1390 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 731
COMMON COUNCIL.

SECTION 8. And be it further enacted, That the Common
Council of Riverdale shall meet publicly at least once a month,
and all of its meetings shall be public, and the Mayor for all
purposes, except as hereinbefore noted, shall constitute one of
the council. A majority shall constitute a quorum and a
quorum shall be necessary to transact business. If a vacancy
exists in the Council, the Mayor and Council shall fill the same
for the unexpired term. The said Council shall be the sole
judge of the qualifications of its own members. They may pro-
vide by ordinance for contested elections, they shall have the
power to appoint one or more bailiffs, who shall have the same
authority, within the town limits now possessed by constables
of Prince George's County as to the ordinances of said town;
the Council shall have power to elect either one of their number
or some person not a member of the Council as their clerk and
fix the compensation of the same ; shall have power by ordi-
nance to provide for the good government of the town, for
preservation of peace and order therein and for the main-
tenance of the good health of the residents thereof, provide
and regulate the service of lights for said town and provide
by ordinance for any regulation or regulations governing the
same; regulate, license or prohibit any and all such business
and occupations within the corporate limits thereof as shall
injuriously affect the sanitary or moral conditions thereof, and
by ordinance enforce any such regulations. Said Common
Council shall have the power to construct and maintain streets,
roadways and sidewalks; said Common Council may provide
by ordinance for the removal of nuisances, for the removal of
obstructions from the streets, lanes, or sidewalks, for prohibit-
ing the carrying of concealed weapons, for prohibiting and
regulating the discharge of firearms, firecrackers, torpedoes
and other explosives, for preventing swine, cattle, horses and
other animals from running at large on the streets, roadways
and sidewalks of said town; said Common Council may make
ordinances regulating all public amusements and exhibitions,
for the suppression of vice and immorality and for the appre-
hension of vagrants. Said Common Council may pass all ordi-
nances necessary to carry out and enforce the foregoing pro-
visions and to give full force and effect to the powers and au-
thority conferred on said corporation and may enforce said