BAILIFFS— BRIDGES.

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SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the sum of thirty thousand

Recogni-

dollars, in which an auctioneer, appointed under the act of

zance under
former act

December session, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, chapter

reduced*

one hundred and eleven, is required, by the fourth section of

the said act, to enter into recognizance, with two sufficient

sureties, be, and the same hereby is reduced to ten thousand

dollars, and that so much of the said act as is inconsistent here-

with, be, and the same hereby is repealed; Provided, nothing

herein contained, shall operate to affect any recognizance here-

tofore entered into.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the annual report of the

Annual

mayor and city council of Baltimore, required by the twenty-

report of
mayor, &c.

second section of the act to which this is a supplement, to be

made on or before the first day of January in eacli and every

year, may be made on or before the twentieth day of January

hereafter, any thing in said section, or in any law of this state,

to the contrary notwithstanding.

BAILIFFS.

Aw ACT providing for the appointment of Bailiffs for the City of Balti-

more.— 1812, ch. 194.

See 1817, ch. 148, sec. 3, ante page 1409, as to their number, powers

and emoluments.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,

Number to

That the mayor of the city of Baltimore, be, and he is hereby

be appoint-
ed.

authorized to appoint, during pleasure, not less than twenty-

five, and not exceeding one hundred bailiffs, for the purpose of

aiding in the preservation of the peace, the maintenance of the

laws, and the advancement of the police and good government

of said city.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the mayor and city council

Mayor and

of Baltimore, be, and they are hereby authorized and directed,

city council
to prescribe

to prescribe the duties, designate the badges and weapons, and

their duties*

provide for the compensation of said bailiffs, in such manner as

effectually to secure the important objects of their appointment,

BRIDGES.

AN ACT to Repair the Highways and Bridges in certain parts of the City

df Baltimore.— 1823, ch. 185.

WHEREAS, it has been represented to the general assembly of

Preamble.

the state of Maryland, that the highways and bridges in that

part of the city of Baltimore lying without the limits of direct

taxation, but within the exterior limits of the city, are fre-

quently rendered impassable, to the very great injury and in-

convenience of the community, in consequence of there being

no appropriation of money for the purpose of keeping them in

repair; therefore,

SEC. I. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,

Power to

That the mayor and city council of Baltimore shall have power

tax.