ART. 8. ] CECIL COUNTY.

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227. If any person shall refuse or neglect to pay
any tax, fine or forfeiture, imposed or inflicted by
said corporation, the commissioners may collect the
same by distress, as county charges are collected.

Ibid. 8 14.
When taxes,
&c, collectable
by distress, &c.

228. The said president and commissioners shall
have power to establish the limits, width, and grades
of the streets, lanes and alleys of the said town, and
and to remove all obstructions therefrom, and to
open new streets, lanes and alleys therein, and if
they cannot agree with the owner of the land neces-
sary for that purpose, or if such owner be incompe-
tent to contract, then such land may be condemned,
in the manner herein prescribed for condemning
streets in the town of Elkton.

Ibid. 9. 15.
Power to open,
&c, streets.

229. The president and commissioners shall have
power to provide for the payment of the damages
and expenses of opening, dividing, laying out and
grading streets, lanes and alleys in said town, by
levying and assessing the same generally upon the
whole of the assessable property of said town or
specially upon the assessable property of persons
benefitted thereby.

Ibid. s. 16.
Assessment for
damages for
opening streets

230. The county commissioners of Cecil county,
may, at discretion, levy annually upon the assessable
property of the county, and pay over to the said
president and commissioners the sum of fifty dollars,
to aid in keeping the streets of said town, as part of
the public roads of the county in good repair.

Ibid s. 17
County com-
missioners to
levy street tax.

231. All taxes, fines, forfeitures and penalties,
imposed by the said commissioners by virtue of any
law or ordinance, shall be applied for the use of the
said town, as may from time to time by ordinance
be directed.
In force from March 4, 1867.

Ibid. s. 18.
Fines, &c.,
how applied.