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the fine herein imposed, he or they shall be commit-
ted to the county jail for each and every such offence
for not less than five nor more than ten days, in the
discretion of the justice so committing; provided
however, that such conviction shall be within sixty
days after committing the offence.
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Committed to
jail.
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of all constables and bailiffs of the counties, to arrest
all persons whom they may see or have knowledge
of violating any of the sections of this act, and take
them before the nearest justice of the peace, to be
dealt with as this act directs.
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To arrest.
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the several justices
of the peace for St. Mary's and Queen Anne's coun-
ties, are hereby required to report on the first days
of January and July in each year to the Board of
County School Commissioners, the amount of all
fines or penalties imposed by them under this act,
and to pay over to the treasurer of said school board
one half of all money or moneys received by them
arising from said fines, and if any justice of the
peace shall fail to so report and pay over all money
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Make report.
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so received by him, he shall for such default be re-
ported by the county school commissioners to the
Governor of the State, and shall by him be removed
from office; and a justice of the peace so removed
shall be ineligible for any office of profit or trust un-
der the laws of this State, until full payment shall
have been made as required by this act.
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Penalty.
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SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved March 22, 1876.
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In force.
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