ODEN BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 435

CHAPTER 240. AN ACT to Repeal Section thirty-nine of Article twenty of the Code of Public Local Laws, entitled "Talbot County," and to re-enact the same with amendments. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That Section thirty-nine of Article
twenty of the Code of Public Local Laws, enti- tled "Talbot County," be and the same is hereby repealed.	Repealed.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the Commissioners of Easton, or a majority of them, may make such or- dinances as they may deem necessary and beneficial to said town, may cause all nuisances to be abated, and all obstructions in the streets, lanes and alleys, to be removed at the expense of the person who caused the nuisance, or obstruction; may cause the streets, lanes and alleys to be straightened and widened, whenever the proper width thereof, in the opinion of said Commissioners, or a majo- rity of them, is obstructed by the projection of any house or houses thereon, and may require the said	Power of Commission's.
house or houses to be removed, either by the owner or owners thereof, or in case of his, her or their refusal or neglect to remove the same, after sixty days notice, to be personally served on him, her or them, or left at his, her or their usual place of residence, in said town, then, in that case, by such person or persons as the said Commissioners, or a majority of them, may appoint to remove the said house or houses, and thereupon the said Commis- sioners shall cause the damages, which such owner or owners may have sustained by reason of said removal, to be ascertained either by agreement with said owner or owners, or upon a failure to agree thereon, by two disinterested persons, to be mutually chosen by the said Commissioners, or a majority of them, and the said owner, or owners, and in case the said owner, or owners, shall refuse	Remove ob- structions.
to select a disinterested person as aforesaid upon ten days notice given to him, her or them by the said Commissioners, then the said Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall proceed forthwith to select two disinterested persons; and in case the	Arbitration.