CHAP. 121.

market in Hager's-town, appoint an inspector of the said market,
assign to him his duties, and allow to him, out of the funds of the
said town, a reasonable salary, such as will compensate his services,
and enable him to repair and render convenient the benches
around the said market-house; and may authorise him, under their
control and direction, to rent out, for the benefit of the corporation,
the butchers stalls in, and the benches in and about the said
market-house; and the said commissioners, or a majority of them,
shall have power, by ordinances, to direct and provide for the
levelling and paving the streets, alleys and foot-ways in the said
town, and its additions, or any of them; to graduate the said
streets and alleys, and direct repairs upon them when they, or a
majority of them, think such repairs necessary; to cause bridges
or culverts to be made over the waters or hollows in the said town,
or its additions, or any of them, where they, or a majority of them,
may deem such necessary; to compel owners or occupiers of improved
or unimproved lots in the said town, or its additions, or any
of them, to pave the foot-ways in front of each such lot, or in case
of neglect or refusal of such owner or occupier to do the same to
have the same paved at the expense of such owner or occupier, as
the case may require; to cause owners or occupiers of lots in the
said town, or its additions, or any of them, through which water
has heretofore been usually conveyed, or through which water at
the time then being actually passes, to keep their channels open and
unobstructed, and in case of their, or any of their refusal or neglect
so to do, to have the same opened and cleansed at the expense
of such owner or occupant, as the case may require; to cause
all the streets and alleys of the said town, and every of its additions,
to be opened and kept open whensoever they may be obstructed
or inclosed, at the expense of him, her or them, that
created the obstruction or inclosure; to cause all nuisances to be
removed from the said town and its additions, or any of them, at
the expense of him or them who produced, caused or erected the
same; to determine all disputes respecting the limits and boundaries
of lots in the said town, or its additions, or any of them; which
determination shall be final against all persons having knowledge
of the same, unless controverted in the proper court of law within
twelve months after notice or knowledge of such determination; to
impose a fine of one dollar on any person who may discharge a
gun, or other fire-arms, in the said town, or its additions, or any
of them, except on days  in which the militia may be mustered or
paraded therein, and the like fine upon all persons or any person
who may suffer their chimneys, or any of them, to flame out in the
said town, or its additions, or any of them; and the same fine on
any person driving, straining or riding, at an immoderate gait,
any horse or horses through the said town, or any of its additions.

    By 1814, ch. 56, and 1816, ch. 170, additional powers vested in the moderator
and commissioners.  By 1817, ch. 64, may levy to procure a fire engine.