FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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dangerous to public safety ; and shall have authority to pass

all proper and necessary ordinances and orders to that end ;

and shall have full power and authority to impose such

fines and penalties as they may deem proper and necessary

to carry out and enforce said ordinances and orders, 'and

for that purpose shall have the same authority in the col-

lection of said fines and penalties as are conferred on said

president and commissioners in section one hundred and

ninety-six of said sub-title ; provided, that no such fine

shall exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars for each viola-

tion of said ordinances or orders ; when it may be practica-

ble, it shall be the duty of said president and commissioners

to do new and general repair work by contracts made after

public advertisement for proposals from the lowest respon-

sible bidder.

200 A. Said president and commissioners shall have

power and authority, if in their judgment the protection of

life and property demand it, to pass all proper and neces-

Railroad

sary ordinances to require any railroad company, or corpo-

crossings-

ration, running its locomotives, engines or trains across any

flagman.

of the streets within the corporate limits of the town to keep a

watchman or flagman at the said crossings of the said streets

to warn persons of the approach of said locomotives, engines

or trains, and the president and commissioners shall have full

power and authority to impose such fines and penalties as

they may deem proper or necessary to carry out and enforce

the powers given by this section ; provided, no such fine or

penalty shall exceed the sum of fifty dollars for each viola-

tion of said ordinances by such railroad company or corpora-

tion ; and such fine or penalty shall be recovered by suit in

the name of the corporation before a justice of the peace in

and for Cecil Couuty, as other small debts are recovered.

201. Said president and commissioners shall have power

to provide for the payment of the damages and expenses of

Damages

opening, widening, laying out, grading, paving, draining,

for opening
streets-

sewering and repairing of streets, lanes, alleys and side-

how pro-
vided for.

walks in the town, by levying and assessing the same gen-

erally upon the whole of the assessable property of the town,

or specifically (not beyond one half of such damage or

expense) upon the assessable property of persons benefited

thereby ; and in the event that the owner shall be so assessed

upon the property of said persons, the amounts so assessed

shall be collected by the bailiff of the town under the

authority conferred upon him in section two hundred and

fourteen of said pub-title, and the said president and com-

missioners shall have full power and authority to pass all

necessary ordinances to that end.

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