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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 29. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners

Providing for

of Hillsboro shall have power to provide in any of their by-

fines and pen-
alties.

laws or ordinances for a fine or penalty in amount not exceed-

ing ten dollars, to be imposed upon any person or persons for

the violation thereof, and the said fine or penalty may be re-

covered in the name of the said corporation from the person

or persons liable thereto before any justice of the peace for

Caroline County like other debts, but if any person or persons

shall violate any of the ordinances or by-laws of said Commis-

sioners by loud or boisterous talking or by using profane or

vulgar language or by immodest behavior or exposure, or by

otherwise disturbing the peace and good order of said town of

Hillsboro, or by obstructing the streets or sidewalks with un-

necessary assemblies, then it shall be lawful and it is hereby

made the duty of the bailiff of said town or the sheriff or any

constable of Caroline County to arrest the person or persons

so offending or violating the ordinances as aforesaid, and to

take such person or persons before some justice of the peace

of said county, and upon conviction for said offense or offenses

the offender or offenders shall be fined not less than fifty

cents nor more than ten dollars with costs, the fine to go to the

use of said corporation ; and in default of payment of fine and

costs aforesaid the person or persons so convicted shall be

Term of im-

committed to the jail in said county until the fine and costs

prisonment.

are paid ; provided, said imprisonment shall not continue longer

than ten days.

SEC. 30. And be it enacted, That at the meeting of said Com-

Quorum.

missioners of Hillsboro three shall constitute a quorum and all

questions submitted shall be decided by a majority of those

present, but less than a quorum may appoint the time for

a subsequent meeting and adjourn; and said Commissioners

of Hillsboro shall serve without compensation.

SEC. 31. And be it enacted, That said Commissioners may

Officers.

appoint the clerk, bailiff and other officers or either of them

from among themselves or among the other inhabitants of

said town.

SEC. 32. And be it enacted, That the Commissioners of

Manufactur-

Hillsboro may, in their discretion, exempt and release from as-

ing plants ex-
empted.

sessment or taxation for municipal purposes any or all ma-

chinery, plant or property erected in said town of Hillsboro

for manufacturing purposes, after the passage of this Act, for

a period not exceeding five years, by agreement or otherwise.