1672 ARTICLE 6.

1914, ch. 833:, sec. 20.

445. It shall be the duty of the County Commissioners of Caroline
County to pay annually to the Commissioners of said town six per centum
of the "taxes levied upon the property within the limits of said Corpora-
tion, provided that said town shall not receive less than the sum of one
hundred and twenty-five dollars, said sum shall be used for the benefit
of said town in such way as the Commissioners of said town may elect.

1914, ch. 833, sec. 21.

446. Nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to in any man-
ner affect or invalidate any contract or franchise entered into or granted
by the Commissioners of Preston, now in force, or any Act passed at
this Session of the Legislature or heretofore passed by the Legislature
authorizing the issuing of bonds or the borrowing of money.

1914, ch. 833, sec. 22.

447. The books and accounts of said Treasurer shall be audited on or
before the 30th day of June in each year, by a competent person or per-
sons to be appointed by the Commissioners of Preston, and at such other
time or times as they or a majority of them may deem proper so to do.

1914, ch. 833, sec. 23.

448. They may at their election appoint a suitable person to be Street
Commissioner of said town and fix his compensation, whose duty it shall
be to superintend the grading, paving, repaving, keeping in order and
opening of streets, lanes and alleys in said town and the removing of
obstructions therefrom, to take care of and preserve the public squares
and properties and preserve the health and well-being of the inhabitants of
the town, said Street Commissioner being hereby given all the police
powers of constables of this State. He shall perform all other appro-
priate duties prescribed by the Commissioners of Preston, and give bond
in such penalty and in such manner as may be prescribed by them.

1914, ch. 833, sec. 24.

449. The Commissioners of Preston shall have power to make by-laws
and pass ordinances to establish grades for the streets, gutters and side-
walks of said town, the width thereof, and prescribe the material of which
they shall be built; to cause the sidewalks, along said public streets to be
graded, curbed, paved, repaved or improved and to assess the cost? and
expenses thereof in whole or in part, upon the owner or owners of the
abutting property, which costs and expense shall be a lien on the abutting
property, and recoverable by an action at law, or compel by fines or other-
wise the owner or owners of any such lot to grade, pave, repave and curb
the sidewalks in front thereof; and may provide by ordinance for con-
demning, laying out, opening, extending and making new streets or alleys
and for altering, straightening, widening, grading, improving, or closing
up in whole or in part any existing street or alley, and for removing