464 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 465

tion of property for roadways by the Commissioners of Prince
George's County, or the State Roads Commission of Maryland,
as authorized by law; for the removal of nuisances, for the
removal of obstructions from streets, lanes, and alleys; for
the establishment of building lines and building regulations;
for prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons, for pro-
hibiting the discharge of firearms, firecrackers, torpedoes and
other explosives; for preventing swine, cattle, fowls, dogs,
chickens or other animals from running at large on the streets,
for licensing, taxing and regulating all useful trades and occu-
pations and all amusements and theatrical exhibitions; for the
purpose of raising revenue to meet current expenses of the
town, as well as for the purpose of proper protection of the
health, good order and peace of the town; for the suppression
of gambling vice and immorality; and apprehending and pun-
ishing all tramps and vagrants; it may pass, all ordinances
necessary from time to time to carry out and enforce the
foregoing provisions, and to give full force and effect to the
powers and authority conferred on said corporation, and may
enforce such ordinances by reasonable fines and penalties, not
exceeding twenty-five dollars in any one case, as may appear
to them right; it may recover said fine or penalty by action
of debt, and in addition thereto, may imprison the offender
until the fine is paid, not exceeding thirty days, imprison-
ment to be in the town lock-up, if one be provided, or in the
county jail, and the sheriff of Prince George's County shall
receive and confine any person so committed.

Section 9. All adult citizens of the United States (twenty-
one years of age or over) who shall have been actually domi-
ciled within the corporate limits of the town for at least one
year prior to registration shall be entitled to register as here-
inafter provided, and after such registration to vote at any
election or referendum held in said town under the provisions
of this Act, or under the provisions of any other act author-
izing an election or referendum to be held in said town for any
town purposes whatsoever, so long as their names remain on
the registration books of the town or until disqualified by loss
of citizenship or actual removal of domicile from said town.

Section 10. There shall be a general registration in each
ward of said town in the month of April, 1945, and thereafter
when the Mayor and Town Council shall direct, of all persons
who shall desire to vote in municipal elections held in said
town. The Mayor and Town Council shall also have power and
are hereby directed to provide for the biennial registration of
new voters and revision of the registration lists in the years
between general registrations. The registration of voters shall
be made on such day or days, between such hours as the Mayor