HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 489

of the Commissioners voting for and against the same shall be
entered in the minutes.

100C. The Commissioners shall have the authority to zone
the Town of Bel Air, dividing the same into several districts,
and in each of said districts may prescribe reasonable rules
and regulations relating to the character and type of build-
ings, but no buildings shall be erected in said zone by any per-
son, persons, firm or corporation, unless and until the said
person, persons, firm or corporation, shall submit to the Com-
missioners plans for said buildings, which shall include the
materials to be used in the construction of the same, and the
location of the land on which said building is to be placed,
and if the said plans of any building or structure, or the loca-
tion thereof on the land, and the materials proposed to be used
for the same, shall not be in the nature of a general improve-
ment in the zone, or district in which said building or struc-
ture is to be erected, then and in that event the Commissioners
may refuse to issuea permit for the same, but in no case shall
any excavation or construction begin until a permit shall have
been obtained from the Commissioners.

The Commissioners are hereby authorized and empowered in
the Town at large, before the creation of zones, or districts,
and thereafter in said zones or districts, to fix and determine
the location and size of any sign or other outdoor advertising
matter, and the size and character of the lettering and numer-
als thereon; to require a permit for the erection and mainte-
nance of such signs or other outdoor advertising matter, and
to fix the license to be charged for the erection and mainte-
nance of the same, and to require insurance to be taken out and
maintained thereon to protect the Town from any damage
resulting from the erection or maintenance thereof; to refuse
or revoke such a permit in the event the applicant does not
reside on the premises where the sign is to be erected, and
continue to reside thereon while it is maintained, or in event
the applicant attempts to advertise the business or profession
of another; and to declare such unauthorized erection or main-
tenance to be a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or commit-
ment to jail.

The Commissioners are hereby authorized and empowered to
pass such ordinance or ordinances as shall protect the prop-
erty of the inhabitants of the Town against fire hazards, which
said ordinance or ordinances shall provide penalties for dis-
obedience of the same and shall provide, also, means of abate-
ment of said fire hazards, if it be reasonable and convenient
to do so, at the expense of the owner of said property, and the
cost of the said abatement shall be a lien on the said prop-