2124 ARTICLE 9.

1912, ch. 770, sec. 116H.

197. Any person who shall remove, cut down, tear down, or otherwise
destroy any fence, or any part thereof, or structure used for the purpose
of a fence, or any part thereof upon the premises of another, bounding
the lands of another, along any public street, highway or alley in said
town, whether the same be properly located or not, provided it be not
located upon land owned by and in possession of the party committing
such act, or his tenant or agent, shall on conviction pay a fine of not less
than fifty, nor more than two hundred dollars, for 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.

1912, ch. 770, sec. 116-I.

198. 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 moneys received and disburse-
ments made for the use and benefit of the said Town of La Plata, and
for failure so to do shall be guilty of a misdemeanor 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 Cir-
cuit Court for Charles County withir ten days after the decision of the
justice of the peace.*

1929, ch. 76.

199. The period from July first to June thirtieth, inclusive, is hereby
designated as the fiscal year for the Town of La Plata, Maryland, and
that taxes levied by the said Town Commissioners of La Plata, on the
assessable property within the corporate limits of said town, on the asses-
sable basis of the preceding month of June, shall be due and payable on
August first of each and every year, And all taxes due and payable
August first of each and every year, that have not in fact been paid by
the first day of February next ensuing, are to be advertised as delinquent
in some newspaper or newspapers published in said Charles County, and
the property so advertised as delinquent for taxes shall be sold in accord-

*Sec. 2, ch. 770, 1912, repealed all laws inconsistent therewith.