320 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 154

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 or property therein shall here-
after be described; to control the sub-division 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 obstruction, 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 Com-
missioners, 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, widen-
ing 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 ordi-
nances 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 provide
an efficient, system of drainage. They may adopt suitable
measures for the removal of garbage, sewerage, etc., and fix the
amount to be paid therefor.

SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That those parts of the
several county roads within the limits of said town, and all