366

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. [ART. 16.

Ibid s. 8
Meetings of
commissioners

191. The commissioners aforesaid, or a majority of
them, may meet together from time to time as often as
occasion may require, upon the business of said town,
and not less than once every month, and if in the year
for which they may be elected, any of the said com-
missioners should die, resign, remove from said town
or be otherwise disqualified, an election to fill the

Vacancy.

vacancy on ten days notice thereof being given by the
commissioners shall be held, at which all persons quali-
fied as specified in the third section of this act, shall be
entitled to vote.

Ibid. s. 9.
Clerk.

192. Said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall
appoint a clerk, and assign his duties, and allow him
such compensation for his services as they may think

Ordinances to
be recorded

proper; all ordinances passed by the said commission-
ers shall be entered in a book by said clerk, which shall
be kept for that purpose by him, and shall be open at
all times for the inspection of any person interested,
and copies of all ordinances shall be put up in the
most public places of said town.

Ibid. s. 10.
Ordinances,
power to pass
and enforce.

193. Said commissioners may impose such fines,
penalties and forfeitures for breach of their ordinances
as they may think proper not exceeding five dollars
for any offence, and may pass all ordinances necessary
to give effect and operation to the powers vested in

Powers of presi-
dent.

them, and the president of the board of commissioners
shall exercise the same powers as justices of the peace
of the state for the enforcement of the same.

Ibid. s. 11.
Powers of com-
missioners.

194. Said commissioners may make such by-laws or
ordinances for the regulation, good government, im-
provement and comfort of said town and the inhabi-
tants thereof, to restrain disorders and disturbances and
prevent and remove all nuisances within said town, as
to them or a majority of them may seem proper, not in-
consistent with the laws of this state, and may enforce
the observance thereof under such penalties, fines and
forfeitures as they shall deem proper, not exceeding
five dollars for any one offence, and all such fines, pen-

Fines, how re-
covered.

alties and forfeitures may be recovered before any jus-
tice of the peace, within the limits of said town, by