ART. 16. ] PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. 355

UPPER MARLBOROUGH, 227 Incorporated 228 Election of commissioners: powers of commissioners tax. proviso. 229 Tax on dogs. 230. Collector may distrain for taxes, notice. 231. If tax not paid property may be sold notice duties of collector. 232. Quorum president. 233. Qualifications of voters.

231. Qualifications of commissioners 235. Meetings of commissioners powers: bond of collector. oath of officers. 236 Powers of police. 237. Proceedings to condemn property for streets, &c. jury. 238. How damages estimated tender of payment. 239. How first election to be held. 240. Limits of town 241. Ordinances to be recorded, to be posted publicly.

BLADENSBURG.

1870, c. 428, an act to amend the charter of the corporation of Bladensburg, recites
that it has been represented to this general assembly that the act of incorporation
passed does not confer sufficient power to enable the said corporation to protect
itself and its citizens, and that it is necessary to have its powers enlarged, and,
therefore, enacts as follows:

SEC. 38. Sub-Sec. 1. The present board of com- missioners are empowered to lay out and define the limits of said village of Bladensburg, and when laid off and defined, to record the same in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of Prince George's county.	1870, c 428, s. 1. Commissioners may define limits of village
Sub-Sec. 2. The public ground and property within said corporation, belonging to the village, shall be vested in the commissioners, so far as to preserve the same, to prevent depredations thereon, and to have and to hold for the benefit of said corporation.	Ibid, s 2. Property vest- ed in commis- sioners.
Sub-Sec. 3. The commissioners of said village, or a majority of them, are authorized to pass ordinances for the regulation, good government, improvement and comfort of said corporation and the inhabitants thereof; to suppress vice, crime and immorality; to restrain disorder and disturbances of the peace; to prevent and remove nuisances within said corporation as to them or a majority of them shall seem proper.	Ibid. s. 3. Power to pass ordinances.
Sub-Sec. 4. The commissioners of the said village are authorized and empowered to enforce all ordi- nances passed by them, and to affix penalties, fines	Ibid. s. 4. Power to en- force ordi- nances.
and forfeitures for a breach of the same, provided, that such fines, penalties and forfeitures shall not exceed the sum of ten dollars for any one offence, and the term of	Proviso.