THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1413

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article 22
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition),
title "Washington County", sub-title "County Commissioners",
said new section to be known as Section 166A, to be under the
sub-heading "Sidewalks", to follow immediately after Section
166 of said Article, and to read as follows:

Sidewalks

166A. (a) The County Commissioners of Washington County,
in addition to, but not in substitution of, the powers which have
been or may hereafter be granted them, shall have the express
power to cause sidewalks along the public streets and highways
of said County, except in incorporated towns of said County, to
be graded, paved, repaired or improved, curbs to be set and
gutters laid, at the cost and expense of the abutting real prop-
erty or the owner thereof; or compel by fine or otherwise the
owner or proprietor of any lot or parcel of land to pave or re-
pair sidewalks or foot-ways; to set curbs and lay gutters in
front thereof.

(b) It shall be the duty of the County Commissioners, before
proceeding to carry out the provisions of this section, to notify
every owner, in front of whose property they propose to do any
grading, paving, setting of curb, laying of gutters, or repairing
and to allow such owners thirty (SO) days to perform such
work under the direction of the County Commissioners; but if
such owner or owners shall fail or refuse to complete said work
by the expiration date of said notice, then the County Commis-
sioners may perform such work and the cost thereof shall be
assessed against the owner or owners in front of whose property
such work is performed. Whenever the County Commissioners
shall have determined, under the provisions of this section, the
exact amount of cost for which any property or the owner or
owners thereof have been liable for work done or repairs made
as therein set forth, they shall deliver to the County Treasurer
a statement of said amount or amounts, together with the name
or names of the respective owners of the property in front of
which the said work was done or the said repairs were made.
The County Treasurer shall forthwith enter upon his books
against each property mentioned in said statement the amount
therein charged respectively to said property which shall con-
stitute a lien on the particular parcel of property against which
the same shall be so assessed and it shall be the duty of the
County Treasurer to notify each of the said owners of the
amount so charged against his property and to proceed to col-
lect such amount in the same way and manner as taxes are
collected for the County.