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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Sections 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413,
414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422 and 423 of Article
22 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
"Washington County," sub-title "Williamsport," be and the
same are hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read as
follows

Burgess shall
appoint police
justices for
said town.

Sec. 409. Be it enacted, That as soon as convenient after the
passage of this Act the Burgess of Williamsport shall by and
with the advice and consent of the Commissioners of Wil-
liamsport appoint one of the justices of the peace in the Town
of Williamsport to act as the police justice of the said corpora-
tion, to serve until the annual election for Burgess and Com-
missioners to be held in 1901 or until his successor is appointed,
as hereinafter provided, and that thereafter annually, after
each annual election and after the qualification of the newly
elected Burgess and Commissioners or as soon thereafter as
may be convenient, the said Burgess shall by and with the
advice and consent of the said Commissioners of Williams-
port appoint one of the justices of the peace in Williamsport
to act as the police justice of the said corporation, who shall

Powers of
said justice.

have power to issue warrants commanding the bailiff of
said corporation or any constable of Washington County
to arrest any person violating any of the ordinances
of said corporation and have him brought before him
for trial, and he shall have the same power to sum-
mons witnesses and to enforce their attendance in these
cases, that he has in all other cases coming before him as
justice of the peace, and after the trial of such persons he, in
case of conviction, may impose such fine as the ordinances
of said corporation in such case provides, and the person con-
victed may, in default of the payment of the costs and fine, be
committed to the jail of the county until such fine and costs
or forfeitures be paid; provided, that where the parties are
committed to the jail of the county by the said police justice
acting for the Burgess and Commissioners, the number of days
of imprisonment shall be double the fine and costs, that is to
say, for every one dollar of the amount of the fine and costs
the culprit shall have two days in jail, and where the time
has expired, according to his commitment, the fine or for-
feiture shall be considered as paid and the prisoner discharged,
but in no case shall the term of imprisonment exceed thirty days ;
in all trivial cases, however, the police justice may, in his dis-
cretion, if the culprit so elect, place the offender in custody of
the bailiff to work out his sentence on the streets or highways,
of the town, in which case he shall have credit per diem the