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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

advertisements in at least two newspapers printed

in said city; and provided further, that upon the

return of any assessment of damages or benefits,

or both, made under any ordinance passed under

Publish copy
thereof.

this section, the clerk of said city shall cause a

copy thereof to be published once a week for four

successive -weeks in two newspapers printed in

said city; and provided further, that whenever

said Mayor and City Council open, lay out, extend,

widen, straighten or relocate any street or alley,

or any part or parts thereof, they shall establish

Establish
grade.

the grade thereof, and if in their judgment proper

so to do, they shall grade the same; and provided

further, that the publications to be made under

this section, in two newspapers, shall always bo

made in newspapers of opposite political faith.

50. All taxes levied by said Mayor and City

Council for the general purposes of said city, or

for the payment of interests or for the sinking

fund provided for the redemption of the bonds

and funded indebtedness of the city now issued,

or hereafter to be issued, in pursuance of any act

Taxes— lien

of the Legislature, and all water rents charged by

upon property

said city for the use of water from its water works,

shall be a lien upon the property of the party or

parties against whom said tax or water rent may

be charged, whether such person be a resident or

non-resident of the city, whether adult or infant,

non compos, feme covert or otherwise; and if such

tax or water rent cannot be made out of the per-

sonal property of such person, then the same may

be collected out of the rents of his, her or their

real estate, by judgment and attachment, or the

Taxes — how

collector may sell real estate for payment of taxes

collected.

or water rent due thereon, by complying with the

same requirements as county collectors are directed

to comply with by the General Laws of this State,

in order to sell real estate for the payment of

State and county taxes.

53. Said Mayor and City Council shall have the

power to make contracts exempting from city tax-

Exempt from

ation the real and personal property, or capital

taxation.

stock, of any manufacturing company or enter-

prise, desiring to locate in said city, and as an

inducement to the same to locate therein; pro-