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(11) (Minor Privileges). To regulate or prevent the use of public
ways, sidewalks, and public places for signs, awnings, posts, steps, rail-
ings, entrances, racks, posting handbills and advertisement, and display of
goods, wares, and merchandise.

(mm) (Noise). To regulate or prohibit unreasonable ringing of
bells, crying of goods or sounding of whistles, horns and speakers.

(nn) (Nuisances). To prevent or abate by appropriate ordinance
all nuisances in the Town whether the same be herein specifically named
or not; to regulate, to prohibit, to control the location of, or to require the
removal from the Town of all trading in, handling of, or manufacture of
any commodity which is or may become offensive, obnoxious, or injurious
to the public comfort or health. In this connection the Town may regulate,
prohibit, control the location of, or require the removal from the Town of
such things as stockyards, junkyards, slaughterhouses, cattle or hog pens,
tanneries, and renderies. This listing is by way of enumeration, not limi-
tation.

(oo) (Obstructions). To remove all nuisances and obstructions from
the streets, lanes and alleys and from any lots adjoining thereto, or any
other places within the limits of the Town.

(pp) (Parking Facilities). To license and regulate and to establish,
acquire by purchase, lease or other transfer, own, construct, operate, and
maintain parking lots and other facilities for off street parking.

(qq) (Parking Meters). To install parking meters on the streets and
public places of the Town in such places as by ordinance may be deter-
mined, and by ordinance prescribe rates and provisions for the use thereof,
except that the installation of parking meters on any street or road main-
tained by the State Roads Commission of Maryland must first be approved
by the Commission.

(rr) (Parks and Recreation). To establish and maintain public
parks, gardens, playgrounds, and other recreational facilities and programs
to promote the health, welfare, and enjoyment of the inhabitants, of the
Town.

(ss) (Police Force). To establish, operate, and maintain a police
force. All Town policemen shall, within the municipality, have the powers
and authority of constables in this State.

(tt) (Police Powers). To prohibit, suppress, and punish within the
Town all vice, gambling, and games of chance; prostitution and solicita-
tion therefor and the keeping of bawdy houses and houses of ill fame; all
tramps and vagrants; all disorder, disturbances, annoyances, disorderly
conduct, obscenity, public profanity, and drunkenness.

(uu) (Property). To acquire by conveyance, purchase or gift, real
or leasehold property for any public purpose; to erect buildings and struc-
tures thereon for the benefit of the Town and its inhabitants; and to sell,
lease, convey or otherwise dispose of or encumber any real or leasehold
property when no longer needed for the public use, after having given at
least twenty days' public notice thereof; to control, protect and maintain
public buildings, grounds and property of the Town.

(vv) (Regulations). To adopt by ordinance and enforce within the
corporate limits police, health, sanitary, fire, building, plumbing, traffic,
speed, parking, and other similar regulations, not in conflict with the laws
of the State of Maryland or with this charter.