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form all the duties authorized and required to be done by the commis-
sioners of said town under this act and under said subtitle of Article 17

of the Code of Public Local Laws, and shall continue in office until the
first election under this act, and until their successors are elected and
qualified.

1902, ch. 123, sec. 317. 1912 Code, sec. 601.

996. The Town Commissioners shall have the management of the town,
and shall have full power to pass and enact all such laws and ordinances
as they may deem wise, equitable and expedient for the comfort, health,
convenience and prosperity of said town and its inhabitants. It shall be
their duty to pass such ordinances as may be necessary for the enforce-
ment of the provisions of this charter: (1) To preserve the peace, good
order and best interest of the town; (2) to maintain its cleanliness and
health, and to this end they shall have the same power as the State Board
of Health in this State within the corporate, limits of said town, and one
fourth of a mile outside thereof in every direction. They shall provide for
the frequent inspection of all premises, by a town health officer to be ap-
pointed by the commissioners, who shall serve until his successor is ap-
pointed, and shall receive such compensation as the commissioners deem
proper. The health officers shall have power to appoint, with the approval
of the commissioners, such assistants and officers under him as the com-
missioners may allow, and shall be held as responsible for the enforcement
of all ordinances of the town relative to the public health and sanitary con-
dition of the town.

1902, ch. 123, sec. 318. 1912 Code, sec. 602.

997. The town commissioners may impose such fines, penalties and
forfeitures for breach of their by-laws and ordinances that they may think
proper, not exceeding twenty dollars for any one offence.

1902, ch. 123, sec. 319. 1912 Code, sec. 603.

998. They may provide by ordinance for the immediate arrest, with-
out warrant, of any person found violating any town ordinance, and when
it shall appear that the offender is intoxicated may confine said offender
in the county jail until he shall be sober, and also fine him if guilty of

disorderly conduct. Any justice of the peace resident of said town, desig-
nated by said commissioners upon complaint made before him of the vio-
lation of any ordinance of the said corporation, shall issue process in the
name of the said commissioners to recover fines and penalties imposed for
the violation of such ordinance against the party offending and may deter-
mine the matter as in any case arising under the laws of the State and
shall receive the same fees therefor.

1902, ch. 123, sec. 320. 1912 Code, sec. 604.

999. The style of all ordinances shall be, enacted or ordained by the
Commissioners of Upper Marlboro; all cases for the violations of any
ordinances or by-laws shall be instituted in the name of the Commissioners