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before a justice of the peace for Queen Anne's county for the faithful per-
formance of his duties and shall give bond to the State of Maryland with
such sureties as may be approved by said commissioners and in such pen-
alty as they shall prescribe, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his
duties and such other conditions as the commissioners may prescribe, and
said treasurer shall receive annually as compensation for his services the
sum of twenty-five dollars.

1906, oh. 209, sec. 46B.

50. Each commissioner shall receive annually as compensation for his
services the sum of seventy-five dollars; and all sums heretofore paid to
any person for his services as commissioner are hereby made valid as
fully as if made under the provisions of the Act.

P. L,. L., 1888, Art. 18, sec. 47. 1860, Art. 17, sec. 36.

51. They may appoint a clerk, who shall keep the minutes of their
proceedings in a well-bound book to be provided by them for that pur-
pose, and they may also appoint a bailiff to said town and prescribe his
duties, and shall pay the said clerk and bailiff such compensation as they
may deem reasonable, and may remove either of said officers at pleasure.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 18, sec. 48. 1868, ch. 53.

52. They shall cause all nuisances and obstructions that may interrupt
the passage or injure the health of the inhabitants of the town, to be re-
moved from the streets, lanes and alleys, and may provide for the mend-
ing, improving and cleansing the same, and shall have power to prohibit
and punish by ordinance the placing of any dirt, filth or other matter
therein, and may also erect lamps in any of the streets, lanes and alleys
of said town, and cause the same to be lighted at the public expense, and
may pass all laws and ordinances for the preservation of the health of
said town, and to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases within
the town or within three miles thereof.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 18, sec. 49. 1868, ch. 53.

53. They shall have full power to cause any nuisance to be abated,
upon complaint or view, if they shall be satisfied it is detrimental to the
health of the inhabitants of said town or injurious to its trade, and for
this purpose are empowered and directed to enter upon any private grounds
or premises within its corporate limits; and they shall see that it is kept
in a cleanly and sanitary condition, and to this end are empowered and
directed once in a month, and oftener if they shall deem it necessary,
beginning with the month of April and ending with the month of Novem-
ber, in each and every year, to enter upon and examine into the condition
of all the private grounds and premises within its corporate limits; and
if in their judgment any such grounds and premises are not in a cleanly
and sanitary condition, they shall forthwith cause a written notification
to be served by the bailiff upon the person occupying or having charge of
said grounds and premises, to put the same in a cleanly and sanitary con-