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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

may in their judgment become dangerous; they may pass ordi-

nances to cause the streets, lanes, alleys and side-walks to be

paved, graded, repaired, drained, leveled or sewered, and prescribe

the materials with which said grading, repairing, leveling, drain-

ing or sewering shall be done, and by whom, and in what manner

payment shall be made therefor; to protect and.preserve any of

the town's property, rights and privileges; to regulate the sale of

nostrums, notions, patents, secret or patented inventions and

remedies on the streets, lanes, alleys or side-walks of the town,

and the weighing of coal, hay and other commodities and mer-

chandise; to restrain, regulate and suppress bawdy-house and

houses of ill-fame, and prohibit the youth of the town from being

on the streets, lanes or alleys at unreasonable hours of the night;

they shall levy all needful taxes on the assessable property within

the town liable to taxation, not to exceed fifty cents on the hun-

dred dollars, and provide for collecting the same, and they may

make such levy in whole or in part by estimate; they shall also

provide by ordinance for the election of a clerk and treasurer, and

the appointment by the mayor and compensation of such other

officers, agents and servants as may be deemed necessary; to sup-

press the carrying of concealed weapons, and the practice of firing

and discharging fire-arms, fire-crackers, rockets, torpedoes and

other explosives, either by prohibiting the sale thereof or other-

wise; to restrain and. prohibit gaming; to provide for licensing,

regulating or restraining theatricals or other public amusements

within the town limits; to pnnish and suppress tramps by the

imposition of fines and penalties thereon, and to enforce such

fines and penalties; they shall erect lamps and provide proper

and suitable lights upon the public streets; they shall have power

to lay out, open, alter or close streets, lanes and alleys or parts of

streets, lanes and alleys by condemnation, or in any other manner

not contrary to law; provided, the question of closing any public

street or alley, or part thereof, shall be first submitted to the

voters of said town, after twenty days public notice by handbills

or otherwise, and such street or alley shall not be closed unless

two-thirds of the legal votes cast at such election be in favor

thereof; to prevent swine, cattle, dogs or other animals from run-

ning at large on the public streets, and to prevent hog-pens

within certain limits within the town; to levy taxes on dogs and

bitches; to define the duties of the officers of the corporation,

and to enforce their ordinances by fines and penalties.

Effective.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

the date of its passage.

Approved April 3, 1890.