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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

partially in said town, and to prohibit digging in such streets,
alleys or public places, or in any way injuring, disturbing or
making holes in the surface thereof; to "regulate the use of
sidewalks and all structures in, under or above the same, and
to require the owner or occupant of premises to keep the
sidewalks in front of the same free from snow and other
obstructions, and prescribe hours for cleaning the same; to regu-
late and prevent the throwing or depositing of sweepings,
dust, ashes, offal, dirt, garbage, paper, hand-bills, dirty
liquids or any other material into any street, alley or public
place; to regulate and prevent the use of streets, sidewalks
and public places for signs, sign-posts, awnings, awning-
posts, poles, horse-troughs, railings, entrances, racks, post-
ing hand-bills and advertisements, and display of goods,
ware and merchandise; to remove all nuisance and obstruc-
tions from the streets, lanes and alleys, and from any lots
adjoining thereto, or any other place within the limits of the
town; to cause the streets, lanes and alleys to be sidewalked,
paved, graded, repaired, repaved, regraded, drained or
sewered, or to close streets or parts of streets, lanes or alleys;
provided, they shall not have power to close any public
street or alley or parts thereof, without first submitting the
question to the voters of said town after twenty days' public
notice by hand-bills or otherwise, and two-thirds of the legal
votes cast upon such question being in favor thereof.

OCCUPATIONS.

License fees
for various
occupations.

SEC. 181B. To regulate and license the use of coaches,
hacks, drays, and all other vehicles for the transportation of
passengers, freight or other articles to or from points within
said town for hire or pay; to regulate, license, tax, restrain or
prohibit theatrical or all other exhibitions, shows or enter-
tainments for which money is demanded or received; provided,
that lectures on scientific, historic, benevolent, artistic,
religious or literary subjects and apparatus for the elucidation
of the same and specimens of fine art shall not be deemed to
be within the provision; to regulate the sales of all kinds of
property at auction in the streets, stores, shops, or elsewhere
in the city, and to license auctioneers and all vendors of
property on the streets or squares or other public places in
said town; to license, tax, regulate, suppress and prohibit
hawkers and itinerant dealers, peddlers and pawnbrokers, and
to revoke such license at pleasure; to license, tax and regu-
late public hackmen, draymen, omnibus drivers, carters, cab-
men, porters, expressmen, bill posters and all other persons