to a penalty of not less than ten nor more than
thirty dollars, one-third to the informer, one-
third to the constable who may make the arrest,
and the balance to be paid to tire Treasurer of the
Board of County School Commissioners for school
purposes; provided, that any person or persons so of-]
fending, on conviction thereof as aforesaid, who
shall refuse or fail to pay said fine imposed, and the
costs thereon, such person or persons shall be im-
prisoned in the county jail of the county aforesaid
for not less than ten nor more than twenty days.
SEC. 3. And he it enacted. That it shall be the duty]
of any constable to whose attention a violation of8
the provisions of this Act is called, at once to report
the same to a Justice of the Peace, and upon war-
rant* issued, to arrest the offender or offenders and
bring him or them before said Justice for trial; and.
any constable who fails so to report a case of offence,:
with the name of the informer, under this Act, when
notified as aforesaid, shall himself be liable to a pen-
alty of ten dollars, to be recoverable as like penalties
are now by law recoverable.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That upon the failure to
establish the guilt of any person or persons charged
with violating the provisions of this Act, all costs
shall be paid by the original informer, or the ac-
cused, or both of them, at the discretion of the
Justice.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted. That any person or per-
sons who may feel himself or themselves aggrieved
by any judgment rendered by a Justice of the Peace,
under the provisions of this Act, shall have the right
to appeal to the Circuit Court for Frederick county,
upon the conditions and subject to the regulations
now provided by the general law regulating appeals
from Justices of the Peace; but execution of the
judgment of the Justice of the Peace shall not be
stayed, unless the party appealing shall give bond to
the State for double the amount of the fine imposed,
with security approved by the Justice rendering the
judgment, with condition to prosecute his appeal
with effect, or to pay the fine imposed with all costs.
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Proviso.
Duty of Con
stable
Failure to re
port.
Costs to be
paid by
original in-
former.
Party
aggrieved
may appeal
Execution
not to be
stayed.
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