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every such offence, and upon failure to pay the same, together
with the costs of prosecution, shall be committed to jail to be
confined therein until such fine and costs are paid, or for the
period of forty days, whichever shall first occur.

116 I. The said Town Commissioners of La Plata shall
on or before the first day of April in the year 1912 and in
each and every year thereafter, make out and publish in the
newspapers published in the said Town of La Plata or by
written or printed notices to be posted at the court house door
and at three or more other public places in the said Town of La
Plata a full and detailed statement of all monies received and
disbursements made for the use and benefit of the said Town of
La Plata, and for failure so to do shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and subject to a fine of not less than ten nor more than
twenty-five dollars for each offense and the costs of prosecution
in the discretion of the justice of the peace before whom the
claim shall be made, by any voter or taxpayer of the said
Town of La Plata, to be recovered before any justice of the
peace as other fines and penalties are recovered for violation
of the laws of the State, and upon failure to pay said fine
and costs shall be committed to jail until the same shall be
paid or for the period of twenty days whichever shall first
occur; provided, however, such person or persons shall have a
right of appeal upon the decision of the justice of the peace,
to the Circuit Court for Charles County within ten days after
the decision of the justice of the peace.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same
are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect from
and after date of its passage.

Approved April 11, 1912.

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AN ACT to authorize the Commissioners of Hurlock to issue
bonds for the purpose of constructing and establishing a sew-
erage system for said Town of Hurlock, and for the improve-
ments of the streets and highways of said town, to levy and
collect an additional tax for the purpose of paying the inter-
est and principal on said bonds, providing for the appoint-
ment of a commission of five citizens of Hurlock, to make con-,
tracts for said work and supervise the performance of the
same, and submitting the proposition of sewerage and street
improvement to the vote of the qualified voters of said town.