EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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shall be to preserve the peace and good order of the town, to

arrest without warrant and take before a Justice of the Peace

any person found violating any ordinance of said town or any

law of this State; or upon warrant issued on complaint of

others to arrest any person charged with the violation of

any ordinance or law and take them before a Justice of the

Peace to be dealt with according to law, and whenever

neessary to commit any offender until a speedy trial can be

had; and for these purposes the said bailiffs are hereby vested

Vested with

also with the same powers as are now possessed by constables

the powers of
constables.

under the laws of this State, and shall be entitled in addition

to the compensation fixed by the Mayor and City Council, to

the fees allowed constables under the laws of this State, which

shall be collected from the parties arrested and convicted.

It shall be the duty of each of said bailiffs to report at each

regular monthly meeting of the Mayor and City Council, in

Reports to be
rendered.

writing and under oath, that they have each faithfully per-

monthly by
bailiffs.

formed their duties required by this section, and also report

all violations of the law brought to their sight or knowledge

within the time of said report and their actions in the premises,

together with a statement of fees received by them, which said

reports shall be filed and recorded among the proceedings of

the Mayor and City Council. They shall each take an oath

well and truly to perform the duties required of them, or that

may be required of them, by an ordinance of the Mayor and

City Council, and give bond for the faithful performance of

their duties as prescribed by this Act in the penalty of five hun-

dred dollars, with good and sufficient sureties approved by the

Mayor and City Council, within ten days after their appoint-

ment. Any baliff failing to perform the duties imposed upon

him, on evidence of the fact being produced before the City

Failure to per-
form their

Council, shall be removed by the Mayor and another appointed

duties.

in his stead, or any baliff may be removed at any time by the

Mayor with the assent of the City Council, when in their dis-

cretion he is incompetent or unfit to perform the duties re-

quired of him by law. A failure to qualify, as above pro-

Failure to

vided, within ten days shall be deemed a refusal of the office

qualify.

and authorize another appointment.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the term of the Mayor and

City Council of Laurel as at present constituted whose term

Terms of

expires by law on the second Monday in April, 1904, is hereby

Mayor and
Councilmen.

extended until the fourth Monday in April, 1904, and they are

hereby vested with all the powers for such extension of their

term of office as they possessed during the term for which they

were elected.