CARROLL COUNTY. 1850

performance of his duties as such, which bond shall be made to the said
corporation.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 7, sec. 153. 1884, ch. 509.

415. The said Commissioners may meet as often for the transaction
of the business of said corporation as shall be required for the transaction
of such business, but not less frequently than once in every three months;
they shall elect one of their number to act as chairman, and may pass
ordinances for the rules and regulations of their sessions and members not
inconsistent with this sub-title of this Article.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 7, sec. 154. 1884, ch. 509. 1890, ch. 462. 1894, ch. 584.

1900, ch. 145.

416. A majority of the Commissioners shall have power to enact and
pass all such laws and ordinances not inconsistent with the laws of this
State or of the county, or this subtitle of this Article, as they may deem
wise and expedient for the comfort, health, order, prosperity, peace and
convenience of said town and the inhabitants thereof to open and estab-
lish grade, kerb, pave and repair such roads, streets, lanes and alleys as
have been or may be laid out for that purpose; to prevent and remove
nuisances; to provide against fires, and the extinguishment of the same;
to regulate fire companies; to provide for the safety of houses, buildings
and chimneys from fire; to prevent and regulate the use of explosive ma-
terials; to regulate party walls and division fences; to regulate and pro-
vide for the issuing of licenses or permits for all hawking, peddling and
vending of goods, wares and merchandise of every description upon the
streets, lanes, alleys or highways of said town of Taneytown, and to issue
licenses or permits to all itinerant peddlers who may go from house to
house to vend or sell any goods, wares or merchandise; to impose a license
upon all fire insurance company or companies and agencies located in or
doing business in said town of Taneytown; to issue licenses to any and
all persons entering into or beginning any transient business in said town
for the sale of any goods, wares or merchandise; to regulate and provide
for the issuing of license to all traveling persons who dispense medicines
or medical advice; to regulate, license and tax all public shows, amuse-
ments, entertainments or exhibitions; to restrain disorders, disturbances
and immoralities; to regulate, license and tax restaurants and saloons,
and other places where malt, spirituous, vinous or fermented liquors are
sold; to regulate, license and tax all hackney carriages, omnibuses or other
vehicles used in said town for the carriage of passengers; to regulate and
license all carriages for private use, all vehicles used for the carriage,
transportation or delivery of freight or merchandise, and all carts or other
vehicles which ply for hire; to suppress vagrancy; to levy a tax and im-
pose a license upon dogs and bitches, and to provide for the killing of all
worthless, dangerous or annoying dogs and bitches, and of all dogs and
bitches not properly licensed, and to regulate and prevent the going at
large within the limits of said town of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine.