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essary for the protection of the public health or comfort, in which
action a copy of the complaint shall be served with the summons. The
answer of the State Board of Health shall be filed within 10 days,
whereupon said cause shall be at issue, and stand ready for trial upon
15 days' notice to either party. All such actions shall have precedence
over any civil cause of a different nature, except appeals from an
order of the Public Service Commission, and the said Courts shall
always be deemed open for trial thereof, and the same shail be tried
and determined as other civil actions. Either party to said action,
within 20 days after service of a copy of the order or judgment of any
Court of Baltimore City or of the Circuit Court of any County, may
appeal to the Court of Appeals of Maryland.

1914, ch. 810, sec. 19.

287. If any County, municipality, water, sewerage or sanitary dis-
trict, corporation, company or institution, or officer thereof upon whom
the duty to act is cast, or any person, shall fail to comply with any
order of the State Board of Health before the expiration of the time
specified for compliance with said order, or in case of appeal or appeals,
for a period of ten days after final judgment affirming the Board's
order shall have been entered, to obey said order or in good faith to
begin to obey the same; such County, municipality, district, corpora-
tion, company or institution, or officer thereof, or person, so failing
shall become liable for and forfeit to the State of Maryland a sum of
not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars, with an extra
fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars per day for each
day beyond the time limit that said order is not complied with. All
penalties are to be recovered by the State in civil action brought by
the State of Maryland, and such penalty when collected shall be paid
into the State Treasury.

1914, ch. 810, sec. 20.

288. The State Board of Health shall be empowered to employ and
fix the compensation of such experts, engineers, clerical and other as-
sistants as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this
sub-title. Provided, however, that all the expenses, for salaries or
otherwise, incurred under the provisions of this sub-title shall not ex-
ceed in the aggregate the amount appropriated by this sub-title.

1914, ch. 810, sec. 21.

289. For the purpose of making effective the provisions of this sub-
title, the sum of $25,000, annually, or so much thereof as may be nec-
essary, is hereby appropriated, payable by the Treasurer of the State
upon the warrant of the Comptroller, at such times and in such sums as
may be authorized by the State Board of Health upon presentation of
the proper vouchers.