HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 1273

perches, S. 533, 4° W. 25 perches, S. 59i/2° W. 25 perches, S.
831/2° W. 36 perches, N. 89° W. 12 perches, S. 83i/>° W. 16
perches, S. 843, 4° W. 18y2 perches, S. 61°-30' W. 188. 9 feet,
S. 52° W. 260 feet, S. 48°-18' W. 300 feet, S. 67°-00/ W. 100
feet, S. 73°-30' W. 981. 75 fet, S. 83°-00' W. 396 feet, S.
85°-30' W. 495 feet, N. 89°-45' W. 660 feet, S. 86°-23'-23"
W. 798. 61 feet, S. 85°-47' W. 785. 66 feet, S. 88°-00' W. 400
feet, N. 89°-25' W. 300 feet, N. 86°-40' W. 346 feet, N.
84°-19' W. 296. 10 feet, S. 86°-15' W. 355 feet, S. 89°-30' W.
500 feet, N. 85°-45' W. 920. 4 feet, S. 65°-06' W. 309. 7 feet to
the Edmonston Road thence running along said road the fol-
lowing courses and distances, N. 17°-00' E. 833. 7 feet, N.
9°-58'-10" E. 440. 09 feet, S. 72°-35' E. 34. 7 feet, N. 16°-15'
E. 795 feet, N. 11°-40' E. 210 feet, N. 5°-30' E. 230 feet, N.
4°-35' W. 305 feet, N. 11°-00' E. 225 feet, N. 29°-15' E. 250
feet, N. 36°-20' E. 805 feet, N. 41°-45' E. 68. 56 feet, N. 33°--58'
E. 100 feet, N. 30°-10'-30" E. 100 feet, N. 24°-14'-15" E. 100
feet, N. 21°-56'45" E. 100 feet, N. 16°-56' E. 100 feet, N.
12°-08'-48" E. 785. 22 feet, N. 6°-41'-30" E. 11. 65 feet, N. 10°-
15'-30" E. 825. 79 feet, N. 44°-53'-45" E. 232 feet, N. 33°-46'-45"
E. 356. 8 feet, N. 36°-06'-20" E. 159. 60 feet, N. 36°-00' E. 335
feet, N. 38°-00' E. 1360 feet, N. 36°-50' E. 488 feet, N. 25" 51'-
30" E. 375 feet, N. 22°-30'-30" E. 393. 09 to the Branchville-
Glendale road and running along said road the following
courses and distances N. 80°-34' W. 565 feet, N. 83°-44' W.
541 feet, N. 77°-47' W. 2318 feet, N. 86°-09' W. 374 feet to
the place of beginning containing 4477. 67 acres of land more
or less.

SEC. 3. POWERS. The Town of Greenbelt shall have and is
hereby granted authority to exercise all powers relating to
municipal affairs and to pass ordinances and take measures
for the welfare, health, safety and improvement of the town,
and to exercise the police power of the town. No enumera-
tion of powers in this or any law shall be deemed to restrict
the general grant of authority hereby conferred unless ex-
pressly so stated in such law. All the powers of the Council
of Greenbelt shall be exercised by the Council in the
manner prescribed in this charter or if not prescribed
herein, then in the manner prescribed in the laws of
the State of Maryland, or if not prescribed in either, then in
the manner provided by ordinance or resolution of the Council.
The following shall be deemed a part of the powers conferred
upon the Town by this section:

1. To levy, assess and collect taxes and to borrow money
within the limits provided by this charter; to levy and
collect special assessments for benefits conferred; and to