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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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daries by them established, which shall be deemed
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a record of the boundaries of the town.
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74. They shall have power to establish the limits
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and width of the streets of said town, with the con-
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sent of two-thirds of the owners of the property
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Width of
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through which they may pass, to open new streets,
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streets
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lanes and alleys in said town, and to straighten and
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increase the width of, and remove all obstructions
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from those already located or used, and to provide
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for the paving of the said streets and the sidewalks
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thereof, and for keeping the same in repair, and for
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the proper drainage of said streets and alleys, and
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for that purpose to construct drains and culverts
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when necessary ; and the said commissioners afore-
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said shall have power and authority, if, in their
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judgment the protection of life and property demand
it, to pass all proper and necessary ordinances to re-
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quire any railroad company or corporation running
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its locomotive, engines or trains across any of the
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streets within the corporate limits of said town, to
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keep a watchman or flagman at the said crossings
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of said streets to warn persons of the approach of
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said locomotive, engines or trains ; and the said com-
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missioners aforesaid shall have full power and
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Impose pen-
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authority to impose such penalties as they may deem
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alties.
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proper or necessary to carry out and enforce the
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powers hereby given them by this section ; provided
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no such penalty shall exceed the sum of fifty dollars
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for each violation of said ordinances by such railroad
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company or corporation, and such penalty or penal-
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ties shall be recovered before a justice of the peace
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in and for Cecil county aforesaid as other small
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debts are recovered.
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75. They shall have power to provide for the pay-
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ment of the damages and expenses of opening,
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widening, laying out, grading, paving, draining and
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Power to
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repairing of streets, lanes and alleys in said town,
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levy.
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by levying and assessing the same generally upon
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the whole of the assessable property of said town,
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or specially upon the assessable property of persons
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benefitted thereby.
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76. If on opening or laying out any new street,
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lane or alley, or on straightening, widening or drain-
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