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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

AND GAMES OF CHANCE; PROSTITUTION AND SOLICITATION
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.

(47)  PROPERTY. —TO ACQUIRE BY CONVEYANCE,
PURCHASE, OR GIFT, REAL OR LEASABLE PROPERTY FOR ANY
PUBLIC PURPOSES; TO ERECT BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
THEREON FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWN AND ITS INHABITANTS;
AND TO CONVEY ANY REAL OR LEASEHOLD PROPERTY WHEN NO
LONGER NEEDED FOR THE PUBLIC USE, AFTER HAVING GIVEN AT
LEAST TWENTY DAYS' PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED
CONVEYANCE; TO CONTROL, PROTECT, AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC
BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PROPERTY OF THE TOWN.

(48)  QUARANTINE. — TO ESTABLISH QUARANTINE
REGULATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

(49)  REGULATIONS. --TO ADOPT BY ORDINANCE

AND ENFORCE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS POLICE, HEALTH,
SANITARY, FIRE, BUILDING, PLUMBING, TRAFFIC, SPEED,
PARKING, CONVEYANCE STORAGE, AND OTHER SIMILAR
REGULATIONS NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND OR WITH THIS CHARTER.

(50)   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.

(51)   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.

(52)  TAXICABS. — TO LICENSE, TAX, AND
REGULATE PUBLIC HACKMEN, TAXICABMEN, DRAYMEN, DRIVERS,
CABMEN, PORTERS AND EXPRESSMEN, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS
PURSUING LIKE OCCUPATIONS.

(53)  VEHICLES. — TO REGULATE AND LICENSE
WAGONS AND OTHER VEHICLES NOT SUBJECT TO THE LICENSING
POWERS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

(54)   VOTING MACHINES. — TO PURCHASE, LEASE,
BORROW, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN VOTING MACHINES FOR USE IN
TOWN ELECTIONS.

(55)   ZONING. -- TO EXERCISE THE POWERS AS TO

PLANNING AND ZONING, CONFERRED UPON MUNICIPAL
CORPORATIONS GENERALLY IN ARTICLE 66B OF THE ANNOTATED