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RIVERDALE

business in the Town for the sale of any goods, wares,
merchandise or services; to license and regulate any
camping, occupation, trade, calling or place of amusement
or business; to establish and collect fees and charges
for all licenses and permits issued under the authority
of this charter.

-17.46. Liens - To provide that any valid charges,
taxes or assessments made against any real property
within the Town shall be liens upon the property and
collected as municipal tares are collected.

—17.47. Lights - To provide for the lighting of the
Town, unless provided for by other agencies.

—17.48.Livestock — To regulate and prohibit the running
at large of cattle, horses, swine, fowl, sheep, goats,
dogs, or any animals and to authorize fines and penalties
and the impoundment of such animals when found in
violation of the ordinances in such cases provided.

—17.49.Merit System — To establish a merit system for
the Town's employees not elected or appointed under the
Constitution, or Public General, or Public Local Laws of
the State.

—17.50.Noise — To regulate or prohibit unreasonable
ringing of bells, crying of goods, sounding of whistles
or horns or other noise or sound—making devices,
machinery or mechanical contrivance or any unnecessary
and unreasonable noise in any vicinity where it affects
the public health,, welfare and happiness of the citizens.

-17.51.Nuisances - To prevent or abate by appropriate
ordinance all nuisances which are so defined as common
law by this Charter or by the laws of the State of
Maryland whether they be herein specifically named or
not.

—17.52. Obstructions — To remove all nuisances and
obstructions from the streets, lanes and alleys and from
any lots adjoining thereto and any other place within the
Town.

—17.53.Parking facilities — To license and regulate and
to establish, obtain by purchase, by lease or by rent,
own, construct, operate and maintain parking lots and
other facilities for off-street parking.

—17.54.Parking meters - To install parking meters on
the streets and public places of the Town in such places
as by ordinance they determine; and, by ordinance,
prescribe rates and provision for the use thereof.