690 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

thereon; provide for the restraining or regulation of theatri-
cals or other public amusements within said city; regulate the
construction and maintenance of exits from places of amuse-
ment and all public buildings; regulate the use of sidewalks-
and all structures in, under or above the same, and may re-
quire the owner or occupant of premises to keep the sidewalk
in front of same and the gutters thereof free from snow and
other obstructions, and prescribe hours for cleaning same;
regulate or prevent the throwing of sweepings, dust, ashes,
otfal, garbage, paper, handbills, dirty liquids or any other
offensive or objectionable material or substances into any
street, alley or public place, or upon any vacant lot in said
city; regulate or prevent the use of streets, sidewalks and pub-
lic places for signs, signposts, awnings, boxes, posts, poles,,
horse troughs, steps, bay windows, railings, entrances, the
posting of handbills and advertisements, and display of goods,
wares and merchandise; regulate the putting in of sewers or
drains on or under its streets or alleys, and the charges for
entering and maintaining the same; grant franchises to elec
trie companies, telegraph companies, telephone companies,
street railway companies, water companies, sewer and drain
companies, and any other public or quasi-public service corpo-
ration; and the ordinance or contract granting such franchise
shall especially set out the nature, right and character of same,,
and no power or right not expressed in the franchise or grant
shall pass thereunder; regulate the erection and use of tele-
phones, telegraph and electric light poles and wires within the
town; regulate the keeping of dogs in said city, and provide
for the removal or killing worthless, annoying or dangerous
dogs; prevent the running at large within said city of horses,
cattle, hogs, geese and any other beast, brute or fowl, and reg-
ulate or prevent the keeping of the same within said city; pro-
vide for the protection of all city property and of all public
property of public service companies or corporations; punish
and suppress tramps and vagrants by imposing fines, or both
fine and imprisonment, or by hard labor on the streets of the
city; and they may pass such other ordinances as they may
deem advisable, in addition to the powers herein particularly
enumerated, to provide for the good government and peace,
health and welfare of the city and the inhabitants thereof.
They shall have power to enforce the observance of all ordi-
nances by fines, penalties and forfeitures, not exceeding one
hundred dollars for any one offense, or by imprisonment not
exceeding sixty days in the jail of Carroll county, or by both
fine and imprisonment; and all ordinances relating to dis-
orderly conduct and the suppression of nuisances may be en-
forced within the city limits and beyond for one-half mile.