ART. 4.] HEALTH. 409

daughter houses and distilleries, and where every other offensive
trade is carried on.

Mayor, &c. v. Hughes, 1 G. & J. 480 Harrison v. Mayor, &c, 1 Gill, 264.
Johnson v. Robertson, 34 Md 170. Mayor, &c v. Eadecke, 49 Md. 217. Boehm
v. Mayor, &c., 61 Md. 259. State v. Mott, 61 Md. 297.

NUISANCES.

P. L. L., (1860,) art. 4, sec. 798.

379. Whenever any nuisance dangerous to the health of the
city shall exist in any street, lane or alley of the city, and it shall
be found necessary, in order to the removal of the same, to have
such street, lane or alley paved, they may order the same to be
paved, and may recover the amount expended in paving the same,
and the expenses of collection, from the owner of the property
fronting thereon, in proportion to the amount expended in front
of said property, by suit against the owner.

Ibid. sec. 799.

380. The said owner may in such action defend himself
against any such claim for expenses of paving and the collection
thereof, by proof that no such nuisances existed, or that the pav-
ing of the said street, lane or alley was not necessary to the re-
moval or abatement thereof, or that such nuisance was caused by
an act or ordinance of said city, or its officers in the execution of
their duty.

Ibid. sec. 800.

381. The expenses of such paving, and the expenses incident
to the collection thereof, shall be a lien upon the property charge-
able therewith; and when the right of the city to recover the
same has been determined, the mayor and city council may levy
such expenses upon said property.

Ibid. sec. 801.

382. If any of the said property shall be owned by persons
not resident within the limits of said city, then, after public notice
given at least three times a week for three successive weeks in
two newspapers of the city, by advertisement, describing the
property chargeable, the amount of expense with which it is