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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Charles............. south thirty-one and three-quar-
ter degrees east, fifty-six and forty-four hundredth
perches, thence south seventy-two degrees east,
seventy-seven perches to the corner of Frederick
Fishack's garden, thence north seven and one-half
degrees east, one hundred and eighty two perches,
crossing the Raven Rock road near an angle or
point of land belonging to Dr. E. T. Bishop, thence
south sixty eight and one half degrees west, fifty-
eight and sixty-four hundredth perches, thence
north sixty-two degrees west, one hundred and
twenty-five and twenty five hundredth perches,
thence in a direct line with the aforementioned
boundary of Clark's out lot and in a line with the
first line south thirty-two and three-quarter de-

Taxable
limits.

grees west, thirty-nine and twenty hundredth
perches, to the place of beginning. And the tax-
able limits of said town shall include all that por-
tion of said town now improved or which the
citizens may improve hereafter.

312. And be it enacted, That all fines, penalties,
and forfeitures, imposed by the ordinances imposed
by the Burgess and Commissioners of said town,
shall be recovered before the Burgess or any Jus-

May recover
penalties.

tice of the Peace of Washington County, upon a
warrant issued by him against the offender, direct-
ed to any constable of the county or of said corpo-
ration. And the said constable shall serve it under
the same penalties as in cases of summons for small
debts from a Justice of the Peace, and receive the
same fees, to be paid by the corporation, and the
person convicted, in default of payment, may be

Commit in
default of pay-
ment.

committed to the jail of the county, or an appro-
priate place of confinement within the corporation,
provided by the Burgess and Commissioners,
until such fine, penalty, forfeitures and costs be
paid; but such person so convicted and impris-
oned may be discharged after the space of ten days
from the date of his commitment, upon satisfac-
tory proof adduced before said Justice or Burgess,
upon affidavit or oral testimony under oath that

Unable to pay

said person is wholly unable to pay said fine, pen-
alty, forfeiture and cost. Provided, said fine,
penalty, forfeiture and costs do not exceed five
dollars, in which case said person so convicted and
committed shall not be discharged until after the
expiration of thirty days from the time of his com-