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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

number nine, one Justice of the Peace ; for ward
number ten, two Justices of the Peace; for ward
number eleven, one Justice of the Peace ; forward
number twelve, one Justice of the Peace ; for ward
number thirteen, one Justice of the Peace; for
ward number fourteen, one Justice of the Peace ;
for ward number fifteen, two Justices of the Peace ;
for ward number sixteen, one Justice of the Peace ;
for ward number seventeen, one Justice of the
Peace ; for ward number eighteen, two Justices of
the Peace ; for ward number nineteen, one Justice
of the Peace ; for ward number twenty, one Justice

Constables.

of the Peace. And the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore, in addition to the Constables now act-
ing in the city of Baltimore, are hereby authorized
and empowered to appoint the following number
of Constables, that is to say : for ward number one,
two Constables ; for ward number two, two Con-
stables ; for ward number three, one Constable ;
for ward number four, two Constables ; for ward
number five, two Constables ; For ward number
six, two Constables; for ward number seven, two
Constables ; for ward number eight, two Con-
stables ; for ward number nine, two Constables ;
for ward number ten, three Constables ; for ward
number eleven, two Constables ; for ward number
twelve, one Constable ; for ward number thirteen,
two Constables ; for ward number fourteen, two
Constables; for ward number fifteen, two Con-
stables ; for ward number sixteen, two Constables ;
for ward number seventeen, two Constables ; for
ward number eighteen, two Constables ; for ward
number nineteen, two Constables ; for ward num-
ber twenty, two Constables ; who shall hold their
offices for two years from the date of their appoint-
ments, and until their successors in office are duly
appointed and qualified. And the said Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore be, and they are hereby
authorized to make the appointment directed by
this Act, on the fourth Monday of March, eighteen
hundred and sixty-eight, and on the said fourth
Monday of March of every second year thereafter ;
provided, that nothing in this Act shall be so con-
st rued as to authorize the said Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, on and after the fourth
Monday of March, eighteen hundred and seventy,
to appoint more than two Constables for each of