ART. 11.] MIDDLETOWN. 1189

P. L. L, (1860,) art. 11, sec. 236.

364. They may appoint, annually, a collector of taxes in said
town; and if any person so appointed shall refuse to act, become
disqualified, resign or remove from said town, may appoint an-
other in his place; and in case of the absence or other inability
of the collector, the burgess may direct any precept issued by
Mm, to any constable residing in said town, who shall serve and
return the same in the same manner as process issued by a justice

of the peace.

Ibid. sec. 327.

365. The collector shall give bond, with sufficient security, to
the burgess and commissioners, for the true and faithful perform-
ance of his duties; and such bond shall be liable as constables'
bonds are by law.

Ibid. sec. 228.

366. He shall act as town constable, and shall have power to
preserve the peace and good order of the town, and shall collect
all taxes levied by the burgess and commissioners, and shall have
the same power to distrain therefor as collectors of county taxes.

Ibid. sec. 229.

367. The burgess shall receive and disburse all monies col-
lected under any ordinance or by-laws of the corporation, and
shall give bond to the commissioners with such security as they
shall require; he shall report annually to the commissioners the
general state of the town, with an account of all money received
And expended, with the proper vouchers, which report shall be
published in the most public places in the town.

Ibid. sec. 230.

368. All fines, forfeitures and penalties under the ordinances

of the corporation, shall be recoverable before the burgess or
before any justice of the peace for Frederick county, in the same
manner as small debts; and any person refusing to pay such fines

or forfeitures shall be committed to the jail of Frederick county,
until payment or discharge in due course of law, and the corpor-
ation shall be liable for the jail fees.