EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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walks along the public streets to be graded, paved, repaved or

improved at the cost and expense of the owners of the abutting

property, which cost, in case the work is done by or by order

of the Council after twenty-one days' notice to the owner or

owners of such property, shall be a lien on such abutting prop-

erty, and recoverable by action of law or in the manner provided

by law for the collection of delinquent general taxes of the town,

or delinquent State and county taxes ; or compel by fines or

otherwise the owners of properties of any such lot or lots to

Sidewalks

grade, pave or repair the sidewalks, or set curbs in front thereof

and streets.

agreeable to ordinances which may hereafter be passed. (4)

To open and keep open and free from obstruction all streets,

public squares and reservations, grade and pave or alter the

same, and their rights and powers and duties in relation there-

to shall, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed by the

Code of Public General Laws of this State for opening, alter-

ing and closing public roads by the Board of County Commis-

sioners, with the right of appeal to the Circuit Court for the

county. (5) To keep the streets and crossings and town

bridges clean and in repair. (6) To adequately provide for

the maintenance of an efficient police department and fire de-

Police and fire

partment. (7) To light the streets, public squares and reser-

department.

vations. (8) To compel the owners of property or tenants to

keep the sidewalks clean and in repair. (9) To impose a tax

on dogs, fowls, hogs and other animals running at large or

totally prohibit the same. (10) To authorize the use of the

streets for railroads operated by electric, steam or other me-

chanical motive power, and to regulate the same as to grade

and crossings, paving between outside tracks and otherwise;

to require and compel all lines of railway in any one street to

run one and use one and the same track and keep in repair

the bridges and crossings through which or over which their

cars run. (n) To prescribe fines, penalties and forfeitures

Fines for

for the violation of their ordinances, including the committal

violations.

of offenders to the Montgomery County jail until the same

with costs are paid.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the Council may adopt

suitable measures for the removal of sewerage and garbage,

Removal of
garbage.

and fix the amount to be paid therefor, which shall be paid

by a special tax for that purpose to be imposed on the occupants

of the respective buildings and collected therefrom; provided,

that the owners of said property shall be responsible for said

tax in case the same cannot be collected from the occupants

of the buildings, and the same shall be a lien on said property

and collected as other taxes are collected; and the Council