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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

mayor, and the seal of the corporation thereto affix-

ed, and shall be deposited with the clerk of the cor-

poration of the city, and received as evidence of the

boundaries of the said city, and of the harbor, lots,

streets, lanes and alleys therein ; to declare and ad-

judge 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

Divide into

and divide the city into election districts, and to de-

election dis-

fine their bounds and limits, and correct the same

tricts.

from time to time, so as to preserve as accurately as

may be an equal number of inhabitants in each of

said districts, and to designate places for taking the

vote at all elections to be held in each of said dis-

tricts ; 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 re-

strain 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

Preserve or-

same ; to pass ordinances for preserving order, secur-

der.

ing persons and property from violence, danger or

destruction ; for protecting the public and city prop-

erty, rights and privileges from waste or encroach-

ment, and generally for promoting and securing the

good government of the city.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall

Effective.

take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 14, 1880.