CHARTERS.

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AN ACT to vest certain powers in the Mayor and City Council of Balti-

more.— 1838, ch. 414.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the mayor and city council of Baltimore, be, and they are

Authority
to regulate
fees of

hereby authorized to regulate by ordinance, the compensation

clerk, crier,
&c.

of the clerk, crier and bailiffs of Baltimore city-court, and to

provide for the application of the fees and perquisites to which

they are now entitled by law.

AN ACT relating to the City of Baltimore, and to certain Officers and

Elections therein mentioned. — 1821, ch. 252.

This act was accidentally omitted in its regular position.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,

Proprietors

That for the more perfect security of the basin and harbour of

to wall up.

the city of Baltimore, that the corporation thereof shall have

power, whenever it may deem the same necessary, to compel

individuals, companies or bodies politic, owning property bind-

ing on Jones' Falls, within the limits of the city, to wall up

such property so far as the said property may bind on the Falls,

in such manner as the corporation may by ordinance direct.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That whenever the board of health

Streets re-

shall certify in writing to the mayor, that it is necessary for the

quiring to
be graded ;

better preservation of the health of the city, to alter the grade of

process;
damages.

any street, lane or alley, on low or made ground, the mayor

shall issue his order to the city commissioners, who shall there-

upon call on the several property holders on such street, lane or

alley, so to be re-graded, and procure from them their assent in

writing to such alteration ; and if any property holder shall re-

fuse to permit the same to be graded, and should require

damages therefor, and if such property holder cannot agree

with said commissioners as to the amount of damages which he,

she or they ought to have, or there should be any legal dis-

ability on the part of these owning property on such street, lane

or alley, then the corporation shall proceed to ascertain the

damages in the same manner as is provided for the purchasing

of property in the tenth section of an act of assembly relating to

the city of Baltimore, passed at December session, eighteen hun-

dred and seventeen, chapter one hundred and forty-eight, for

opening and widening Jones' Falls.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That when the damages so as-

To pave.

sessed or agreed upon, shall be paid by the corporation of Balti-

more to the persons so assessed and legally entitled to receive

the same, then the said corporation may proceed to re-grade and

pave the said street, lane or alley.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the various acts of assem-

Acts rela-
ting to

bly directing the manner of collecting the county assessments

county
assessments

in the counties of this state, shall be extended to the city of

applicable.