of poor persons as to him may seem proper, to peddle within the limits of the City of Baltimore, notions and small wares without a license; provided, that the stock in trade of such peddler shall not exceed twenty-five dollars in value, and that the said Mayor at any time may revoke any such permit.

Pumps, Fountains and Springs.-To erect and regulate pumps, fountains and springs in the streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Baltimore.

Railroads. On application or assent, in writing, of the owners of the major part in extent of front feet of the lots fronting on each side of any street or part of street, to pass, subject to the provisions and requirements of sections 37 and 85 of this Article, such ordinances as shall be necessary for the construction of any track or railway of a steam railroad on and along such street; to permit and cause such alteration in the grade of such street as may be necessary for the more convenient and useful construction of such railway; and may levy and assess on all lots fronting on such street, or part of street, or on the owners of such lots, their just proportion of the expense of such construction, and enforce payment thereof; provided, notice be given to such owners before said assessment is made, with the right to a hearing as to the propriety of the same, and the further right of a jury trial by appeal to the Baltimore City Court, and the proprietor of any lot in front of which any such railway shall be so constructed, and the just proportion of which shall be paid by him, shall be entitled, at his own expense, to have a convenient siding or turn-out made, to enable him to have the beneficial use of such railway. The City may, whenever the public interests require, revoke the privilege granted to such railroad to use said street or part of a street, upon the payment to such railroad of the actual cost of construction of said railway tracks, and upon such revocation and payment aforesaid, the said railroad shall remove all of its tracks from said street. To require street passenger railways to provide proper fenders to their cars for the protection of human life and to lessen the danger thereto arising from collisions with such cars, and to enforce said requirements by such fines and penalties as may be prescribed by ordinance. To regulate the use of the streets by street railways.

Schools. To establish in the City of Baltimore, in conformity with the provisions of this Article, a system of free public schools, which shall include a school or schools for manual or industrial training. To pass all ordinances for the protection of school houses and property, and to punish any person that may disturb the sessions of the public schools. To levy and collect, upon the assessable property in the City of Baltimore as other taxes are levied and collected, such amount of taxes as may be necessary to defray all expenses incurred for educational purposes.

Sewers. To provide for constructing, opening, enlarging or straightening, subject to the provisions herein contained as to the Board of Public Improvements and Board of Estimates, any sewer or drain, public or private, through any private property. To pave and keep in repair, subject to the provisions herein contained as to the Board of Public Improvements and Board of Estimates, all necessary sewers and drains, and to pass all regulations necessary for the preservation of the same and to authorize any person appointed by it, or by the City Engineer for that purpose, to enter upon the lands, grounds or possessions of any person or body politic, through which the common sewers or private sewers or drains run or may run, to examine, inspect, regulate, make or repair the same. To condemn any land or interest in land in the mode provided in this Article for the use of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore in the construction of any sewers or sewerage system. To inspect and regulate house drainage and sewerage connections, and to prescribe the kind and quality of material to be used for such purposes.

Squares, Springs and Monuments.-To establish, regulate and control all squares, springs and monuments erected or constructed within the City of Baltimore, and to provide for the maintenance of same. To provide by ordinance for the purchase or condemnation of all that land lying in the City of Baltimore between the lines of Dolphin street on the north, Biddle street on the south, Jordan alley on the east, and Morris alley on the west, or so much thereof as may be necessary, upon a proper survey, to extend

the line of parking known as Eutaw Square from Dolphin street to Biddle street, and the driveways on each side thereof;. and to provide for assessing and levying on the whole assessable property of the said City, or on the property of persons thereby benefited, the whole or any part of the damages and expenses which may be incurred in acquiring said land, and in locating and laying out the said line of square; and to provide for the granting of appeals to the Baltimore City Court, from the decisions of the Commissioners for Opening Streets or any Commissioners, or other persons, appointed by authority of any ordinance to ascertain the damages which will be caused or the benefits which will accrue to the owners or possessors of ground, or improvements in acquiring said land, and in locating, laying out and extending said square from Dolphin street to Biddle street, and for securing to every such owner and possessor the right, on application within a reason-able time, to have decided by a jury trial, whether any damage has been caused, or any benefit has accrued to them, and to what amount; and to provide for collecting and paying over the amount of compensation adjudged to each person entitled, or investing it in stock of said City, for the use of any such per-sons who, because of their infancy, absence from the City, or any other cause, may be prevented from receiving it, before any part of the land lying within the said lines shall be taken. Before the said City shall pass any ordinance under the above provisions, at least sixty days' notice shall be given of any application for the passage of such ordinance, in at least two daily newspapers in said City; and before the Commissioners for Opening Streets or any Commissioner or Commissioners appointed by any ordinance under the above provisions shall proceed to the performance of his or their duty, he or they shall give notice in at least two of the daily newspapers in the City of Baltimore, of the object of the ordinance under which he or they propose to act, at least thirty days before the time of their first meeting to execute the same.

