1242 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 508

matter as upon appeals from Justices of the Peace. The
Mayor will be vested with power to try and determine all
cases in which the town of North Brentwood is a party, in the
absence of the Police Justice of said town.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and
Town Council is hereby authorized to make or cause to be
made a plat of said town upon which shall be shown all streets,
roads, and public ways, whether theretofore or hereafter laid
out or projected, and by which all lots and property therein
shall thereafter be described; to control the subdivision of all
lands and property within the corporate limits of said town;
to establish building lines, and to require all persons erecting
buildings in said town to conform thereto; to establish grades
of the streets, gutters and sidewalks of said town and to fix
the width thereof; to open and keep open and free from ob-
struction, all streets and public reservations; to grade, close or
alter the same; and their rights, powers and duties in relation
thereto shall, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, be
the same as is provided by the Code of Public General Laws
of this State for opening, altering and closing public roads by
the Board of County Commissioners, with the right to appeal
to the Circuit Court for the county.

SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and
Town Council shall have full power to pass such ordinances as
they may deem necessary for the good government, health, and
improvement of the town, and for the preservation of peace
and good order therein. They may provide by ordinance for
the opening and closing of streets, alleys, the straightening,
widening and improvement of same, for the establishment of
width and care of sidewalks and the construction of the same:
they may by ordinance cause such license to be issued as the
State laws may permit, upon such terms and conditions as to
them may seem proper; they shall have full power to impose
such fines, penalties and punishment for the breach of their
ordinances as they may think proper. They may recover such
fines or penalties by an action of debt, and in addition thereto
may provide for the commitment of the offender for a period
of not more than thirty days, to such place of confinement as
they may provide.

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That the Council shall
have the same power as the State Board of Health, within the
corporate limits of the said town. They may adopt and pro-
vide an efficient system of drainage. They may adopt suitable