ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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gard to the opening, altering and closing roads, so far

as the same may be applicable, excepting that the

returns of said examiners shall be made to and ratified

or rejected by the commissioners for said town, instead

of the commissioners for said county; and in case said

commissioners of Catonsville shall order the return

made by said examiners, or a majority of them, to be

ratified and confirmed, the said commissioners of said

town of Catonsville shall pay the said damages to the

respective parties or to their executors oir administra-

tors, or their guardians, agents or attorneys, before the

said street, road, lane or alley shall be opened,

altered, closed or established; and any person

aggrieved by said decision may at any time with-

Right of appeal

in sixty days appeal to the circuit court for

Baltimore county, which shall hear and determine

the same as in appeals from county commissioners

to grade, gravel, pave or macadamize any of the streets,

roads, lanes, alleys or footways in said town, and to

regrade, repave or repair the same; but the entire ex-

pense of paving and repaving any of the streets, roads.

lanes and alleys of the said town, and of paving, curb-

Expenses—
how paid.

ing or repairing any footways or sidewalks thereof

shall be paid out of the general treasury and provided

for in the general levy of said town, and shall not be

specially assessed upon the owners of property abut-

ting thereon; to prevent the running at large of geeee,

and cattle, hogs and other animals within the limits of

said town; to regulate the driving or leading of horses

or cattle through said town, and to adopt and enforce

all proper police regulations for the government of

public meetings or large assemblages of any kind.

And all by-laws shall be recorded by the clerk in a

book kept for that purpose, which shall be open at all

times to the inspection of all persons interested.

SEC. 11. Ana be it enacted, That the said commis-

sioners shall adopt the county assessment and valua-

tion of real and personal property in said town, and

may annually levy an equal tax on the real and per-

sonal property actually within the limits of said

Assessment—

town to such an amount as may from time to

how made.

time be deemed necessary to accomplish the pur-

poses aforesaid, which tax shall be collected and be

paid to the commissioners at such time or times and

in such amounts as they shall direct, by the collector

by them appointed, who shall have the same powers