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to keep the sidewalks clean and in repair. (9) To impose
a tax on dogs, fowls, hogs and other animals running
at large, or totally prohibit the same. (10) To author-
ize the use of the streets for railroads operated by
electric, steam or other mechanical motive power and to
regulate the same as to grade and crossings, paving
between outside tracks and otherwise; to require and
compel all lines of railway in any one street to run one and
use one and the same track, and keep in repair the bridges
and crossing through which or over which their cars run.
(11) To prescribe fines and penalties and forfeitures for the
violation of their ordinances, including the committal of
offenders to the Montgomery county jail until the same, with
costs, are paid. (12) The Council shall have the power to
grant licenses for stores, shops, stands, games, amusements,
shows, theatrical exhibitions; for all hawking, peddling or
vending of wares or merchandise of every description upon
the streets or highways of the town; to issue license or per-
mits to all itinerant persons or companies or corporations who
dispense medicine or medical advice; to demand a license
from all players or showmen exhibiting within the town ;
to provide for the licensing of theatres and to regulate and
restrain theatrical or other public amusements within the
said town; to regulate license of hacking, carriages, cars
or other vehicles used in the town for carriage of passen-
gers and travelers; to regulate and license auctioneers who
cry sales upon the public streets; provided, that no greater
sum than one hundred dollars be charged for any license ;
provided, that nothing contained in this paragraph shall
authorize the licensing, permitting or doing of anything
prohibited by the general laws of the State or local laws
applicable to Montgomery county. (13) The Council shall
have the power to establish and regulate a station-house,
lockup for the temporary confinement of violaters of the laws
and ordinance of the town. (14) The Council shall have
the power to suppress vagrancy, tramps and gypsies, com-
monly known as nomads. (15) The Council shall have the
power to prohibit, suppress and restrain the keeping of
bawdy houses or houses of ill-fame or disorderly houses
within the corporate limits of said town, and to provide for
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