38 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 21

Section 34. That the Mayor and Council of Federalsburg
shall have the power to pass ordinances and make by-laws pro-
viding for the construction, extension, maintenance and opera-
tion of sanitary sewerage and storm water drainage systems
and to assess the costs and expense thereof in whole or in part
upon the owner or owners of the abutting property, which costs
and expenses for said improvements shall be a lien upon the
abutting property and shall be collectible in the same manner
as other town taxes are now collectible in the town of Federals-
burg as prescribed by law.

Section 35. That the Mayor and Council of Federalsburg
shall have the power to pass ordinances and to make by-laws,
to establish grades for the streets, gutters and sidewalks of said
town and the width thereof, and prescribe the material of which
they shall be built; to cause the sidewalks along the said public
streets and the road beds of all the public streets to be graded,
curbed, paved and repaved or improved, and to assess the costs
and expense thereof in whole or in part upon the owner or
owners of the abutting property, which costs and expense for
said improvements shall be a lien upon the abutting property
and shall be collectible in the same manner as other town taxes
are now collectible in the town of Federalsburg as prescribed
by law, or compel by fines or otherwise the owner or owners of
any such lot to grade, pave, repave and curb the sidewalks in
front thereof; and may provide by ordinance for condemning,
laying out, opening, extending and making new streets or al-
leys and for altering, straightening, widening, grading, im-
proving, or closing up in whole or in part any existing street
or alley, and for removing trees, posts and other obstructions
therefrom, and for laying out public squares, parks, play
grounds, drains, sewer, water-courses; and all benefits or dam-
ages done, suffered or incurred by laying out, opening and
making of new streets or alleys, or by altering, straightening,
widening, grading, improving or closing up in whole or in part
any existing street or alley or laying out public squares, parks,
play grounds, drains, sewer and water-courses shall be deter-
mined and assessed by three disinterested persons, or a ma-
jority of them, residents of said town, appointed by the Mayor
and Council of Federalsburg, who shall within ten days after
notification of their appointment, take an oath before a Jus-
tice of the Peace of Caroline County or any Notary Public,
that they will faithfully and fairly and without partially or
prejudice, value and assess the loss and damages to be suffered