HENRY LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

property from such lien claim, and in such
case, unless said Mayor and Council shall issue
a scire facias thereon against such party
within sixty days after the receipt of such
notice, said lien shall be waived and avoided
as against his property; and in all cases of
writs of scire facias issued under this section,
the same shall stand for trial at the first term
of Court after the issuing thereof; provided,
the same shall have been served on the de-
fendant and a return of such service made by
the Sheriff at least ten days before the com-

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mencement of said term, and upon all judg-
ments rendered in such cases there shall be a
stay of thirty days, and no longer; provided,
that either party may appeal to the Court of
Appeals of Maryland, from any rulings or de-
cision of any questions of law. decided by
the Circuit Court in such trial, and in case the
defendant shall appeal and file a proper appeal
bond, then said stay of thirty days shall be
counted from the affirmance of such judgment
if the same shall be affirmed, and not from
the date of the judgment below.

Proviso.

SEC. 126. All ordinances now in force and
operation in said town shall remain and be in
full force and effect until regularly repealed,
and wherever the words "Burgess" and "Com-
missioners'' occur in any of the sections of
the charter of said town not hereby repealed,
or in any of said ordinances, they shall have
the same effect, power and meaning as if the
words "Mayor" and "Council" were used.

Effect of cer-
tain words.

SEC. 127. Where sidewalks are constructed
of solid and lasting materials, such as brick
or stone, only the first cost of same shall be
borne by the owner or possessor of the prop-
erty abutting thereon, and it shall be the duty
of the Mayor and Council to keep such side-
walks in good repair thereafter, but when the
sidewalks are constructed of wood, said side-
walks, the owner or possessor of the property
abutting thereon, shall keep same in good

Construction
of sidewalks.