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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

one hundred and eighty-two of article twenty-two of the

Sections

Code of Public Local Laws, title "Washington County,"

added.

sub-title, "Hagerstown," be added to said article twenty-

two of the Code of Public Local Laws and be named sec-

tions one hundred and eighty-two A, one hundred and

eighty-two B, and one hundred and eighty -two C.

SEC. 182 A. The mayor and council of Hagerstown shall

have, and are vested with full power and authority to pro-

Mayor and
council of

vide by ordinance for the grading, shelling, gravelling,

Hagers-

paving, kerbing, or for the regrading, regravelling, repav-

town—
power to

ing and rekerbing of any street, lane or alley in Hagers-

grade
streets, &c

town, or part thereof, now condemned, ceded or opened as a

public highway, or which may hereafter be condemned,

ceded, opened, widened, straightened or altered according

to the laws and ordinances regulating the same ; and also

for assessing the costs of any such work, in whole or in

part, pro rata upon the property, binding on such street,

lane or alley, or part thereof, and for collecting such assess-

ments as other city taxes are collected.

SEC. 182 B,. The said mayor and council shall also have

and are vested with power and authority to provide by gen-

Shall

eral ordinance for the grading, gravelling, paving or kerb-

also have
power

ing, or for the regrading, regravelling, repaving or rekerb-

ing of any street, lane or alley, or part thereof, in Hagers-

town without the passage of a special ordinance in the

particular case. whenever the owners of a majority of the

front feet of property binding on such street, lane, or alley,

or part thereof shall apply for the same, upon terms and

under conditions to be prescribed in said general ordinance,

and for the assessment in any such case, of the cost of such

work, in whole or in part, pro rata, upon all the property

binding upon such street, lane, or alley, or part thereof, and

for the collection of such assessment as other city taxes are

collected.

SEC. 182 G. A tenant for ninety-nine years, or for ninety-

nine years renewable forever, or the executor or administra-

Taken as
owner.

tor of such tenant, or the guardian of an infant owner, or

a mortgagee in possession, shall be deemed and taken as

an owner for the purposes of any application to the mayor

and council authorized by this act, and the application of

any such person shall bind the property so represented for

any assessment or tax made under an ordinance passed in

pursuance of the provisions of this act.

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

Effective

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 15th, 1892.