4652 ARTICLE 21.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 21, sec. 190. 1880, ch. 105.

459. The bailiff of said town, after his appointment as hereinbefore
provided for, shall qualify by taking an oath before the commissioners for
the faithful performance of his duty, and shall give bond to the commis-
sioners in the sum of two hundred dollars, with security, to be approved
by them, for the faithful performance of his duties as bailiff; he shall
preserve order, keep the peace, serve process, abate and remove nuisances,
and execute all the orders of the board of commissioners; and he shall have
power to command the peace and arrest offenders, and in matters pertain-
ing to the government of the town and the enforcement of the law and
town ordinances, he shall have all the power, authority, right and protec-
tion of a constable of the county.

P. L. L, 1888, Art. 21, sec. 191. 1880, ch. 105.

460. Any justice of the peace residing in said town, upon complaint
made before him of the violation of any law, by-law or ordinance of said
corporation, shall issue process in the name of the commissioners of St.
Michaels to recover the fine or penalty imposed for violation of such law,
by-law or ordinance, against the party offending, and may hear and deter-
mine the matter as any case arising under the laws of the State, and shall
receive the same fees therefor; the justice shall, in default of payment
of any fine or penalty imposed by him for a violation of any law, by-law
or ordinance of the said corporation, commit the party fined to the county
jail for a period not exceeding thirty days; and the sheriff shall receive
and confine the party so committed in the same manner as other persons,
and shall be entitled to the same compensation therefor, to be paid by the
county commissioners.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 21, sec. 192. 1880, ch. 105.

461. It shall not be lawful for any person whatsoever to ride any
horse, mare, mule or gelding, in or along any of the streets, lanes or alleys,
within the limits of the town of St. Michaels, beyond or faster than a
common trot or canter, at a greater speed than eight miles per hour; and
it shall not be lawful for any person whatsoever to drive any horse, mare,
mule or gelding attached to any vehicle or conveyance in or along any of
the streets, lanes or alleys within the limits of said town, beyond or faster
than at the rate of eight miles per hour; and it shall be the duty of any
constable or the bailiff of said town, upon his own knowledge, or upon the
information of any competent witness, to arrest any person violating the
provisions of this section and bring him before a justice of the peace, who
shall hear and determine the case, and upon conviction, the party so offend-
ing shall pay a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars,
together with the costs thereon, one-half of the said fine to be paid to the
commissioners, and the other half to the officer making the arrest; and in
default of payment of said fine and costs, the person so convicted shall be
committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding thirty days.