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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

45. The Mayor and City Council may, when re-

quested in writing by the owners of a majority of

the front feet of the property, or any street or alley

Grade and

or parts thereof in said city, cause the same to be

improve.

graded, paved, sewered or otherwise improved, and

levy the expenses thereof on the property binding

on such street or alley agreeably to the extent of

such lots thereon, and collect the expense thereof of

grading,paving, sewering or otherwise improving the

same as directed in the next succeeding section;

provided that in estimating the number of front feet

upon such street or alley, to be improved in all cases

when a portion of such front feet shall be occupied

by railroad track or its slopes, the number of front

feet so occupied shall not be included in said esti-

mate, nor shall said railroad be assessed with any

part of the cost of such improvements, unless sucn

When rail-

property of said railroad shall be used for other

roads are
chargeable.

purposes than a track simply, in which case said
property shall be estimated and charged in the same

manner as the property of other parties bordering

on such streets or alleys.

46. Whenever the Mayor and City Council shall

levy any sum of money on the owners of property

in said city for grading, paving, sewering or other-

wise improving the streets, lanes or alleys in said

Levy to be a

city, or any of them, the sum so levied shall be a

lien.

lien on said property; provided said Mayor and

City Council shall, within sixty days after the com-

File state-

pletion of such grading, paving, sewering or other
improving, cause to be filed with the Clerk of the

ment.

Circuit Court of Allegany county a statement show-

ing the whole amount expended in such grading,

paving, sewering or other improving, and the names

of the persons among whom the said sum has been

apportioned and the amount apportioned to each,

and a general description of the land owned by each

of said parties upon which such sums are intended

to operate as a lien, and said statement shall consti-

tute a lien on said property for the space of three

years and no longer, unless the same shall be revived

or enforced by scire facias, as provided in the next

succeeding section.

How enforce-

47. Said lien shall be enforceable by scire facias

able.

issued out of the Circuit Court of Allegany county,