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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Meetings.

together from time to time as often as occasion
may require upon the business of said town and
not less than once every month, and if in the year
for which they may be elected any of the said
Commissioners should die, resign, remove from

Vacancy.

said town or be otherwise disqualified, an election
to fill the vacancy on ten days notice thereof being
given by the Commissioners shall beheld, at which
all persons qualified as specified in the third sec-
tion of this Act, shall be entitled to vote.

Cierk and
his duties.

Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That said Commis-
sioners or a majority of them shall appoint a clerk,
and assign his duties, and allow him such compen-
sation for his services as they may think proper;
all ordinances passed by the said Commissioners
shall be entered in a book by said clerk, which
shall be kept for that purpose by him, and shall
be open at all times for the inspection of any per-
son interested, and copies of all ordinances shall
be put up in the most public places of said town.

Impose fines.

Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That said Commis-
sioners may impose such fines, penalties and for-
feitures for breach of their ordinances as they may
think proper not exceeding five dollars for any
offence, and may pass all ordinances necessary to
give effect and operation to the powers vested in

President as
Justice of the
Peace.

them, and the President of the Board of Commis-
sioners shall exercise the same powers as Justices
of the Peace of the State for the enforcement of the
same.

Ordinances.

Sec. 11. And be it enacted, That said Commis-
sioners may make such by-laws or ordinances for
the regulation, good government, improvement
and comfort of said town and the inhabitants
thereof, to restrain disorders and disturbances and
prevent and remove all nuisances within said town,
as to them or a majority of them may seem proper,
not inconsistent with the laws of this State, and
may enforce the observance thereof under such

Penalty for
violation.

penalties, fines and forfeitures as they shall deem
proper, not exceeding five dollars for any one
offence, and all such fines, penalties and forfeit-
ures may be recovered before any Justice of the
Peace, within the limits of said town, by warrant,
judgment and commitment to the public jail of
Prince George's County, or in such place of con-