ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 711

Collector of City Taxes and Treasurer, the person appointed
as Clerk of Salisbury shall keep his office open for the trans-
action of business from nine o'clock in the morning until five
o'clock in the afternoon every week-day, except legal holidays,
and for the purpose of performing his duties as Clerk to the
Council, he shall be on duty at such time or times as the Coun-
cil shall determine upon.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1924.

Approved April 9, 1924.

CHAPTER 201.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 486
of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "City
of Baltimore, " as the said section was enacted by Chapter
288 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1010, relating
to assessment of cost of paving streets, lanes or alleys.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 486 of Article 4 of the Code of Public
Local Laws, title "City of Baltimore, " as said section was en-
acted by Chapter 288 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
1910. be. and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted so as
to read as follows:

486. Whenever any nuisance dangerous to the health of
the city shall exist in any street, lane or alley of the
city, of not more than twenty feet in width, either pub-
lic or private, and it shall be found necessary in order to
remove the same to have such street, lane or alley paved, the
said city may order the same to be paved and may recover the
amount expended in paving the same, and the expenses of col-
lection, from the owner or owners of the property fronting
thereon, in equal portions, by suit against the owner; or the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore may provide by a gen-
eral or special ordinance for the assessment of the cost of said
paving upon all property binding upon any such street, lane or
alley, or part thereof, and for the collection of the same in like
manner as ordinary taxes on real estate are collected, and all
the provisions of existing laws and ordinances, or any amend-
ments thereto relating to the lien of, discounts, interest and
penalities or charges upon ordinary taxes on real estate and the
powers and duties of the City Collector relating thereto shall