700 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 387

the same; make causeways; establish the width and grade of
sidewalks and construct the same and assess the cost thereof
against the abutting property, which said cost shall be a lien
against the said property and be collectible as taxes are col-
lected; and may set out trees, and in its discretion, trim or
remove trees, vines or shrubbery on or along streets or side-
walks; may remove any obstructions in the streets, sidewalks,
lanes or alleys. It may by ordinance require each and every
land owner to keep the sidewalks and pavements in front of
their respective premises in repair and require it to be done
upon such notice as the Mayor and City Council shall pre-
scribe, and in case of the failure of the land owner to do so
within such time as may be prescribed, it shall have power to
do the same and charge the cost of the same to said land owner
or owners and the same shall be a lien on the land of the said
owner or owners and be collectible as taxes are collected; pro-
vided that the time for the payment of the cost of said side-
walks by land owners may, in the discretion of the said Mayor
and City Council, be extended over a period of more than one
year.

And the said Mayor and City Council is hereby authorized
and empowered, from time to time, to borrow money on the
faith and credit of the said Mayor and City Council and issue
therefor its interest bearing negotiable certificates of indebted-
ness, to be designated as "Sidewalk Certificates, " in an amount
not greater than the cost of such sidewalks, and the time or
times of the maturity of said certificates of indebtedness shall
be as the said Mayor and City Council shall prescribe. It
shall also have all such general control and powers over the
streets, alleys, lanes and sidewalks in the said town as are not
inconsistent with the laws of this State.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
on the first day of June, 1927.

Approved April 5, 1927.

CHAPTER 387.

AN ACT providing for a license fee on dogs in Prince
George's County, and providing for the protection of sheep,
poultry and live stock, and the method of collection. of
license fees, and providing further for the payment to
persons who suffer loss by the destruction of sheep, poultry