924 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 458

penalties and costs and expenses of sale, and subject to the
aforesaid conditions.

Section 85. The Council shall, on or before the first day of
October, annually, levy upon the assessable property, subject to
taxation, for City purposes, a sum, sufficient for all general
purposes, not to exceed ninety cents on the one hundred dollars
of the assessed value thereof; twenty cents of which shall be ap-
plied as a Sinking Fund to be applied to the payment of out-
standing bonds; and such assessments, as have been heretofore
specially authorized, or that may be, hereafter, authorized, by
any Act or Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland, for the
liquidation and payment of the indebtedness of the said City,
or the improvement thereof, or any bonds thereof, and the
interest thereon, issued or to be issued, under authority of law,
heretofore or hereafter passed, which said taxes or assessments
when assessed and levied, shall be a lien upon the real, personal
and mixed property on or against which they are assessed; pro-
vided, however, that the said collector may seize, take and sell
any property, real or personal of the owner, as State or County
taxes are collected, for the purpose of enforcing the payment
of such taxes due and owing, and said taxes shall be otherwise
collected, either by sale as set forth in this Act or may be col-
lected as other debts are collected, under the law of the State.
Said taxes to bear interest from the first day of January, next
succeeding said levy; and all taxes not paid and in arrears after
the first day of January, succeeding said levy, may be collected
by advertisement and sale; provided that said collector shall
give twenty days notice to the taxpayers of his intention to do
so, by handbill or advertisement in City newspapers.

Section 87. The Mayor and Council of Crisfield shall have
power to pass all by-laws and ordinances not contrary to law
for the good government of the City and to preserve the health,
peace, safety and well being of the inhabitants thereof, to pre-
vent and remove all nuisances and obstructions from the streets,
lanes and alleys, navigable waters or wharves, and from lots
adjoining streets or any other place within the limits of said
City; to restrain all disorders, disturbances, annoyances, dis-
orderly conduct and drunkenness therein; to suppress street
walkers and bawdy houses; to prevent firing of guns, cannons,
pistols, rifles, slingshots, firecrackers or other fireworks or other
explosives therein; to suppress fires and prevent the danger
thereof; to establish and maintain a fire department, to regu-
late the erection or repairing of buildings and grant permits