ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 508.

AN ACT to require the county commissioners of Carroll county

to pay to the mayor and common council of Westminster, one-

half the amount of road tax levied or taxed upon the property

within the limits of the city of Westminster.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of Carroll

county to pay annually to the mayor and common council of West-
minster, one-half of the amount of taxes levied and collected an-

Road tax.

nually by said county commissioners for road purposes, upon the
assessable property liable to taxation within the limits of the city

of Westminster, to be appropriated and used by the said mayor

and common council of Westminster, for the repair, maintenance

and improvement of the streets and roads within the limits of

said city.

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

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.

CHAPTER 509.

AN ACT to repeal, re-enact and amend section three hundred

and seventy-eight, of article four, Code of Public Local Laws,

entitled "City of Baltimore," sub-title "Health," so as to read

as follows:

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That section three hundred and seventy-eight, of article four,

Code of Public Local Laws, entitled "City of Baltimore," sub-

Repeal.

title "Health," be and the same is hereby repeal ed and re-enacted

with amendments so as to read as follows:

SEC. 378. The mayor and city council of Baltimore shall have

power to pass ordinances to preserve the health of the city, to

prevent and remove nuisances, and to prevent the introduction of

Nuisances

contagious diseases within the city and within three miles of the

same upon land and within fifteen miles thereof upon the navigable

waters leading thereto, and may regulate the places for manu-

facturing soap and candles, the erecting of slaughter houses and

distilleries and where every other offensive trade may be carried ou.

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

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.