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collected by said judicial officer and paid to the Treasurer of the City within one
month after collection of the same.

E.  ORDINANCE: CERTIFIED COPIES. A copy of any ordinance or record
of the City of New Carrollton, certified by its Administrative Officer, under its
seal, to be a true copy and the whole of such ordinance or record, shall be received
in all courts as presumptive legal evidence of the facts therein stated.

F.  ORDINANCES: PENALTIES. To give full force and effect to the powers
and authority conferred on the Council, the Council may provide for the
enforcement of such ordinances by reasonable fines and penalties not to exceed one
hundred dollars ($100.00) in any one case as may appear to them right, and they
may recover said fines or penalty by action of debt, and in addition thereto, any
offender in default of fine may be imprisoned until the fine is paid for a period not
exceeding thirty days in the County Jail. The Sheriff or Chief of Police of Prince
George's County shall receive and confine any person so committed as now
provided by law. All such City cases shall be tried in the People's Court for Prince
George's County, or as otherwise provided by law.

SECTION 11. ENUMERATION OF THE SPECIFIC POWERS OF THE
COUNCIL.

In addition to the powers granted by Section 10 of this Charter, the Council
shall have the power to pass ordinances, resolutions and other regulations and to
take any other action necessary to achieve the specific purposes enumerated in the
remaining subsections of this Section.

(1)  ADVERTISING - To provide for advertising for the purposes of the town,
for printing and publishing statement as to the business of the town.

(2)   AESTHETICS - To regulate or prohibit the maintenance of conditions
which detract from the appearance of the city and are offensive to neighbors, such
as the height of grass and the external maintenance of buildings.

(3)  AISLES AND DOORS - To regulate and prevent the construction 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.

(4)  AMUSEMENTS - To provide in the interest of the public welfare for
licensing, regulating, or restraining theatrical or other public amusements.

(5) ANIMALS-To regulate the keeping of any animals, domestic or otherwise,
and to provide for the licensing and taxing of them; to provide for the disposition
of homeless animals and animals on which no license fee or taxes are paid.

(6)  APPROPRIATIONS - To appropriate and to expend municipal funds for
any public purpose, provided that funds not appropriated at the time of the annual
levy, shall not be expended, nor shall any funds appropriated be expended for any
purpose other than that for which appropriated, except by two-thirds vote of all
members elected to said legislative body.

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

(8)  AUDITS - To provide for the appointment of an auditor or accountant to
audit the books and accounts of all municipal officers collecting, handling, or
disbursing funds belonging to the municipality.

(9)   BAND - To establish a municipal band, symphony orchestra or other
musical organization, and to regulate by ordinance the conduct and policies
thereof.