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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

shall obtain a license within ten days thereafter,
and pay for the same as herein before directed, and
place a collar around his or her neck, or otherwise
said dog or bitch .shall be shot or otherwise de-
stroyed. Any person or persons failing or refusing
to comply with the provisions of this law shall be
liable to a fine of not less than one dollar for each

Penally.

dog and two dollars for each hitch brought or kept
by him or her in said town in addition to the pen-
alty of having the same shot or otherwise destroyed
if found going at large without a collar about his
or her neck.

Impose fines.

Sec. 40. Be it enacted, That said Commissioners
may pass all laws and ordinances necessary to give
effect and operation to the powers vested in them,
and may impose such fines, penalties and forfeit-
ures for breach of their laws and ordinances as
they may think proper, not exceeding five dollars
for any one offense ; and said Commissioners shall
forthwith locate and define the limits of said town,
and cause surveys and plots thereof to be made,
and have the same filed and recorded in the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Queen Anne's
County for reference and sale keeping, and said
Commissioners shall have power to open and es-
tablish new streets, lanes and alleys in snid town,
with the consent of two-thirds of the owners of
property fronting on same.

Conservators

of peace.

Sec. 47. Be it enacted, That the Justices of the
Peace of Queen Anne's Comity resident in said
town are hereby declared to be conservators of the
peace of said town, and it shall be their duty to
order the arrest of any person or persons found
breaking the peace or disturbing the quiet and
order of said town, or violating any of the ordi-
nances made by the Commissioners for securing
the safety of the property or lives of the inhabit-
ants of said town, and shall have power to require
any person or persons so offending to give security
to keep the peace, or in default thereof, may com-
mit .such person or persons to the County Jail for
not more than forty-eight hours, and in addition
thereto, may impose a fine upon such person or
persons of not more .than five dollars, to be col-
lected by execution us officers' fees now are, and
such fines to go to the benefit of the town ; all