Stocks, Loans and Finance.-To levy upon the assessable property within the City, and collect by tax any sum which may be necessary to pay and discharge the principal and interest of any loan which may heretofore have been obtained, or

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which may hereafter be obtained by said City, according to law. It shall create a sinking fund to meet the liabilities thus incurred, and may also levy upon the assessable property of the City of Baltimore, from time to time, such sum as may be necessary to provide therefor, and for the payment of the principal and interest of the liabilities to be incurred under this section, and may pass all ordinances necessary to carry out the purpose of the same. Whenever the Commissioners of Finance shall be authorized by the City to invest moneys belonging to the sinking fund of said City, in annuities or ground rents, reserved out of the lands leased and payable by the said City, the said Commissioners may purchase such rents or annuities and the reversions of such lands; and the conveyances thereof taken may be made to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, in trust for the benefit and purpose of the said sinking fund; and in every such case, such conveyances shall not work a merger of the lease or term, but, until otherwise provided by law, the rent shall continue to be payable to the City as if such purchase had not been made, but shall be received and applied by the Commissioners of Finance as the income of other investments of the sinking fund may be applied. Whenever and as often as it may be necessary hereafter to issue certificates of indebtedness or City stock or bonds of the City of Baltimore, either for loans of the said City, already created and authorized by law, but not yet negotiated and issued, or for loans which may be hereafter created and authorized to be issued as aforesaid, provision may be made, in the discretion of the City, for the payment of any taxes which the holders of said certificates or bonds may be legally liable; provided, however, that the rate of interest payable on said loans shall not exceed the rate of five per cent. per annum; and provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall prevent the said City from negotiating said loans, or any part thereof, already authorized by law, but not yet actually issued, or which may be hereafter created and authorized by law, at a lower rate of interest than five per cent, per annum, whenever it may appear to the said City practicable and advisable to do so.

Streets, Bridges and Highways.-To provide for laying out, opening, extending, widening, straightening or closing up, in whole or in part, any street, square, lane or alley within the bounds of said City, which in its opinion the public welfare or convenience may require. To provide for ascertaining whether any, and what amount in value, of damage will be caused. thereby, and what amount of benefit will thereby accrue to the owner or possessor of any ground or improvements within or adjacent to said City, for which said owner or possessor ought to be compensated, or ought to pay a compensation, and to provide for assessing or levying, either generally on the whole assessable property of said City, or specially on the property of persons benefited, the whole or any part of the damages and expenses which it shall ascertain will be incurred in locating, opening, extending, widening, straightening or closing up the whole or any part of any street, square, lane or alley in said City. To provide for granting appeals to the Baltimore City Court, from the decisions of the Commissioners for Opening Streets or any Commissioner or Commissioners, or other persons appointed by virtue of any ordinance, to ascertain the damage which will be caused or the benefit which will accrue to the owners or possessors of ground or improvements by locating, opening, extending, widening, straightening or closing up, in whole or in part, any street, square, lane or alley within the said City, and for securing to every such owner or possessor the right, on application within a reasonable time, to have decided by a jury trial whether any damage has been caused, or any benefit has accrued to them, and to what amount. To provide for collecting and paying over the amount of compensation adjudged to each person entitled, or investing it in stock of the said City, for the use of any such person who, because of infancy, absence from the City or any other cause, may be prevented from receiving it, before any street, square, lane or alley, in whole or in part, shall be so opened, extended, widened, straightened or closed up, and to enact and pass all ordinances, from time to time, which shall be deemed necessary and proper to exercise the powers and effect the objects above specified. To acquire the fee simple interest in any land for the purpose of opening, extending, widening or straightening, in whole or in part, any street,