1896 TALBOT COUNTY. [ART. 21.

1880, ch 105.

190. The bailiff of said town, after his appointment as herein-
before provided for, shall qualify by taking an oath before the
commissioners for the faithful performance of his duty, and shall
give bond to the commissioners in the sum of two hundred dol-
lars, with security, to be approved by them, for the faithful per-
formance 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
pertaining to the government of the town and the enforcement
of the law and town ordinances, he shall have all the power,
authority, right and protection of a constable of the county.

Ibid.

191. 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 determine 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 com-
mitted in the same manner as other persons, and shall be entitled
to the same compensation therefor, to be paid by the county
commissioners.

Ibid.

192. 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