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SEC. 24. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners
shall have the power to establish regulations for the prevention
and extinguishment of fires, to appoint firemen and appoint,
organize and equip fire companies, and to fix the penalties for
the violation of any fire regulation, and to fix the compensation
of firemen.
SEC. 25. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners
shall have the power to pass ordinances to preserve the health
of the said town, to prevent and remove nuisances, to prevent
the introduction of contagious diseases within the said town,
and within two miles of the same, and may regulate the places
for manufacturing soap and candles, the erection of slaughter
houses, tanneries, canning factories and distilleries, and when-
ever other offensive trade is carried on. That whenever any
nuisance dangerous to the health shall exist in any street or
alley of the said town, and it shall be found necessary in order
to remove the same to have such street or alley paved or other-
wise improved, they may order the same paved or improved,
and the amount expended in paving or improving the same,
and the" expense of collecting the same from the owner of the
property fronting thereon in proportion to the amount expended
in front of the said property by suit against the owner, and
the amount expended in such pavement or improvement, and
the collection thereof, shall become a lien upon the property
chargeable therewith.
SEC. 26. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners
may erect or establish a jail, house of correction, hospitals or
pest houses outside of said town, and pass ordinances regulat-
ing and governing the same, and may acquire property neces-
sary for said purposes.
SEC. 27. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners
shall have full power and authority to establish in said town of
Arundel on the Bay such free school or schools as may be found
necessary, and may pass such ordinances as may be required
for the proper conduct thereof ; provided, that for any school
or schools so established, the State or county shall be at no
expense for erection or maintenance of same.
SEC. 28. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners
shall have full power to construct and keep in repair all neces-
sary drains and sewers, and to pass such regulations as may be
necessary for the preservation of the same, and may authorize
any person appointed by them to enter upon the lots, grounds
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