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BALTIMORE CITY.

in each and every year, to the register of the city of Baltimore,

of. the number of informations laid before them for violations of

the city ordinances, the names of informers, persons informed

against, the number of judgments rendered in favour of the cor-

poration, for what amounts, and whether such judgments have

been appealed from, superseded or satisfied.

Property

SEC, 4. And be it enacted, That no person shall hereafter be

qualifica-
tion re-

eligible as a member of the first branch of the city council of

quired.

Baltimore, or as an elector of mayor of said city, unless he shall

at the time of his election, be the owner and possessor of pro-

perty within said city, assessed to the amount of three hundred

dollars ; nor shall any person be eligible as a member of the

second branch of the said city council, or as a mayor of the

said city, unless he shall at the time of his election, be the

owner and possessor of property within said city, assessed to

the amount of five hundred dollars, and to render any such per-

son eligible, it shall not be necessary for his name to appear on

the assessors' books.

General

SEC. 5. And be it enacted. That the mayor and city council

power of
taxation.

of Baltimore, shall have full power, and they are hereby autho-

rized to tax all such matters, things and objects as are not now

exempt from taxation, by any law of this state, and to provide

for collecting and appropriating the same for the necessary ex-

penses of said city.

Funds of

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the income of the property

house of
industry to

now vested in the mayor and city council of Baltimore, for the

go to public

purpose of a house of industry, or the proceeds thereof when

schools.

sold, after payment of the debt due thereon, may be applied

under the direction of the said mayor and city council, to the

erection and support of public schools.

Authority

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That whenever any nuisance dan-

to pave; to
remove ne-

gerous to the health of the city of Baltimore shall exist, or be

cessaries;

found in any street, lane or alley, of the said city, and it shall

levy ex-
penses

be found necessary in order to the removal of the same, to pave

thereof;
lien, non-

any such street, lane or alley, then the said mayor and city

residents,

council may order the same to be paved, and may recover the

appeal, &c.

amount expended in paving the same, and the expenses of col-

lection, from the owner or owners of the property fronting on

said street, lane or alley, in proportion to the amount expended

in front of said property, by suit against said owner or owners,

in which said action or actions the said owner or owners may

defend him, her or themselves, against any such claim for the

expenses of paving, and the collection thereof, either by proof

that no such nuisance existed, or that the paving of said street,

lane or alley, was not necessary to the removal or abatement of

such nuisance ; or that such nuisance was caused by any act

or ordinance of the said mayor and city council of Baltimore,