2348                                    MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

(64)  SIDEWALKS - To regulate the use of sidewalks and all structures in,
under, or above them; to require the owner or occupant of premises to keep the
sidewalks in front thereof free from snow or other obstructions; to prescribe hours
for cleaning sidewalks.

(65)  SIGNS - To regulate or prohibit the building or display of signs, banners,
billboards, flyers or other public advertising displays by persons or organizations.

(66)   SNOW AND ICE - To require the owners of premises to keep the
sidewalks thereon clean and free from snow, ice, or other obstructions; to provide
for the removal of snow and ice from the streets.

(67)  SPECIAL ELECTIONS - To provide for special elections for municipal
purposes, at such time, and places as may be determined, and subject to the
provisions of the charter of this municipality.

(68)  STREETS - To regulate, control, lay out, open, extend, improve, close,
and maintain the construction, maintenance, and use of the streets, alleys, curbs,
roads, roadbeds, gutters, culverts, drains and sidewalks of the city so as to provide
a safe, convenient system of drainage, travel and transportation for the city; to
regulate parking on city streets, roads and alleys by all types of vehicles including
commercial vehicles. The city shall also have the power to control or prohibit the
obstruction of such streets and sidewalks and to control or prohibit distractions or
commotions on or near same. Those parts of the public roads, streets, avenues,
alleys, or ways which are now or shall hereafter be shown on any legally recorded
plat or addition to the legally platted part of the City as public roadways, and
accepted by the Council as such, are declared to be public streets of the City.

(69)   SWEEPINGS - To regulate or prevent the throwing or depositing of
sweepings, dust, ashes, offal, garbage, paper, handbills, dirty liquids, or other
unwholesome materials into any public way or on any public or private property in
the town.

(70)  TAXICABS - To license, tax, and regulate public hackmen, taxicab men,
draymen, drivers, cabmen, porters and expressmen, and all other persons pursuing
like occupations.

(71)  TELEVISION - The council may grant a license or franchise for the
installation and operation of Community Antenna Television Systems (CATV)
within the corporate limits of the City, and may provide by ordinance for such
regulations, provisions, and conditions of said license or franchise which are in the
public interest, and shall fix a reasonable annual fee to be paid to the City by the
holder of said license or franchise.

(72)  VEHICLES - To regulate and license wagons, bicycles, and other vehicles
not in conflict with the licensing powers of the State of Maryland.

(73)  VOTING MACHINES - To purchase, lease, borrow, install, and maintain
voting machines for use in town elections.

(74)  WEAPONS - To regulate or prohibit the carrying or use of any deadly or
dangerous weapon within the city limits.

(75)  ZONING - To exercise any powers as to zoning and planning conferred
upon municipal corporations generally in Article 66B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland and not conferred on the District Council by the Maryland-Washington
Regional District Act.