540                          LAWS OF MARYLAND.                  [CH. 198

initiation of foreign material or of any offensive or dirty mate-
rial on the public streets or on private property; to regulate
the keeping of dogs in the town; to provide a tax or license
therefor; to provide for the effective collection of such licenses;
and to provide proper penalties for any person keeping a dog
or bitch, or allowing one to remain on his premises in conflict
with such regulations; provide for the killing of all dogs,
the owners or ones in possession of which, do not comply
with such regulations, and for killing or impounding of all
dogs found running at large in violation of such regulations.
They shall have full power to impose such fines, penalties
and punishment for the breach of their ordinances as they
may think proper, not to exceed $100. 00 fine and 30 days
in jail, besides costs. They may recover said fines and costs
by an action of debt and in addition thereto they may pro-
vide for the commitment of the offender for a period of not
more than thirty days for non-payment of fines and costs,
to such places of confinement as they may provide, or in
case one not be provided to the County Jail, and they are
authorized to make such arrangement for the use of said
County Jail with the public authorities of Prince George's
County as may be necessary, and the proper authorities of
said county are required to receive and confine any person
properly committed under the provisions of this Act, and of
the ordinances of the Mayor and Common Council of Mount
Rainier.

The Mayor and Common Council of Mount Rainier may by
ordinance grant any franchise for such consideration, or in
such manner as may to them seem proper, but no such fran-
chise shall be deemed to be passed to the grantee thereof until
the same shall have been submitted to the registered voters of
the town at a general or special election duly held under the
provisions of this Act, and until the same shall have been
approved by a majority of those voting at such general or
special election.

Nothing contained herein shall be construed to- in anywise
alter or affect the validity of Chapter 82 of the Acts of the
Assembly of Maryland of 1927 as amended by Chapter 394
of the Acts of Assembly of Maryland of 1929.

If any provision of this Act be declared invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction such invalidity shall not affect the
validity of any other provision of this Act.