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the ordinances of the town or the laws of the State, if the said offense is
committed within the corporate limits of said town, as are hereinbefore
conferred upon the policemen of Pocomoke City. Special policemen may
be appointed from time to time by the Mayor, with the consent and ap-
proval of the Council, for a term of not to exceed two weeks, when it is
deemed necessary for the good order and peace of the town, all of whom
shall be vested with the same police powers during the term for which
they shall have been appointed, as herein provided for policemen and
night watchmen; and the Mayor and Council shall prescribe their duties
and fix their compensation either by ordinance or by unanimous vote of
the Council approved by the Mayor.

1906, ch. 549, sec. 215B. 1920 Code, sec. 268.

212. The Mayor and Council of Pocomoke City shall have full power
and authority for laying out, opening, widening, extending, straighten-
ing out and closing up, in whole or in part, and for the grading, regrad-
ing, for shelling and reshelling, for paving and repaving, curbing and
recurbing, and for repairing and keeping in good and proper condition
and order for travel, traffic and other uses the streets, lanes, alleys and
thoroughfares within the corporate limits of said town, whenever in their
judgment the public welfare and convenience require any such action on
their part. For laying out, opening, widening, extending, straightening
out and permanently closing up the streets, lanes, alleys or thoroughfares
of the town or any of them, provision must be made by ordinance. The
Mayor and Council shall have full power and authority, by order noted
on the minute book, for temporarily closing up or obstructing wholly or
in part any of the streets, lanes, alleys and thoroughfares of the town
whenever, in their opinion, circumstances call for or justify such action;
and if the occasion for closing up or obstructing any street, lane, alley
or thoroughfare is urgent, the Mayor may in writing authorize the police-
man to close up or obstruct the same, or to allow the same to be closed
up or obstructed until the decision of the Mayor and Council may be
obtained. But such temporary closing up or obstruction shall not continue
longer than circumstances make necessary. Whenever the Mayor and
Council shall by ordinance order the opening of a new street or alley, or
the widening or straightening of any existing street or alley, or the con-
struction of any park, public square, sewer, wharf, market house, engine
house, city hall or for any other public improvement, provided they are
authorized to make such public improvement, the Mayor shall, by and
with the consent of the Council, appoint three of the legal voters and free-
holders of the town, not officeholders, who, together with the Mayor and
President of the Council, shall constitute a commission to examine and
report on proposed improvement; and if the said commission or majority
of them shall certify to the Mayor and Council that any land, material
or other property belonging to any person or corporation or the removal
thereof, is necessary or convenient for the construction of the proposed
improvement, then the Mayor and Council may condemn such property,