THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 247
CHAPTER 127
(House Bill 281)
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 162
of Article 11 of the Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930
Edition), title "Frederick County", sub-title "Emmitsburg",
authorizing the Commissioners of Emmitsburg to contribute
to the support of fire companies in said town.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 162 of Article 11 of the Public Local Laws
of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Frederick County", sub-
title "Emmitsburg", be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:
162. The commissioners shall have power by a majority vote
of the members of the board, with the written approval of the
burgess, or over his veto, as provided in Section 173 of this
sub-title, to make, alter and repeal orders or resolutions not
inconsistent with law or the provisions of this sub-title; to
enact, alter or repeal ordinances to be called the "Ordinances
of the Town of Emmitsburg", and to prescribe penalties not
exceeding a fine of one hundred dollars for any violation of
the same, and the mode of enforcing such penalties; which
orders, resolutions or ordinances may be for the following
purposes, to wit:
To manage and control all property of the corporation, and
to authorize the purchase or sale of property in the name of
the corporation, and to provide for the form and manner of
making contracts, to lay taxes upon all real and personal
property in said town, and regulate the collection and enforce-
ment of the same, and borrow money as authorized by Section
181 of this sub-title, and provide for the adjustment of claims
against the corporation and the payment of the same, to pre-
serve peace and good order of the town, and punish the resist-
ance, hindrance or obstruction of public officers in the dis-
charge of their duties, to prevent vice, suppress gambling,
houses of ill-fame and disorderly houses; to protect the town
from fire and unsafe buildings and to regulate the cleaning of
chimneys; to regulate the manufacture and keeping of ex-
plosives and inflammable materials or the conveyance thereof
through the streets of the town; to tax and regulate the use
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EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.
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