280 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 130

all persons erecting buildings in said town to comply there-
with and to conform thereto. Provided, that all requests
for building permits to be issued by the town under its
building regulations shall, prior to issue by the town Coun-
cil, be submitted to, and approved by The Maryland Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning Commission, and the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. The council
shall have the power, and it shall be their duty to pass such
ordinances as may be necessary, beneficial and proper, and
for the enforcement of the provisions of this charter not
inconsistent with the laws:

(1) To preserve the peace, good order and the best in-
terests of the town;

(2) To maintain its cleanliness and health, and to this
end;

(a) They shall have the same powers as the State Board
of Health of this State within the corporate limits of said
town, and one-fourth of a mile outside thereof in every
direction;

(b) They may adopt and provide an efficient system
of drainage;

(c) They shall have full power to regulate privies, spe-
cify the character of boxes and other fixtures for them and
the mode in which they shall be emptied and their contents
removed, as well as the disposition of said contents, and
they shall prohibit the construction or maintenance of
privy sinks, cesspools and other depositories of filth within
the corporate limits;

(d) They shall provide for the inspection and cleanli-
ness of all privies, yards and stores;

(e) They shall regulate the location, inspection and
cleanliness of dairies, stables, cow yards and pens, all fac-
tories and other places of business likely to be, or become
detrimental to health and shall maintain a good sanitary
condition in the streets, public places and buildings;

(f) They shall provide for the frequent inspection of
all premises by a person or persons to be designated by the
Mayor or health officer;

(g) They shall pass such ordinances as they may deem
necessary to preserve the health of the town, suppress and
remove all nuisances, prevent the sale of adulterated or