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the material to be used in said sidewalk, and the grade and
width of the said sidewalk; provided that no notice to repave,
regrade or recurb any sidewalk shall be given within ten years
after said sidewalk has been paved, graded or curbed in accord-
ance with this or the preceding section.

82. Any owner of property who fails to comply with the
terms of any notice given him under the provisions of the pre-
ceding section within thirty days after the receipt of such notice
shall be deemed guilty of maintaining a nuisance and shall be
subject to a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than ten
dollars for each day said notice is not complied with.

83. The said Mayor and City Council of Cumberland are
hereby authorized to receive, have, hold, use and enjoy any real
estate or land for park purposes which, in their judgment,
they may deem advisable in the interest of the City of Cumber-
land, and for the pleasure, use and enjoyment of the citizens
thereof, and the said Mayor and City Council are hereby au-
thorized to purchase, agree and contract with the owner or
owners of any land which they may conceive expedient or prop-
er to purchase and hold for the purpose of establishing a public
park or parks or adding to or improving any land now held for
park purposes in the City of Cumberland, or adjacent thereto
in Allegany County, Maryland.

84. If the said Mayor and City Council of Cumberland
cannot agree, or if there be any incapacity or disability to con-
tract with the owner or owners of such land or real estate,
which they may deem necessary or proper for establishing or
making of a public park in or near to the City of Cumberland,
in Allegany County; or if any such owner or owners shall be
absent out of the State, or unknown, or without legal capacity
to contract, by reason of infancy, coverture, or otherwise, it
shall be lawful for the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland
to secure by condemnation any such land or real estate, which
they may deem necessary or proper for the purpose afore-
said, in the same manner and by the same proceedings as is
now provided for condemnation by corporations under Article
23, Section 848, etc., of the Code of Public General Laws of
the State of Maryland.

85. The Mayor and City Council shall have the same
power over the public grounds on which are erected the county
buildings as over other parts of the city, and the ordinances
of said city shall have force as well in said grounds as in other