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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars and cost at the

Fine.

discretion of the justice of the peace before whom the same may

be tried and stand committed until said fine and costs are paid

all fines imposed under the provisions of this section to be applied

to the public school fund of Dorchester county.

Effective.

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

the date of its passage.

Approved March 21, 1890.

CHAPTER 154.

AN ACT to repeal sections twenty-three, twenty-five and twenty-

nine, of article thirteen, of the Code of Public Local Laws,

entitled "Harford county," sub-title "Bel Air," and to re-enact

the same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of Maryland,

Repeal

That sections twenty-three, twenty-five and twenty-nine, of article
thirteen, of the Code of Public Local Laws, entitled "Harford

county," sub-title "Bel Air," be and the same are hereby repealed

and re-enacted with amendments so as to read as follows :

SEC. 23. The citizens residing within the corporate limits of

said town of Bel Air shall hold an election on the first Monday of

Election

May in every year, for five commissioners, who shall hold their

offices for one year or until their successors are elected and

qualified, and shall have the management of the town; and wh»

shall have full power and authority to enact and pass all ordi-

nances to preserve the health of the tpwn, to promote cleanliness

and good order, to regulate the keeping and, running at large of

cattle, swine, goats, dogs, fowls and other animals, to preserve

and promote the peace, order and good government of said town,

to regulate the police and provide for the payment of the same,

Powers.

to impose and appropriate taxes, fines, penalties and forfeitures

for the breach of their ordinances; and for the purpose of pro-

viding for the extinguishment of fires and the protection of prop-

erty in said town, and for the lighting of the streets thereof, to

contract with corporations, individuals or firms ,for a period

longer than one year; provided, that no such contract shall be

made to bind the corporation for a longer period than fifteen

years, to establish new avenues, streets, alleys and sidewalks, to

open, Aviden, narrow, repair, pave, pike, straighten, extend, stop

up or discontinue avenues, streets, alleys and sidewalks, now or

hereafter to be laid out or used, and such as may hereafter be

lawfully established, to levy and collect taxes for establishing,

opening, narrowing, closing, paving, piking, straightening, re-