ART. 17. ] QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY.

shall, in the judgment of said commissioner, be unable,
from the want of adequate means, to obey said notifica-
tion, in which event the commissioners shall direct the
bailiff of said town to put the same in a cleanly and
sanitary condition at the expense of the town; and the

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said commissioners may pass all laws and ordinances
necessary for grading, regulating, paving and repairing
the footways in the streets, lanes, and alleys of said
town, and impose a tax upon any lot or lots fronting
on any paved street, lane or alley for the purpose of
grading, regulating, paving or repairing the footways
in front thereof, or compel, by fine or otherwise, the
owner or proprietor of any lot or lots to pave or repair
the footways in front thereof, agreeably to the ordi-
nances to be passed by them; and the said commis-
sioners may prohibit the running or riding of any
horses, or driving of carts, wagons, or carriages unrea-
sonably fast in said town, may regulate and provide for
the sweeping of chimneys, prohibit the firing of guns
or pistols, the throwing of lighted squibs, fire-crackers,
roman candles or any other combustible matter, and
the storage of gunpowder or any combustible matter
within the limits of said town, and make all necessary
regulations relative to wells and pumps therein.

By-laws, &c.

39. No person shall keep a dog or bitch in said
town without first obtaining a license from the clerk
of the commissioners for that purpose in the month of
April of each and every year, and paying at the time
of the license being granted for every dog one dollar,
and for every bitch two dollars; and the owner of
every dog or bitch for which a license shall be obtained
shall have a collar put around his or her neck, and
every other dog or bitch found going at large at said
town shall be shot or otherwise destroyed by the bailiff
of said town; and if any person shall bring a dog or
bitch into said town after the month of April in
any year, he or she shall obtain a license within ten
days thereafter, and pay for the same as hereinbefore
directed, and place a collar around his or her neck, or
otherwise said dog or bitch shall be shot or otherwise
destroyed. Any person or persons failing or refusing

Dogs.