214 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 102

Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land, title "Prince George's County", sub-title "River-
dale", said new section to be known as Section 1163 (b)
and to follow immediately after Section 1163 (a), as
enacted by Chapter 511 of the Acts of 1945, to empower
the Mayor and Common Council of Riverdale whenever
the owner or person in charge of any unimproved lot or
vacant premises shall fail, after written notice, to re-
move any menace to the public health or safety arising
from the growth of weeds, the accumulation of refuse,
the presence of stagnant water or combustible material,
to enter upon the premises by its officers and agents
and cause such menace to be abated; to require notice
of the reasonable costs incurred to be delivered or
mailed to the person in charge of the property and to
the person in whose name the property is assessed for
taxation and if such costs be not paid within sixty days
to authorize the Mayor and Common Council of River-
dale to recover the costs by civil action, or after written
notice, published advertisement, and hearing to assess
the costs and advertising expense as a special tax against
the property; to provide for the collection of the special
tax and to declare such special tax assessment a lien
against the property from the date of assessment until
paid.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That a new section be and it is hereby added
to the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County
(1943 Edition), being Article 17 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's County",
sub-title "Riverdale", said new section to be known as
Section 1163 (b), to follow immediately after Section
1163 (a), as enacted by Chapter 511 of the Acts of 1945,
and to read as follows:

1163 (b). The Mayor and Common Council of Riverdale
shall have power, whenever the owner, or person in charge
of any unimproved lot or vacant premises shall fail, after
written notice, to remove any menace to the public health
or safety arising from the growth of weeds, the accumula-
tion of refuse, the presence of stagnant water or of com-
bustible material, to enter upon the premises by its officers
and agents and cause such menace to be abated. Notice of
the reasonable costs incurred by the town shall be delivered
or mailed to the person in charge of the property and to the
person in whose name the property is assessed for taxa-
tion. If the costs shall not be paid within sixty days from