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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

cleansing of privies, sinks or other places of deposit for

refuse and unwholesome matter ; to prevent and remove

Ordinan.

nuisances ; regulate or restrain the running at large of

ces

horses, cattle, swine, geese or ducks within the limits of

said town ; to prohibit the firing of guns or pistols, or the

shooting of fire-works within said town ; to prohibit and dis-

perse the tumultuous meetings of idle, dissolute or drunken

persons ; to provide for a tax on dogs in said town ; to pro-

vide for the working and mending of streets; to provide

for the suppression of vice and immorality ; and gen-

erally to provide for the regulation of good government

and improvement of said town, and may enforce the observ-

ance thereof under such penalties, fines and forfeiture as

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they shall deem proper, not exceeding ten dollars ($10.00}

for any one offence ; and all such fines, penalties and for-

feitures may be recorded before a justice of the peace of

Washington County, and in default of payment of such

fines or penalties, or costs, the offender may be committed to

to the jail of Washington County; and the burgess shall

enforce the town ordinances, and in the execution of his

duties as burgess shall have all and the same power as a

constable in criminal cases, and he shall receive the fees of

constable and such other compensation as the commis-

sioners think proper.

SEC. 80. The said commissioners may establish building

Building
lines, side-

lines, grant building privileges and pass ordinances for the
.improvement of the side-walks along the streets giving

walks, &c

directious to the persons owning property on said side-walks

concerning improvements or repairs of the side-walks, and if

the owuers of said property shall refuse or fail to obey said

ordinances or directions, the said commissioners may have

the improvements executed, and collect the bills and costs

from said property or persons, in the same way as debts are

collected in this State, and the costs of said improvements

shall be a lien on said property.

SEC. 81. The said commissioners may, whenever they

think the public interest requires it, cause an assessment to

be made of all real and personal property within the cor-

Assess-
ment

porate limits of said town, subject to assessment for county

or State purposes, and they may prescribe the manner in

which such assessments shall be made, and provide for

adjusting all differences in relation to such assessment, and

do all other things necessary in making such assessment ;

provided such assessment shall not exceed the assessment

for State and county purposes ; and provided further, that

no land included within the corporate limits or corporate

outlines of said town, except houses, building lots and gar-