986                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 572

State of Maryland or this charter as it may deem necessary for the
good government of the town; for the protection and preservation
of the town's property, rights, and privileges; for the preservation of
peace and good order; for securing persons and property from vio-
lence, danger, or destruction; and for the protection and promotion
of the health, safety, comfort, convenience, welfare, and happiness
of the residents of and visitors in the town [and visitors thereto and
sojourners therein].

(2)    Specific powers. The council shall have, in addition, the
power to pass ordinances not contrary to the laws and Constitution
of this State, for the [following specific purposes:] specific purposes
provided in the remaining subsections of this section.

(3)    Advertising. To provide for advertising for the purposes
of the town, for printing and publishing statements as to the busi-
ness of the town.

(4)    Aisles. To regulate and prevent the obstruction of aisles
in public halls, churches and places of amusement, and to regulate
the construction and operation of the doors and means of egress
therefrom.

(5)    Amusements. To provide in the interest of the public wel-
fare for licensing, regulating, or restraining theatrical or other pub-
lic amusements.

(6)    Appropriations. To appropriate municipal monies for any
purpose within the powers of the council.

(7)    Auctioneers. To regulate the sale of all kinds of property at
auction within the town and to license auctioneers.

(8)    Band. To establish a municipal band, symphony orchestra
or other musical organization, and to regulate by ordinance the con-
duct and policies thereof.

(9)    Billboards. To license, tax and regulate, restrain or prohibit
the erection or maintenance of billboards within the city, the placing
of signs, bills and posters of every kind and description on any
building, fence, post, billboard, pole, or other place within the town.

(10)    Bridges. To erect and maintain bridges.

(11)    Buildings. To make reasonable regulations in regard to
buildings and signs to be erected, constructed, or reconstructed in
the town, and to grant building permits for [the same] them; to
formulate a building code and a plumbing code and to appoint a
building inspector and a plumbing inspector, and to require reason-
able charges for permits and inspections; to authorize and require
the inspection of all buildings and structures and to authorize the
condemnation thereof in whole or in part when dangerous or inse-
cure, and to require that such buildings and structures be made safe
or be taken down.

(12)    Cemeteries. To regulate or prohibit the interment of bodies
within the municipality and to regulate cemeteries.

(13)    Codification. To provide for the codification of all ordi-
nances [which have been or may hereafter be passed].