3796 ARTICLE 17.

1924, ch. 390, sec 5.

265. The Town of Cottage City and The Cottage City Commission
shall have power to open, widen, repair, maintain and light the streets,
roads, lanes, alleys, sidewalks and parking of said town, to provide for
drainage, sewerage, sanitation, clerical and other public service, including
fire protection, removal of ashes, garbage and other refuse and the dis-
posal thereof, to provide and maintain a meeting place for said Commis-
sion and a place for the keeping of the records, books, property and other
things of said town, to purchase, acquire by gift or grant, and hold or
dispose of real and personal property for the benefit of said town, includ-
ing the power to lease or rent the same, to incur expenses and debts on
behalf of said town, to provide for and pay the expenses of governing said
town, including the expense of having a meeting place for said Commis-
sion and a place for keeping the records, books, property and other things
of said town, the expense of registering voters, conducting elections, pro-
viding records, books and other things necessary for the proper government
of said town, the expense of paying the salary of the town Treasurer, the
expense of hiring persons, including an attorney or attorneys, to perform
work or services for said town, to enter into contracts on behalf of said
town for the foregoing or any other lawful purpose in connection with the
government of said town and to fix the amount of compensation to be paid
thereunder, and to expend the moneys and funds of said town for any of
the foregoing or any other lawful purpose for the benefit of said town,
and to do all other acts and things, subject only to limitations of this Act,
for the good government of the Town of Cottage City and for the benefit
of said town. Provided, however, that all money paid over to The Town
of Cottage City or to The Cottage City Commission or to the town Treas-
urer by the County Commissioners of Prince George's County or by the
Board of Road Commissioners of said County shall be expended in re-
pairs and improvements of the streets and roadways of said town; and
Provided, further, that neither the Town of Cottage City nor The Cottage
City Commission nor any person shall have power or authority in any one
year to contract debts or incur any financial liability on behalf of said
town in excess of the current annual revenues of said town.

1929, ch. 174, sec. 5A.

266. The Cottage City Commission shall have full power to pass such
ordinances as they may deem necessary for the good government, health
and improvement of the town and for the preservation of peace and good
order therein; and by ordinance to prevent and remove all nuisances and
obstructions from the streets, alleys, lanes and from lots adjoining the
same; and by ordinance to restrain and punish all disorders, disturbances
and drunkenness therein; and by ordinance to suppress bawdy houses or
other places of public ill-fame or injuries to the public order; and by
ordinance to prevent the firing of guns, cannon, pistols, rifles, slingshots,
firecrackers or other firearms or explosives therein; and by ordinance to

suppress fires and to prevent the danger thereof by all reasonable regula-