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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Council with his approval or disapproval within six

days after the passage thereof by said Council, then

such ordinance, resolution or order shall be taken

and considered as approved by him, and shall be as

valid and binding as if actually so approved ; and

the passage of all ordinances and of all resolutions

or orders for the appropriation of money shall be

Yeas and

by yeas and nays, entered on the journal of said

nays.

City Council, and the affirmative vote of a majority

of all the members elected to said body shall be

necessary to pass any ordinance or any resolution or

order for the appropriation of money.

42. Said City Council may provide by ordinance

for the codification of all ordinances which have

been or may hereafter be passed by it, and for the

Codify ordi-

printing of such codification thereof, and the printed

nances.

copy thereof issued by authority and under the sanc-

tion of said body, shall be legal evidence of the pas-

sage of said ordinances and the contents thereof in

any court of law or equity in this State.

43, The Mayor and City Council shall have power

Lay out

to provide for the laying out, opening or extending

streets, &c.

of any street or alley within the city, which in their

opinion the public welfare or convenience may re-

quire ; to provide for ascertaining whether any and

what amount in value of damage will be caused

thereby, for which the owner or possessor of any

property through which said street or alley-way may

pass ought to be compensated, by the appointment of

commissioners to assess the same ; to provide for as-

sessing and levying, either generally on the whole

assessable property within the city, or specially on

the property of persons benefited, the whole or any

part of the damages and expenses which will be in-

curred in laying out or extending such street or

alley, and grading the same ; to provide for collect-

ing and paying the compensation awarded to any

person before any street shall be opened or extended,

and to enact all ordinances from time to time neces-

sary or proper to the exercise of the powers granted

in this section ; provided that before they shall pro-

ceed to execute any of the powers vested in them

Give Unity

by this section, at least thirty days' notice shall be

days' notice.

given of any application which may be made for the

passage of any such ordinance by advertisement in