THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 499

Prince George's County, as enacted by Chapter 1051 of
1945, incorporating said Town, as amended by Chapter
68 of the Acts of 1947 and Chapter 149 of the Acts of
1949, the purpose of the amendments being to raise the
borrowing power of the Town of College Park, in Prince
George's County, from three per cent (3%) to six per
cent (6%).

SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 19, of Chapter 149 of the Acts of 1949, be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

19. (a) The Mayor and Common Council shall cause
to be constructed in parts of the Town as they may deter-
mine to be necessary for the public benefit and future
interest of the abutting property owners, provided, how-
ever, that at least 51% of said property owners repre-
senting at least 51% of the front footage affected, sign a
written petition to said Mayor or Council for said con-
struction, and otherwise as provided in Section 20, side-
walks, curbs, gutters and streets, including the grading
of said streets, and drainage facilities in the Town of
College Park, the streets and sidewalks including curbs
to be such width as may be determined by the Mayor and
Common Council and of a width sufficient for the needs
of said streets; and the Mayor and Common Council shall
assess at any time as the said Mayor and Common Council
shall deem proper after 10 days' notice to the owners of
the land abutting said improvements, the entire costs
thereof, including incidental costs, together with the costs
of street and public alley intersections; provided, that when
property fronts or abuts on two or more streets, where
such improvements are made, or about to be made, the
abutting front feet shall be computed for the purposes of
assessment hereunder as one-half of the total feet abut-
ting on said improvement, and street improvements, or
for all or any, shall be a lien upon such abutting property
and shall be payable all cash or in 20 equal installments,
one installment to be paid every six months from the date
of said assessment, together with interest not to exceed
the rate of six (6%) per cent per annum and the owner
of the property assessed or anyone in his behalf shall at
any time have the right to anticipate the payment or part
or all installments of the assessment not then due, together
with interest accrued. Any assessment or part thereof
remaining due and unpaid for more than one year shall
be enforced as a tax in the same manner as taxes due the
Town of College Park are enforced, as now provided by