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LAWS OP MARYLAND.

citizens, or to suppress, abate or discontinue, or to cause to be

suppressed, abated or discontinued all nuisances within the cor-

porate and sanitary limits of said town, they may pass all ordi-

nances or by-laws from time to time necessary, and to insure the

observance of said ordinances in addition to the action of debt or

Ordi-
nances.

such other civil remedies as may exist in such cases by law for

the recovery of the penalties thereunto affixed, they may affix such

reasonable fines-not exceeding fifty dollars in any case as to them

may appear right, and in default of the payment of any fine im-

posed they may provide for the imprisonment of the offender for a

period not exceeding twenty days or until the fine be paid, and.

instead of the aforesaid penalties it shall be lawful in case of the

conviction of any person for vagrancy to sentence such person to

hard work for a period not exceeding ten days.

249. The commissioners shall have power to lay an equal tax

on the property within the limits of said town to such an amount

each year not exceeding the sum of twenty-five cents on each one

hundred dollars worth of property, as may be deemed necessary

for the government of said town, which said taxes so levied and.

assessed shall be collected promptly by the bailiff of said town

and by said bailiff paid over as collected, or within ten days there-

after, to the treasurer of said town appointed by said commis-

sioners; and the said bailiff shall have the same power to distrain

for said taxes as the collector of public county taxes has to dis-

train for the same, and the said commissioners shall fix the

amount of bond, rate of compensation and prescribe the duties

Collect

respectively of said bailiff and treasurer; all property within the

taxes.

limits of Westernport, or that may have a situs there, by reason

of the residence of the owner therein, except as hereinafter pro-

vided, shall bo taxed for municipal purposes; and said commis-

sioners shall have power to appoint one or more assessors, as in

their judgment may be required, to assess all real and personal

property and estate in said town, at such times as they may deem

necessary; and all vacancies occurring during the year from

death, removal, resignation or any other cause whether in the

office of commissioner of Westernport or in any office under their

control, shall without delay be filled by appointment by the com-

missioners of Westernport.

Effective.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 19, 1890.