ART. 23. ] FIRE MARSHAL. 21

of the peace of the city or county of the State of Maryland
wherein the owner or owners reside, or the respective building
or buildings may be located, they shall be deemed guilty of
& misdemeanor, and shall pay a fine of not more than one
hundred dollars ($100) or less than twenty-five dollars ($25) for
each offense, and an additional fine of five dollars ($5) for each
and every day thereafter such violations shall continue; and if
the accused shall feel himself aggrieved by the judgment of the
justice of the peace he shall have the right of appeal to the
circuit court for the county and have a jury trial; this sub-title
shall, however, not conflict with any existing laws now fully
covering the same in any of the towns or cities of the State of
Maryland.

1894, ch. 248. 1906, ch. 709, sec. 4.

208. The entire expenses of the office hereby created shall
not exceed fifty-five hundred dollars ($5, 500) a year, which
shall be paid out of moneys paid into the State treasury
by or for the insurance companies doing business in this State;
and immediately upon the qualification of the fire marshal, as
provided herein, the treasurer of the State shall, upon the
warrant of the comptroller, pay to the said fire marshal the
sum of twenty-seven hundred and fifty dollars ($2, 750) and the
like sum at the expiration of each succeeding period of six
months, and out of the moneys thus by said fire marshal
received, he shall pay himself a salary of twenty-five hundred
dollars ($2, 500) per annum, payable in monthly instalments;
and he shall have the power and authority and shall appoint a
deputy fire marshal, who shall also act as clerk to the fire mar-
shal, and who shall have all the powers and authority herein
enumerated and granted to him, to whom the said fire marshal
shall pay the sum of twelve hundred dollars ($1, 200) as a
salary per annum, also payable in equal monthly instalments;

he shall also be allowed out of said moneys a sum not exceed-
ing five hundred dollars ($500) a year for office rent, and may
from time to time employ such other clerical and other assist-
ants, and provide himself and the deputy fire marshal with such
means of conveyance as in his judgment the necessities of the
office require; and when in the proper discharge of their duties
the said fire marshal and deputy fire marshal shall be com-
pelled to go outside of the limits of the city of Baltimore or the
place of their residence, they shall be allowed their traveling,