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the boundaries of the said city, and of the harbor, lots, streets,
lanes and alleys therein; to declare and adjudge as nuisances any
encroachments on the streets, lanes and alleys, and cause the same
to be removed at the expense of the person offending; to lay off
and divide the city into election districts, and to define their
bounds and limits, and correct the same from time to time, so as
to preserve as accurately as may be an equal number of inhabit-
ants in each of said districts, and to designate places for taking

the vote at all elections to be held in each of said districts; to
prevent the running at large of dogs, and to impose an annual
tax on the owners and keepers thereof in the city not exceeding
five dollars; to restrain or prohibit the running at large of horses,

cows, sheep, goats or other animals; to direct in what parts of
the city buildings of wood shall not be erected, and to regulate
the construction of the same; to pass ordinances for preserving

order, securing persons and property from violence, danger or

destruction; for protecting the public and city property, rights
and privileges from waste or encroachment, and generally for
promoting and securing the good government of the city.

1870, ch. 202.

38. Before the mayor, counsellor and aldermen of the city of
Annapolis shall pass any ordinance to open, widen, straighten,
extend, stop up or discontinue any streets, lanes or alleys, or any
part thereof, at least thirty days' notice shall be given in some
newspaper or newspapers published in said city; and before any
. street, lane or alley shall be so opened, widened, straightened, ex-
tended, stopped up or discontinued, in whole or in part, the pro-
prietors of lots, or any part or section of the streets, lanes and
alleys so to be opened, widened, straightened, extended, stopped

up or discontinued, in whole or in part, whose property will be
depreciated by the act of the corporation, may apply to any jus-
tice of the peace in said city, who is empowered, upon an affi-
davit of facts, to summon a jury of twelve citizens, whose duty
it shall be to examine the premises, and assess the damages sus-
tained by the complainants; the full value of such assessment

shall be paid or tendered to the complainants, as provided in the
preceding section, before the final execution of such ordinance;
and any justice of the peace shall have the same power to summon
a jury for the assessment of benefits.