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ALLEGANY COUNTY. [ART. 1.

grading, paving or otherwise improving the streets,
lanes or alleys, in said town, or any of them, or for
any other purpose authorized by law, the sum levied
shall be a lien on the lot or lots on which the same
may be levied, or which may be owned by the person
to whom they are chargeable, until paid, and if such
sum shall remain unpaid for sixty days after the same
is due, and there shall be no personal property within
the town, on which the bailiff may levy, the same may

Real estate may
be sold to pay
tax.

be levied on so much of the real estate of the person
owing such taxes as shall, in the opinion of the mayor
and councilmen, be sufficient to pay the same and the
mayor and councilmen shall lay off the part so levied
upon ; and the bailiff shall, after twenty days notice
in one or more newspapers, printed in Allegany county,

Disposition of
proceeds.

of the manner, time and place of said sale, sell the parts
so laid off at public sale, and after deducting the ex-
penses of said sale and paying the sums levied as afore-
said, shall pay over the balance, if any, to the owner
of said property.

Ibid. s. 25.
Deed to pur-
chaser.

Sub-Sec. 3. The mayor and councilmen, or the mayor
and a majority of the council, shall execute and deliver
to the purchaser a deed of the property sold, with the
seal of the town affixed, and the said deed shall con-
vey to the purchaser the property sold.

Ibid. s. 26.
Bailiff may
make collec-
tions during
term

83. The bailiff of said town may make all collec-
tions required of him at any time within the year for
which he was appointed bailiff.

Ibid. s. 27.
Supervisor of
streets.

84. The mayor and councilmen may appoint a super-
visor or supervisors of the streets, lanes and alleys of
said town, and direct in what manner the same shall
be kept up and repaired, and may allow such super-
visor such compensation for his services, as they may
deem reasonable.

Ibid, s 28.
Duties of balliff

85. Sub-Sec. 1. The bailiff of said town shall attend
the meetings of the mayor and councilmen when re-
quired, and perform such services as they shall direct ;
shall prevent the tumultuous and irregular meetings of
dissolute and disorderly persons within said town and
disperse them, when assembled, by lawful means, and