3936 ARTICLE 17.

1912, oh. 695, sec. 220.

630. The Justices of the Peace, in default of the payment of any fine
or penalty imposed by him for a violation of any ordinance of the said
Mayor and City Council, may commit the party fined as provided in sec-
tion 627, and in all such proceedings the bailiffs shall have the same
powers, proceed in the same manner, and receive the same fees as constables
in like cases. And all process shall be returnable before some Justice of
the Peace for Prince George's County resident in the said town, upon the
making of an affidavit before the Justice to whom said process is returned
that the affiant believes a fair trial cannot be had before said Justice,
such affidavit must be made by the Mayor or by the accused in person, as
the case may be, with the right to the Mayor and City Council, and to
the defendant or accused, to remove any case to another Justice of the
Peace resident in the said town. And in the event that there be no such
Justice of the Peace resident in the town, or in case of sickness, absence
or disability of the said justice, the hearing of the cases or transaction of
business assigned to said justices by this charter, may be had before some
other Justice of the Peace in and for Prince George's county and the
Mayor and City Council may provide for the expenses so incurred. And
the said Justices of the Peace resident in the said town shall report to
the Mayor and City Council monthly, on the second Monday of each
month, all cases in which the Mayor and City Council was a party, show-
ing the disposition of the same, and at the same time remit all fines col-
lected. And in all of said proceedings before said Justice of the Peace
the defendant shall have the right to appeal from the said Justice's deci-
sion to the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, upon giving such
bond or entering into such recognizance as the said Justice may require.

BAILIFFS.

1912, ch. 695, sec. 221. 1922, ch. 49. 1924, ch. 386. 1927, ch. 428.

631. There shall be appointed annually by the Mayor, subject to con-
firmation of the City Council, on the fourth Monday in April, or as soon
thereafter as practicable, one person as Chief Bailiff, and such other per-
sons as may be necessary, from time to time, as bailiffs of said town,
whose duties it shall bo to preserve the peace and good order of the town,
to arrest without warrant and to take before a Justice of the Peace any
person found violating any ordinance, resolution or regulation of the 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, resolution
or regulation of the town or any law of this State, and take them before
a Justice of the Peace to be dealt with according to law, and whenever
necessary to incarcerate an offender in such place as is provided by said
Mayor and City Council, until a speedy trial can be had; and for these
purposes the said bailiffs are hereby vested with the same powers as are
now possessed by constables under the laws of this State, and shall be en-
titled, in addition to the compensation fixed by the Mayor and City Coun-