66 CITY OF BALTIMORE. [ART. 4

individuals, companies or bodies politic neglect or refuse to wall
up Jones' Falls, rebuild or repair any such wall within the
limits of the city of Baltimore, when required so to do by the
mayor and city council, the said mayor and city council may
cause the same to be done; and they are hereby authorized and
empowered to recover the cost of such wall, rebuilding or re-
pairing, by suit at law, from the party or parties who may have
refused or neglected to build, rebuild or repair such wall, and
the cost of such wall shall be a lien on the property so walled
up or repaired.

In force from February 18,1864.

TAXES.

Chapter 69 adds the following:

96. Tke mayor and city council of Baltimore are hereby
authorized and empowered to levy upon the assessable property
of the city, by direct tax, a sum not exceeding twelve hundred
thousand dollars annually, with full power to provide by ordi-
nance to collect the same, for the purpose of defraying the ex-
pense of the corporation, over and exclusive of all expenses,
charges and sums of money which they are or shall be required
by law to collect for other purposes.

In force from February 11, 1S64.

VAGRANTS.

Chapter 296 adds the following:

97. The judges of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore city, the
judge of the Criminal Court, any justice of the peace, the trus-
tees of the poor and the ward managers of the poor and any
police officer or constable of said city, are hereby authorized
and empowered to deal with and commit to the president and
board of managers of the Childrens' Aid Society of Balti-
more, any minor, whether male or female, in the same manner
and under the same circumstances, as they are authorized to
deal with and commit female minors to the care and charge
of the Home of the Friendless, under section nine hundred
and seven to nine hundred and twenty-seven, both inclu-