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night and extinguished in the morning by the keeper of said
bridge,

Surveyor.—To prescribe by ordinance the duties and com-
pensation of the City Surveyor.

Taxes.—To levy annually upon the assessable property of
the City, by direct tax, with full power to provide by ordinance
for collection of the same, such sum of money as may be neces-
sary, in its judgment, for the purpose of defraying the expenses
of said City over and exclusive of all expenses, charges and sums
of money which it is, or shall be, required by law to collect for
other purposes subject to the provisions and limitations herein
contained. To levy and collect taxes upon every description of
property found within the corporate limits of said City, which
it is now authorized by law to levy taxes upon, for the purpose
of defraying the expenses of the municipal government,
whether the owners thereof reside within or without the limits
of said corporation; provided that no stocks, bonds, mort-
gages, certificates or other evidences of indebtedness of any
bank or other corporation situate within the limits of said City,
which are owned or held by persons residing without said
limits, shall be subject to taxation for the purpose above set
forth ; and provided further that no authority is given by this
section to impose taxes on any property which is now or may
hereafter be exempted from taxation by any general or special
Act of the General Assembly of Maryland, nor upon any prop-
erty which may be stored or deposited in the City of Baltimore
for temporary purposes. To provide by general ordinance,
whenever it shall seem expedient for the encouragement of the
growth and development of manufactures and manufacturing
industry in the said City, for the abatement of any or all taxes
levied by authority of the said Mayor and City Council of Bal-
timore, or by ordinance thereof, for any of the corporate uses
thereof, upon any mechanical tools or implements, whether
worked by hand or by steam, or other motive power, ma-
chinery, manufacturing apparatus or engines owned by any
individual, firm or corporation in said City, and properly sub-
ject to valuation and taxation therein, which said tools, imple-
ments, machinery, apparatus or engines shall be actually em-