646 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 253

repair, maintain and light the streets, roads, lanes, alleys
and sidewalks in the said town, and to regulate the parking
thereon; to provide [clerical and other public services, includ-
ing fire protection, ] for the removal of ashes, garbage and
other refuse, and the disposal thereof and to charge for such
service; to provide clerical and other public services; to pro-
vide and maintain a meeting place of said Council and a place
for the keeping of the records, books, property and other things
of the said town, to purchase, acquire by gift or grant, and
hold or dispose of real and personal property for the benefit
of said town including the power to lease or rent the same, to
incur expenses and debts; on behalf of said town, as herein-
after provided; to provide for [any] and pay the expenses of
governing the said town including the expense of having a
meeting place for the said Town Council and a place for
the keeping of the records, books, property and other things of
the said town; the expense of registering voters, conducting
elections; providing records, books and other things necessary
for the proper government of the said town; the expense of
paying the salary of the Treasurer of Morningside; the expense
of hiring persons including an attorney or attorneys to per-
form work or services for the said town; to enter into con-
tracts on behalf of said town, or for any other lawful purpose
for the government of said town, and fix the amount of com-
pensation to be paid thereunder; and to expend the monies or
funds of the said town for any of the foregoing or any other
lawful purposes for the benefit of the said town, and to do
all other acts and things subject only to the limitations of
this Act for the good government of the Town of Morning-
side and for the benefit of the said town.

4.

(B) Except as hereinafter provided in Sections 4 (C), (D),
(E) and (F), i. e., the acquirement of a portion of debt under
bonds or certificates of indebtedness on public improvements
made by petition, the Town of Morningside, or the Morning-
side Council, shall not have the power or authority, in any
one year, to contract debts or incur financial liabilities on
behalf of the said town in excess of [the current annual reve-
nues of the said town] twenty thousand dollars ($20, 000. 00).

8.

(E) That the Morningside Council may appoint, by reso-
lution, one or more [Bailiffs] Police Officers, who shall be
allowed the same fees as are allowed for like services by the
laws of the State of Maryland, for making arrests or serving
process for the violation of any ordinance. Such [Bailiff or