WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 737

	district of the city for paving the streets, lanes and
	alleys therein, or for constructing sewers, sinking
	wells, making pumps, water pipes, fountains, hy-
	drants and water plugs therein, which in their judg-
	ment may appear for the benefit of such particular
	part or district, in a sum not exceeding one per
	centum on the assessable property in said particular
	part or district, and to make a new assessment of all
	the assessable property in said city not exempt from
	taxation by the laws of this State, as often as they
	may deem the same necessary ; to borrow money on	Borrow mon-
	the credit of the corporation for the purpose of pro-	ey on credit.
	moting or effecting any important and permanent
	public improvement in the city, or for paying its
	present debts ; and to issue, from time to time, as they
	may deem proppr, the bonds of the said mayor,
	counsellor and aldermen, payable at such times and
	in such sums as they may deem proper, not exceed-
	ing in the aggregate the sum of fifty thousand dol-
	lars, and to pledge their property for the payment
	thereof, and the interest thereon ; provided, however,
	that a majority of the legal voters shall approve the	Legal voters
	act at an election to be held on a day and at a place	to approve.
	to be named by the Mayor, Counsellor and Alder-
	men of the city of Annapolis, when the legal voters
	of said city shall express by ballot their assent or
	dissent to the loan proposed ; and provided, that the
	entire public debt of said city shall not exceed the
	sum of fifty thousand dollars ; to provide for taking
	up, fining or committing to the jail of Anne Arundel	Commit to
	county, all vagrants, drunken, loose and disorderly	jail.
	persons, and such as have no visible means of sup-
	port and livelihood, and common disturbers of the
	peace, that may be found within the jurisdiction
	of the city, and the keeper of the said jail shall receive
	and safe keep all persons so committed, according to
	the tenor of the commitment ; to cause a survey, as
	often as they may think necessary, of the city, its
	harbor, streets, lots and the additions thereto to be
	made; to establish and fix permanent boundaries	Fix perma-
	and stones at such places as they may think neces-	nent bounda- ries.
	sary, with proper marks and devices thereon ; to' as-
	certain the lines of the city and the additions
	thereto ; and the survey of the said city and addi-
	tions thereto, and of the streets, lanes, alleys and
	harbor thereof, when made shall be signed by the
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