JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

open to the inspection of the Commissioners and any tax-
payer; and he shall, on or before the first day of May in each
and every year, render a succinct and detailed statement of
his receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year, which shall
be posted in at least two public places in said town.

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31. The bailiff, before entering upon his duties, shall sub-
scribe to an oath for the faithful performance of his duties
for the enforcement of the ordinances of the town and the
preservation of its peace and good order; he shall be vested
with all the police powers of a constable, and any one resist-
ing him in the discharge of his duties shall be liable, upon
conviction, to punishment in the same manner and to the
same extent as if he had resisted a constable; and he shall
perform all such duties as are or shall be imposed upon him
by law, ordinance or by the order of the Board of Commis-
sioners, and he shall pay over all fines and fees that may be
collected by him to the treasurer monthly.

Bailiff shall
make oath.
Powers of.

32. For the enforcement of the town ordinances any justice
of the peace residing in the town of Delmar, and if no justice
of the peace reside there, or should the resident justice of the
peace be unable or refuse to act, any other justice of the peace
of the State of Maryland residing in Wicomico County shall
have all the powers of ordering arrests, summoning witnesses,
trying cases and inflicting fines and punishments that are now
vested in justices of the peace by law, and shall be entitled
to receive and demand the same fees as in other criminal
cases, and shall, quarterly, pay all fines over to the Commis-
sioners; and the bailiff in enforcing the ordinances of the
town shall be entitled to the same fees as are allowed consta-
bles in criminal cases under the laws of the State, or any
future provisions thereof regulating constables' fees in crimi-
nal cases; and from any judgment rendered in the enforcement
of the ordinance of the town an appeal shall be by the
party aggrieved to the Circuit Court for Wicomico County,
provided the appeal is taken within thirty days after the
rendering of such judgment, but no appeal shall stay process
or execution upon judgments unless good and sufficient bond
be given for payment of .fines and all costs in case judgment
be affirmed.

Enforcement
of town
ordinances.

33. The Commissioners shall have charge and control of
the lighting of the streets of the town, and shall have power
to contract for lighting the same, to contract with any water
company for the use of water in case of fire, for sprinkling
streets and other public purposes, to employ all labor, or

Contracts for
public im-
provements.