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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

gambling; to prevent the firing of cannon, guns, pistols, fire-
crackers and all explosive instruments or materials within the
corporate limits; to restrain all disorders and disturbances; to
suppress fires and the danger thereof; to make or cause to be
made and repaired all necessary drains, sewers, culverts and
bridges; to license public amusements, shows and exhibitions;
fix the sum of money to be paid therefor, and to prescribe the
mode of collecting the same; and to provide for the good
government and police of the town; and they shall have
power to enforce the observance of all such ordinances by
fines, penalties and forfeitures, not exceeding twenty dollars
for any one offense.

Regulate the
going at large
within corpo-
rate limits of
horses, cattle
etc.

Sec. O. They shall have power to pass all ordinances neces-
sary to regulate or prevent the going at large within the cor-
.porate limits of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, geese or
any other brute or fowl or beast; to regulate or prevent the
going at large within the corporate limits of dogs, and to pro-
vide for the killing of worthless, dangerous or annoying dogs;
to levy a tax on dogs, male or female, kept within the corpo-
rate limits; to fix the rates of said tax and to collect the same
from the owners as the other town taxes are collected, under the
provisions of this Act, and may in default of payment of said
tax provide for the killing of the dogs whose owners make
such default.

Power for the
laying out,
opening, etc.
streets, alleys
etc.

Sec. P. They, said Mayor and Council, shall have power to
provide for the laying out, opening, widening and extending
any street or alley in the town, and may fix the dimensions
thereof which in their judgment the public welfare or con-
venience may require; to provide for ascertaining whether any
and what amount in value of damages will be caused thereby,
for which the owner or possessor of the property through
or over which such street or alley may pass, ought to be
compensated and paid, and for assessing or laying either
generally on the whole assessable property within the town,
or specially on the property of persons benefitted by said

Damages
and expenses
incurred.

improvement, the whole or any part of the damages and
expenses which may be incurred in laying out, opening,
extending or widening such street or alley; to provide in case
they determine to levy and assess the whole or any part of
the damages and expenses upon the owners of the property
in the town specially benefitted by such improvement, for
the apportionment among them of such damages and expenses
so determined, to be levied upon them in due proportion to
the amount of benefits by them, respectively received; to
provide for the condemnation of all land and property so taken