MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 3437

sidewalks along the public streets to be graded, paved, repaved or im-
proved at the cost and expense of the owners of the abutting property,
which cost, in case the work is done 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 property, and recoverable by action of law or in the
manner provided by law for the collection of delinquent general taxes of
the town; or compel by fines or otherwise the owners of properties of any
such lot or lots to grade, pave or repair the sidewalks or set curbs in front
thereof 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 thereto shall, except as hereinafter other-
wise prescribed be the same as is provided by the Code of Public General
Laws of this State for opening, altering and closing public roads by the
board of county commissioners with the right of appeal to the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County. (5) To keep the streets and crossings and
town bridges clean and in repair. (6) Adequately provide for the main-
tenance of an efficient police department and fire department. (7) To
light the streets, public squares and reservations. (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 electricity, steam or other mechanical
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. (11) To prescribe fines and penalties and forfeitures for
the violation of their ordinances, including the committal of offenders to
the Montgomery County Jail until the same, with costs, are paid. (12)
The council shall have the power to grant licenses for stores, shops, stands,
games, amusements, shows, theatrical exhibitions, for all hawking, peddling
or vending of wares or merchandise of every description, upon the streets
or highways of the town; to issue licenses or permits to all itinerent per-
sons or companies or corporations who dispense medicine or medical ad-
vice; to demand a license from all players or showmen exhibiting within
the town; to provide for the licensing of theatres and to regulate and
restrain theatrical or other public amusements within the said town; to
regulate and license hacking, carriages, cars or other vehicles used in the
town for carriage of passengers and travellers; to regulate and license
auctioneers who cry sales upon the public streets, provided that no greater
sum than one hundred dollars be charged for any license; provided, that
nothing contained in this paragraph shall authorize the licensing, permit-
ting or doing of anything prohibited by the general laws of the State or
local laws applicable to Montgomery County. (13) The council shall

have the power to establish and regulate a station house lockup for the
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