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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Council-
men not to

the corporation, nor be a party directly or indirectly to or

hold other

interested in any contract in which the corporation is

offices.

interested.

182. A majority of all the members elected to the town

Quorum.

council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of

business.

183. The town council shall keep a journal of its proceed-

Journal.

ings, which shall always be open to the inspection of any

taxpayer, and shall fix the salaries of all officers of the cor-

poration not herein provided for :

184. The mayor and town council shall have power to

Powers

provide by ordinance for the good government of the town,

tor the preservation of peace and good order therein, and for

securing to the residents of said town all the rights of per-

son and property to which they are by law entitled, for the

removal of nuisances, for the removal of obstructions from

streets, lanes and alleys, for the removal of any dangerous

houses or buildings ; for the paving, grading, repairing,

drainage, leveling, surveying, laying out, extending, widen-

ing, opening, closing, straightening, relocating, improving

or repairing any street, sidewalk or alley in said town ; and

may condemn or purchase the right of way for any street or

alley which they may determine should be opened for the

public good ; for the preservation of property, rights and

privileges ; for the regulation of sales in the streets, alleys

or public places in said town ; for the weighing of hay, coal

and other property ; for the suppression of vice and immo-

rality; for the suppression of concealed weapons; for sup-

pressing the practice of discharging fire-arms, fire-crackers,

torpedoes or other explosives ; for the prevention of gam-

bling; for licensing of theatricals or other public amuse-

ments ; to suppress tramps ; for lighting the streets ; for

preventing swine, cattle, dogs or other animals from running

at large on the streets ; for imposing a tax on dogs ; for

location of hog pens; and the town council shall have

full power and authority to pass all such ordinances as may

be necessary to carry out and to give full force and effect to

the powers conferred upon said corporation by law.

185. Whenever it shall in the judgment of the town

Condem-

council become uecessary to condemn land for the purpose

nation

of opening or widening a street or alley, the corporation or

any person aggrieved by the condemnation proceedings may

appeal to the Circuit Court under such regulations as may

be prescribed by ordinance.

186. A member of the town council may be removed from

office for the same cause and in same manner that the mayor

Removal
from office

may be removed as provided for by this act.