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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

siring to locate in said city, and as an inducement

to the same to locate therein ; provided that such

contract to exempt the same shall be limited as to

time, and shall not exceed fifty years.

54. All bonds executed to the said Mayor and

City Council of Cumberland, for the faithful dis-

charge of the duties of the several officers required

Bonds to be

by law or ordinance to give bonds, shall be recorded

recorded.

in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court for

Allegany county, and a certified copy thereof under

seal shall be evidence to prove the execution of such

bond in any of the courts of this State.

55. The City Council are hereby authorized to

Provide
charges for
water.

pass such ordinances as they may deem .necessary to
provide for a system of charges for the use of the
water from the water-works in said city, and to pro-

vide for the protection of the buildings and property

of said water-works belonging to said city.

56. Said Mayor and City Council may establish

Who to con-
fine.

and maintain a city prison, and may confine therein
all persons convicted of violations of their ordinances ;

in default of the payment of the fines imposed for

such violations, or may at their option confine such

person in the county jail, at the expense of said city,
or they may require such persons in default in the pay-

ment of fines, to work out such fines and costs upon

the streets, or other improvements of said city, such

persons to be allowed as a credit on such fines and

costs the same wages as are paid other employees of

said city for the same work.

56a. All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed

by this charter, or for the violation of any ordinance

Fines — how

of said city, shall be recoverable in the name of the

recoverable.

Mayor and City Council of Cumberland before such

justice of the peace of the State of Maryland, resid-

ing in said city, as may be elected as police magis-

trate for said city by said Mayor and City Council,

and no other, as small debts, and shall be paid to

the Mayor and City Council for the use of said city.

56b. The members of said City Council shall re-

ceive for their services as such the sum of three dol-

Compensat'n

lars for each meeting held by said body; provided