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able manner from the danger of being inundated with water and to
secure the property abutting said water courses from interfering
with the flow of drainage water in said water courses; to compel
the owner or owners of the land abutting on said water courses to
maintain, rebuild and repair any wall or other stabilizing structure,
including the banks binding on said water courses, within the limits
of Baltimore City, and upon neglect or refusal so to do, the City
may cause the same to be done, in which event the City of Baltimore
is authorized and empowered to recover the costs thereof by suit at
law, which costs shall be a lien on the property of the person or cor-
poration abutting the water course on which said work is done.

(b)   To establish and regulate within Baltimore City the uses of
any area or areas of land and future construction thereon adjacent
to, abutting on or in proximity to said water courses which are, in
its judgment, due to the grade and elevation in relation to the beds
of said water courses susceptible to flooding and to control and
regulate the use, maintenance, and development, including the grad-
ing and filling and future construction within said area.

(c)   The powers herein granted to the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore shall also apply to said natural water courses that may
have been heretofore or may hereafter be relocated, straightened or
established within the City of Baltimore.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
as of June 1, 1957.

Approved April 10, 1957.

CHAPTER 650
(House Bill 682)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 600 of
Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Sabbath Breaking",
permitting the operation of bowling alleys and skating rinks on
Sunday in Talbot County after 2:00 o'clock P. M. but not between
6:00 o'clock P. M. and 8:00 o'clock P. M. and allowing the par-
ticipation in or observation of any amateur athletic contest on
Sundays after 2:00 o'clock P. M.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 600 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Sabbath
Breaking", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

600. (a) Nothing contained in Sections 578 and 605 of this Article
shall be construed to prohibit or make unlawful the exhibition of

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.