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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

going at large; to prevent swine from going at

large, and to restrain and suppress the keeping of

any hog-pen within certain portions or wards in said

Purposes

city; they shall have power to pass all ordinances

necessary to define the duties of the officers of said

corporation, to require bonds and fix the penalties

thereof for the faithful performance of their re-

spective duties, and to pass all ordinances for con-

ducting the elections herein directed, and for making

the returns thereof; provided, that duplicate copies

of said returns shall be made out, one copy of which

shall be tiled with the Mayor and City Council, and

the second copy thereof filed in the office of the

Clerk of the Circuit Court for Allegany county ; and

they shall have power to enforce their ordinances by

fines and penalties.

48. All ordinances passed by the City Council

Ordinances to

shall be attested by the clerk and approved by the

be approved.

Mayor. If the Mayor shall disapprove any ordinance

so passed by the council, he shall return the same

with his reasons therefor at the next regular meet-

ing of the council, when, if passed by three-fourths

of all members elected to said council, it shall be an

ordinance to all intents and purposes as if it had

been approved by the Mayor; and if the Mayor

shall fail to return any ordinance passed by said

council, with his approval or disapproval, at its next

regular meeting, such ordinance shall be taken and

considered as approved by him. The passage of all!

ordinances shall be by " yeas and nays," entered on

the Journal of said council, and a majority of all

members elected to said body shall be necessary to

pass any ordinance.

49. The City Council shall meet on the first Mon-

Meeting

day and Tuesday in each month, so long as may be

necessary, and (until by ordinance it is otherwise

provided,) bi-monthly meetings shall be held, and

they shall receive for their services at the meetings.

herein provided for, the sum of three dollars per

day; provided, that the amount "so to be paid to

each councilman shall not exceed the sum of seventy-

five dollars in any one year.

50. The Mayor and City Council shall cause a

registration to be made of all the voters in the re-