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his application from year to year. Said application shall be verified to
the satisfaction of said court by the oath of the party applying for the
same or other satisfactory evidence. Said court shall further keep a
record of all abatements made by it as aforesaid and report in writing
the aggregate amount thereof to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
on or before the fifteenth day of October in each year, and provided fur-
ther that laundry machinery when employed or used in the business of
laundering shall be classed as manufacturing within the purposes of this
sub-paragraph.

Consol. Gas Co. v. Mayor & C. C. of Balto., 62 Md. 588. Cf.. Wells v. Hyattsville,
77 Md. 125. Electric Light Co. v. Frederick City. 84 Md. 599. Broadbent Mantel
Co. v. M. & C. C.. 134 Md. 90. Grand Family Laundry v. M. & C. C., 134 Md. 99.

(d) COLLECTION OF TAXES.

1840, ch. 63. 1874, ch. 39. P. L. L. (1860). Art. 4, sec. 873. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4.

secs. 830, 831.

To extend the limits of direct taxation within the said city, from time
to time, as it shall deem expedient. To have power to provide by ordinance
or otherwise for the prompt collection of taxes due the city, and have power
to sell real estate, as well as personal property, for the payment of taxes.

Mayor. &c., v. Howard, 6 H. & J. 383. Dugan v. Mayor, 1 G. & J. 499. Mayor.
&c.. v. Chase. 2 G. & J. 376. Dallam et al. v. Oliver's Exrs., 3 Gill, 445. Eschbach
v. Pitts, 6 Md. 71. Latrobe v. Mayor, 19 Md. 13,. Appeal Tax Court v. W. M. R. R.
Co., 50 Md. 274. Appeal Tax Court v. Patterson, 50 Md. 354. Baltimore v. Hussey,
67 Md. 112. Union. &c., Co. v. Mayor. 71 Md. 238. Degner v. Mayor, 74 Md. 144.
Parlett v. Dugan, 85 Md. 407. Textor v. Shipley, 86 Md. 442.

In relation to collection of taxes generally, see,

Tuck v. Calvert, 33 Md. 209. Dashiell v. Mayor, 45 Md. 615. Wheeler v. Addison,
54 Md. 41. County Commissioners v. Union Mining Co.. 61 Md. 545. Hebb v. Moore,
66 Md. 167. Condon v. Maynard, 71 Md. 601. Faust v. Building Ass'n. 84 Md. 186.
Fowble v. Kemp, 92 Md. 628.

(29) THEATRICAL AND OTHER PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.

P. L. L. (1860), Art. 4, sec. 906. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 665.

To provide for licensing, regulating and restraining theatrical or other

public amusements within the City of Baltimore.
May require ordinance for Moving Picture Shows.

Brown v. Stubbs, 128 Md. 129.

(30) WATER.

(a) ACQUISITION OF LAND AND WATERCOURSES.

1853, ch. 376. P. L. L. (1860), Art. 4, sec. 928. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 915.
To establish, operate, maintain and control a system of water supply
for Baltimore City, and to pass all ordinances necessary in the premises.
From time to time to contract for, purchase, lease, and hold, in fee simple,
or for a term of years, any land, real estate, spring, brook, water, water-
course, and also the right to use and occupy, forever or for a term of years,
any land, real estate, spring, brook, water or watercourse which it may.