1831.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 139.
His duties.

pensation for his services as they may think proper; and
that all ordinances passed by the said burgess and commis-
sioners, shall, by their clerk, be entered in a book to be
kept by him for that purpose, and shall be open at all times
for the inspection of any person interested, and copies of
all ordinances shall be put up in the most public places of
said town, that the same may be generally made known.

Fines recoverable.

Sec. 8 And be it enacted, That all fines and forfeitures
under the ordinances of the said corporation, shall be re-
coverable before the burgess aforesaid, as small debts are
recoverable out of court or before a justice of the peace.

Regulate foot ways
&c.

Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That the burgess and commis-
sioners aforesaid, may direct by ordinance, all or any of the
foot ways in the said town, to be laid off, and levelled and
paved, or amended and repaired with any materials, which
to them may seem best; and, such levelling and paving shall
be made and done at the expense of the proprietors of the
different lots, before which the burgess and commissioners
aforesaid, shall direct such levelling and paving to be done.

Non-resident pro-
perty holders.

Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That the owner or owners of
any house, lot, or part of a lot, where such levelling, pa-
ving, repairing or amending shall be directed, shall not re-
side in the said town, the tenant, or person occupying the
same, or who shall have the charge and care thereof, shall
cause the same to be done before the front of such posses-
sion, and the money expended by such tenant or other per-
son, in and about the said work, in obedience to the ordi-
nance and direction of the burgess and commissioners afore-
said, shall be allowed by the owner, and deducted out of
the rent then due or hereafter to become due, and if any
owner or tenant of any house, or lot, or part of a lot, or the
person having the care of the same, shall refuse or neglect
to level, pave and amend or repair, the footway in front of
the same, according to the ordinance and direction of the
burgess and commissioners aforesaid, it shall and may be
lawful for the burgess and commissioners aforesaid, to con-
tract and agree with so me person or persons, on reasonable
terms, to level, pave, amend or repair such footways, and
to charge the expense thereof, to the owner or owners of
the property in front of which such work maybe done,
and shall recover the same by distress on such property,
with cost.

General powers
granted.

Sec. 11 . And be it enacted, That the said burgess and
commissioners shall have power to make all such by-laws,
regulations and ordinances, as from time to time, they may
deem wise, equitable and expedient, for the comfort, health,
convenience and prosperity of the said town and its inhab-