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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

Right to im-
pose a license

land, That in addition to all other powers vested in the Mayor

tax

and Common Council of the town of Deer Park by the previous

Acts of the Legislature of Maryland, said Mayor and Com-

mon Council shall have the power to pass all such ordinances

as may be necessary to impose a license tax upon all circuses,

shows, theatrical troupes exhibiting within the limits of said

town, and upon all livery stable keepers, owners of horses,

hacks, carts, wagons, drays or other vehicles kept for hire,

and upon all auctions, stores, shops, saloons, dancing halls

and other places of amusement, and upon hawkers and ped-

dlers, and upon all other trades, business or profession oper-

ating or carried on within the limits of said town of Deer

Park, or that may come therein for the purpose of trans-

acting business; the amount of said license tax for each and

every year shall be as follows : On all dancing halls not

more than one hundred dollars; on each and every saloon not

less than one hundred and fifty dollars nor more than three

hundred dollars ; on each and every livery stable, not more than

ten dollars for each rig; for each huckster or peddler not more

than fifty dollars ; for each merchant or storekeeper not more

than ten dollars ; and for all other kinds of business, trades, or

profession such sum as said Mayor and Common Council

shall in their judgment deem proper. No license tax shall be

issued for a period of less than one year (except license for

circuses, shows and theatrical troupes), and shall be dated

Applications to
be made to
the Mayor.

from the first day of May in each year. All applications for
license shall be made to the Mayor of said town, who is hereby
authorized to issue same upon the payment of the license tax

provided for by the ordinances of said town.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 1, 1904.

CHAPTER 188.

AN ACT to empower the County Commissioners of Cecil

County to levy a sum of money to build a public wharf on

the Sassafras river in Cecil County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

To levy a tax

land, That the County Commissioners of Cecil County be and

to build a

they are hereby empowered to levy at the next levy made in

wharf.

said county a sum of money, not exceeding two thousand dol-