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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

under the direction of the corporation shall be al-

lowed by the owner and deducted from the rent then

due or to become due.

156. If any tenant, or person having the care of

Shall refuse

any house, lot or part of a lot, shall refuse or neglect

to level.

to level, pave or mend the foot-way or street in front

of the same, according to the directions of the cor-

poration, the said burgess and commissioners may

May levy.

contract to have the same done, and may levy the

same, with the costs, by way of distress on such

property.

157. The said burgess and commissioners shall

from time to time make such by-laws and ordinances

Make by-laws
and ordinan-
ces.

as they may deem expedient for the comfort, health
and convenience of said town, the prevention and

abatement of nuisances, preservation of order and

suppression of vice and immorality.

May levy a
tax.

158. They may levy a tax on the property within
the town to such amount as may from time to time

Appoint col-
lector.

be deemed necessary, and may appoint a collector to
collect the same, and prescribe his term of office, re-

sponsibility and compensation, and the said collector

Power to dis-

shall have the same power to distrain for the taxes

train.

so levied as the collectors of county taxes have, and

shall collect and pay the same tb the burgess and

commissioners.

Burgess shall

159. The burgess shall be treasurer of the cor-

b e treasurer
and give bond

poration, and shall give bond to the corporation,
with security to be approved by the commissioners,

or a majority of them, in such penalty as they shall

prescribe, conditioned for the faithful performance

of his duty as treasurer, and he shall receive and

pay away money according to the ordinances of the

corporation.

160. The said corporation shall not at any time

Shall not
issue any note

issue any note, certificate or other device to be cir-

culated as currency.

161. All fines and forfeitures imposed by the or-

Fines recov-
erable.

dinances of the corporation shall be recoverable be-

fore the burgess or any justice of the peace, but no

fine or forfeiture imposed under any ordinance of