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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Impose fines

feitures for breach of their laws and ordinances as

find penalties

they may think proper, not exceeding the sum of

ten dollars for any one offence; and they may pass

all laws or ordinances necessary to give effect and

operation to the powers vested in them.

Appoint an-

SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That the common

nually a bai-

council shall annually appoint a bailiff, which

liff.

appointment shall be approved by the mayor, and

before said bailiff enters upon the duties of his office

he shall make oath before a justice of the peace that

he will faithfully and impartially perform the duties

imposed upon him by this act, and the by-laws and

ordinances of the said mayor and common council,

and he shall execute to the mayor and common council

of the town of Union Bridge, a bond, with two good

and sufficient securities, to be approved by said

mayor and common council, in such penalty as they

shall prescribe, conditioned that he shall well and

truly and faithfully perform the duties of said office,

and shall pay to the treasurer of said town all sums

Duty of bai-

of money that may be collected by him for the use

liff

of said corporation; it shall be the duty of the said

bailiff to preserve order, and to enforce the ordi-

nances of the said town, and to immediately arrest

any and all persons who he may see violating the

provisions of this charter, or of the laws and ordi-

nances governing the said town, and to take the

person or persons so arrested before the mayor or

any justice of the peace residing in said town, to be

dealt with according to the law governing the offence

committed, and in the execution of the duties of his

office he shall have all and the same powers as any

constable, and be entitled to the same fees, and his

bond shall be liable as constables' bonds are under

the laws of this State ; he may be allowed such

salary as the mayor and council shall determine.

SEC. 23. And le it enacted, That the mayor, when

necessary, may appoint special bailiffs for said town,

Appoint spe-

not to act for more than one day ; and every person

cial bailiffs

resisting the authority of the regular or special bail-

iffs shall be liable to conviction and punishment in

the same manner and to the same extent as if resist-

ing a constable.