JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 123

	six and sub-section one, of the Code of Public Local
	Laws of Washington county, entitled " Smithsburg," enacted by the General Assembly at the January	Repealed and re-enacted
	session, eighteen hundred and seventy, chapter one
	hundred and seventy-six, be and the same are here-
	by repealed and re-enacted to read as follows :
	296. The limits of said town for all purposes shall	Limits of
	be as follows: Beginning on "Meisner's Hill," on	town.
	the public road leading from Smithsburg to Leiters-
	burg, at a point on the west side of said road, the
	same being the north-east corner of the lot of ground
	conveyed by Samuel Meisner to Edward Clark, and
	the eastern terminus of the line dividing said lot of
	ground from the land recently purchased by said
	Clark from Henry W. Lyday, and running thence
	south seventy-three and one-half degrees, east one
	hundred and eighteen and one-half perches, south
	eighteen and one-half degrees, east twenty-one and
	sixty-four hundredths perches, south sixteen and
	three-quarters degrees, east fifty-six and twelve hun-
	dredths perches, south sixty-two degrees, west eigh- ty-seven and sixteen hundredth perches, north seven-
	ty-two and one-half degrees, west fifty one and
	twenty eight hundredth perches, north thirty-eight
	and three quarters degrees, west thirty-three and
	four-tenths perches, north twenty-five degrees, west
	sixteen and sixty-eight hundredths perches, north
	two and one-half degrees, east seventy-nine and one-
	half perches, north forty-eight and three-quarters de-
	grees, east eighteen and four hundredths perches to
	place of beginning.
	SUB-SEC. 1. The burgess and commissioners of said
	town shall have power to pass any and all ordinances	Power to pass
	necessary to open, grade, macadamize, pave, gravel	of durances.
	or otherwise improve any street, lane or alley in said
	town, or open and improve any proposed street, lane
	or alley, and construct water ways, sewers, &c.,
	through any portion of said corporate limits, and
	the said burgess and commissioners may levy an ad-	Burgess and
	valorem tax for the damages and expenses incurred	Commission-
	in making said improvements, and the said tax shall	ers may levy.
	be collected by the town collector in the same manner
	and by the same means as other town taxes.