1626 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 539

(d) Special assessments may be made payable in an-
nual or more frequent installments over such period of
time and in such manner as the board of aldermen may
decide.

(h) All special assessments levied under this section
shall be billed and collected by the city register and col-
lector of taxes.

ARTICLE XIV

PARKS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
POSSESSION

168. The City of Frederick shall have the power to ac-
quire, hold, and dispose of property, real, personal, or
mixed, within or without the boundaries of the city for
any public or municipal purpose by purchase, gift, be-
quest, devise, lease, condemnation, or otherwise. The City
of Frederick may receive in trust and control for any gen-
eral corporate purpose of such trust all money and other
property which may have been or shall be bestowed upon
it by will, deed, or any other form of gift or conveyance in
trust for any general corporate purpose, or in aid of the
indigent poor, or for the general purpose of education, or
for charitable purposes of any description within the city.
All city property, franchises, and funds of every kind now
belonging to or in the possession of the Mayor and Alder-
men of Frederick are hereby vested in the City of Fred-
erick.

PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS

169. The City of Frederick shall have the power to
construct, operate, maintain, and purchase equipment for
any parks, playgrounds, or other recreational areas which
it feels will promote the pleasure, welfare, comfort, and
health of the residents of the City of Frederick.

CITY BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY

170. The City of Frederick shall have the power to
construct, operate, maintain, and purchase equipment for
any buildings and structures it deems necessary for the
operation of the city's government.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

171. All the parks, playgrounds, recreational areas,
public buildings, and public property of the city shall be