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the City of Baltimore, when required so to do, the said City
may cause the same to be done, and it is authorized and empow-
ered to recover the cost of such wall, rebuilding or repairing,
by suit at law, from the party who may have refused or
neglected to build, rebuild or repair such wall; and the cost of
such wall shall be a lien on the property so walled up or
repaired.

Licenses.—To license, tax and regulate all businesses, trades,
avocations or professions. To license, regulate, tax or sup-
press hawkers, peddlers, brokers, pawnbrokers, intelligence
offices, street exhibitions or fortune-tellers.

Markets.—To erect, regulate, control and maintain markets
and stalls within the City of Baltimore, and to regulate and con-
trol the sale of all goods, wares, merchandise or other articles
therein. To lease, sell or dispose of any stalls or stands in any
market, in such manner and upon such terms as it may think
proper. To contract for, purchase, lease and hold to it and its
successors, in fee simple, or for a term of years, renewable from
time to time forever, any lands, tenements and their appurte-
nances in the vicinity of any market for the purpose of extend-
ing same. To condemn any land or other property or any
interest in land or other property for market purposes in
the mode provided in this Article. To levy and collect all
costs, damages and expenses incurred by the condemnation
proceedings aforesaid. The clerks of the markets shall have
full power and authority to seize by distress any meats, vege-
tables or other articles upon any stall or stand in the market-
houses of the City of Baltimore, if the person or persons owning
such stall or stand shall not pay the rent due thereon, and they
shall also collect all fines and forfeitures imposed by this Article
or ordinances relating to markets, and account for the same
to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. To levy and
collect all the costs, damages and expenses awarded in any con-
demnation proceeding provided for in this Article, for the ex-
tension or construction of any market or markets in the City
of Baltimore.

Parks.—To establish, maintain, control and regulate parks
or squares in the City of Baltimore, for the recreation and ben-