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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the Council shall receive

Returns of

all returns of election and determine all questions arising

election.

thereunder; but any person considering himself aggrieved

by such decision may appeal therefrom to the Circuit Court

of Montgomery County, which court shall hear and determine

such appeal and decide who shall pay the cost thereof.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the Council is hereby au-

Council to pre-
pare plat of

thorized to prepare a plat of said town upon which shall be

town.

shown all streets, roads and public ways whether heretofore

laid out or projected, and by which all lots and property there-

in shall be afterward described ; to control the subdivision of

all land and property within the corporate limits of said town;

to establish building lines and compel all persons erecting

buildings in said town to conform thereto. The Council shall

have the powers, and it shall be their duty to pass such ordi-

nances as may be necessary, beneficial and proper, and for the

enforcement of the provisions of this Charter not inconsistent

with the laws: (1) To preserve the peace and good order

Ordinances.

and the best interest of the town; (2) To maintain its cleanli-

ness and health, and to this end, (a) They shall have the same

powers as the State Board of Health within the corporate

limits of said town, and one-fourth of a mile outside thereof

in every direction; (b) They may adopt and provide for an

efficient system of drainage; (c) They shall have full power

to regulate privies, specify the character of boxes and other

fixtures for them, and the mode in which they shall be emptied

and their contents removed, as well as the disposition of said

contents ; and they shall prohibit the construction or main-

tenance of privy sinks, cesspools and other depositories of filth

within the corporate limits; (d) They shall provide for the in-

spection and cleanliness of privies, yards and stores; (e) They

shall regulate the location, inspection and cleanliness of dairies,

stables, cowyards and pens, all factories and other places of

business likely to be or become detrimental to health, and shall

maintain a good sanitary condition in the streets, public places

and buildings ; (f) They shall provide for the frequent inspec-

tion of all premises by such person or persons designated by

the health officer; (g) They shall pass such ordinances as may

Preserve the
health of the

be deeriled necessary to preserve the health of the town, sup-

town.

press and remove all nuisances, prevent the sale of adulterated

or decayed food, and prohibit any and all business within the

corporate limits as may injuriously affect sanitary conditions.

(3) They shall establish the grades of the streets, gutters and

sidewalks of said town, fix the width thereof and describe the

material of which they shall be constructed ; to cause the side-