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HARFORD COUNTY. [ART. 12.

Grading and
leveling streets

63. The commissioners shall have power to grade
and level streets and alleys, to remove nuisances and
obstructions from the same, to prevent encroachments
on the same by buildings or otherwise, and may pass
all by-laws and ordinances necessary to give effect and
operation to the powers hereby vested in them, and
impose fines, penalties and forfeitures for the breach of
their by-laws and ordinances; but no ordinance of said
commissioners shall impose a fine, penalty or forfeiture
for any one offence of more than ten dollars.

Excavations.

64. If any person shall excavate any lot or lots, or
parts thereof, within the limits of the town of Havre
de Grace in Harford county, for the purpose of obtain-
ing moulding sand, or otherwise, to the depth of two
feet or more, and the said lot or lots, or parts thereof,
shall remain uncovered, it shall be the duty of such
person to make and keep in constant repair good and
sufficient underdrains, that will carry off all water that
may collect and would otherwise remain in them, in
the part or parts thereof so excavated, and said under-
drains shall be well covered and secured so as not to
endanger or incommode the public travel, or other
proper- use of any street or alley through which the
same shall pass.

Walls or fences

65. Where the excavation of any lot or lots or parts
thereof, as aforesaid, to a depth of two feet or more
adjoins any of the streets or alleys in the town of
Havre de Grace aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the
owner or owners of such lot or lots to immediately
erect and keep in constant repair good and sufficient
walls or fences along such streets and alleys, or parts
thereof, where such excavations so adjoin so as effectu-
ally to protect such thoroughfares from injury, and
render the use thereof by the public as safe and con-
venient as before such excavations were made.

Temporary use
ot streets

66. The commissioners of Havre de Grace shall
consent to the temporary use of any street or public
thoroughfare of the said town, which may be required
to enable the owner of any excavated lot or lots, as
aforesaid, to comply with the provisions of the preced-