246 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Baltimore, from the decision of any Commissioners or other
persons appointed to value any such land or property, or interest
therein. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as de-
priving the City of any power of condemnation for any purpose
already vested in it.

Fire.—To establish and regulate fire wards and fire compa-
nies, and all matters pertaining to the prevention and extin-
guishment of fires. To appropriate a sum of money annually
for the relief of disabled and superannuated firemen, for the re-
lief of the widows and children of firemen who have been killed
in the discharge of duty, and to provide by general ordinance
for giving pensions to employees of the Baltimore Fire De-
partment who may become unable to perform further service,
by reason of age, or other physical or mental disabilities. To
retire from office in the Fire Department any permanent or
called member thereof who has become permanently disabled
while in the actual performance of duty, or has performed
faithful service in the department for a period of not less than
twenty consecutive years, and placing the member so retired
upon a pension roll, the amount of annual pension to each pen-
sioner to be an amount equal to one-half the yearly amount
then being received by him, for service in said department at
the time of such retirement, per annum, payable in monthly
installments. To appropriate annually such sums of money as
shall be sufficient to pension all such members of the Fire De-
partment as shall be upon the pension roll. To regulate the
evil and pernicious practice of firing or discharging crackers
within the limits of said City, either by prohibiting sale of the
crackers or otherwise. To erect and provide magazines for the
storage of gunpowder brought to the City, and to compel the
storage of same therein, and to regulate the price of said stor-
age. To regulate the storage of naval stores and other com-
bustible matter in such quantities or in such places in the City
as may be deemed dangerous. To provide for the inspection
of oils or fluids made from petroleum or its products, to be used
for illuminating purposes, offered for sale in the City of Balti-
more, and for the appointment of inspectors for that purpose,
and to impose such fines and penalties as it may deem neces-
sary and proper in the premises. To fix by ordinance the