188                         LAWS OF MARYLAND.                 [CH. 101

111. The Mayor and Council shall have the power to pass
all such ordinances not contrary to the Constitution and Laws
of this State, as it may deem necessary:

For the good government of the town.

For the protection and preservation of the town's property,
rights and privileges.

For the preservation of peace and good order and securing
persons and property from violence, danger or destruction.

For the protection of the health, comfort and convenience of
the citizens of Chestertown and visitors thereto or sojourners
therein.

For the providing proper and suitable lights upon the public
streets.

For establishing and maintaining a fire department.

For erecting and maintaining bridges.

For establishing, maintaining and regulating an adequate
police force.

To regulate or prohibit the use of hand organs or instru-
ments of any annoying character, or other music itinerant
performers in the streets, alleys, or public places of said town.

To regulate the location and management of starch factories,
glue factories, renderies, tallow chandlers, bone factories, soap
factories, hide houses, tanneries, slaughter houses, livery
stables, foundries, and all other establishments of which the
business or trade may become noxious and injurious to public
comfort and health; and to prohibit the erection of such build-
ings or the continuance of such noxious injurious occupations
therein, whenever the public health or comfort requires it.

To prevent or regulate the use or sale of firearms, fireworks,
bonfires or other things or practices tending to endanger per-
sons or property.

To regulate the keeping and maintenance and prohibit the
running at large of cattle, horses, swine, fowls, sheep, goats,
dogs or other animals, to authorize the impounding, keeping,
sale and redemption of such animals when found in violation
of the ordinances in such cases provided.

To prevent the deposit of any unwholesome substance either
on private or public property; to compel its removal to desig-
nated points, and to require slops, garbage, ashes and other
waste or unwholesome material to be removed to designated
points, or to require the occupants of premises to place them
conveniently for removal.