1348 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 651

with such surety or sureties as said Mayor and Common Coun-
cil may require, conditioned for the faithful performance of
the duties of his or her office.

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and
Common Council may pass such ordinances as they may deem
necessary or proper for the good government, improvement,
welfare, safety, health, sanitation, morals, peace and good
order of the town, and may provide minimum and maximum
fines and penalties for the violation thereof, and may provide
for the commitment of offenders to such place of confinement
as they may provide, or to the County jail or lock-up. Pro-
vided that the maximum penalty for any one violation shall
not exceed $100. 00 and thirty days in jail; they shall have
supervision over the sidewalks, streets, roads and alleys of
said town; they may install stop signs and other traffic signs,
except on or at entrances to State roads, and enact ordinances
to require obedience to such signs; they may change the names
of streets, roads and alleys within the town and assign house
numbers to all buildings; they may adopt ordinances to regu-
late the keeping of dogs and other animals within the town, and
for this purpose may impose license fees; they may adopt
Police, Health, Building, Zoning, Electrical, Fire and Oil
Burner Regulations; they may appoint a corporation Coun-
sel, health officer, fire marshal, and such other officers and
inspectors as they may deem necessary, and prescribe their
duties and compensation; they may adopt ordinances to pro
vide for the prevention of and the removal of public nuisances,
they may adopt ordinances to regulate pool rooms, bowling
alleys and all places of amusement or entertainment; they
may provide for fire protection; they may grant licenses for
the operating or conducting of any or all places of public
amusement or entertainment, or for the operating or conduct-
ing of any business or industry which the State Laws
may permit, and fix the fees to be paid on the granting of any
such license, and for any ordinance passed by the Mayor and
Common Council, may provide for its enforcement by a prose-
cution before any Justice of the Peace of Prince George's
County. A majority of said Mayor and Common Council shall
constitute a quorum, and the act of such majority shall be
the act of the complete Mayor and Common Council.

SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and
Common Council shall have power to levy, on or before the
first Monday of June in each year, the tax year commencing
on the first day of July, a tax not to exceed ten (10) cents
per One Hundred Dollars ($100. 00) assessed value based upon
the State and County assessments on all real and personal