688 LAWS or MARYLAND.

to be prescribed by them; and the same shall be assessed to the
proper parties, after giving them reasonable notice of such
intention, and taxes shall be levied thereon thereafter and paid
as other taxes are required to be paid.

COMMISSIONER OF STREETS.

Sec. 221. They shall also appoint a suitable person to be
street commissioner in said city and fix his compensation,
whose duty it shall be to superintend the grading, paving, re-
pairing, keeping in order and opening of streets, lanes and
alleys in said city, and the removing of obstructions there-
from; to take care of and preserve the public squares and
property and preserve the health and well-being of the inhab-
itants of the city, he being hereby given all the police powers
of constables of this State. He shall perform all other appro-
priate duties prescribed by the Mayor and Common Council,
and give bond in such penalty and in such manner as may be
prescribed by them.

MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL.

Sec. 222. The Mayor and Common Council shall meet on
the first Monday of each month, at such hour as shall be fixed
by the Common Council, and at such other times as they shall
adjourn to; special meetings may be called at any time by the
Mayor. They shall elect one of their number President, who,
during the absence, sickness or disability of the Mayor, shall
be clothed with all his power and authority; and in event of
the death, resignation or disqualification of the Mayor, he shall
serve as Mayor for the unexpired term, receiving the salary of
the Mayor, with all his power and authority; at any meeting
which the President fails to attend, a President pro tem shall
be elected. Three members of the Council shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, and the Council shall
pass rules and by-laws for their own government while in ses-
sion, and all by-laws and ordinances for the government of the
city. The Mayor of said city, in case he disapproves of any
ordinance passed by the Common Council, may refuse to sign
the same, and shall return it to the Common Council at its
next meeting, with his reasons for withholding his signature
therefrom; and if the said ordinance, when again put upon its
passage, shall receive the votes of four-fifths of the members of
said Common Council, it shall become a valid ordinance with-
out the signature of said Mayor. All ordinances, when passed,
shall be printed and posted in at least ten public places in
Westminster, and shall be recorded in a book provided for that
purpose. And the Mayor and Common Council are authorized