appeal
Tax Court of Baltimore city, shall assemble at their
usual places of meeting on the first Monday in Jan-
uary, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and there
continue in session not exceeding thirty nor less than
six consecutive days, Sundays excepted, having first
given at least two weeks' notice of said time, in some
newspaper or newspapers if any are published in
said county or city, and if none, then by advertise-
ment set up at the court-house door and other public
places in said county, to hear and determine the com-	To hear and
plaints and appeals of persons who may consider them- selves aggrieved by the valuation of said assessors; and upon complaint of any person who may consider him	determine
or herself aggrieved by such valuation of his or her
property, or that of any person under his or her
charge, the said county commissioners or Appeal
Tax Court, shall have full power and authority to
examine any person or persons, and the party com-
plaining on oath or affirmation, as the case may be,
touching the particulars or value of such property,
and upon due examination or knowledge thereof
abate or increase the said valuation, and correct the
returns accordingly ; and may value property which
has been by the assessors excluded or omitted, and
may at any regular meeting of the board thereafter,
exercise the powers conferred by this section in the
presence of the parties concerned, or upon thirty
days' notice thereof being given at any time during
the year next succeeding the passage of this act.
SEC. 31. And be it enacted, That the said county	Shall have
commissioners and the Appeal Tax Court of Balti-	power to call the assessors.
more city, as the case may be, shall have power to call
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