744 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 372

of land within said town which is not in the tenancy and
occupation of the owner or owners thereof may be charged
to the tenant or other occupant, who shall be liable to like
process for the payment thereof, and the tenant or other
occupant paying the said taxes may charge the same to the
owner or owners of the house, lot or parcel of land, or deduct
the same from the rent then due, or which shall become due
thereon.

1051. The said Town Council shall have the power to
provide, in any of their by-laws and ordinances, for a fine or
penalty in amount not exceeding ten dollars, to be imposed
upon any person for the violation thereof, and the said fines
or penalties may be recovered in the name of the said corpora-
tion from the person liable thereto before any Justice of the
Peace for Montgomery County, like other debts, but if any
person shall violate any of the ordinances or by-laws of said
Town Council by loud or boisterous talking or by using pro-
fane or vulgar language or by immodest or vulgar behavior or
exposure, or by otherwise disturbing the peace and good order
in said Town of Washington Grove, or by obstructing the
streets or sidewalks with unnecessary assemblies or vehicles,
then it shall be unlawful, and it is made the duty of the
Bailiff of the said town or the Sheriff or any constable or
member of the police force of Montgomery County to arrest
the person so offending or violating the ordinances as afore-
said and to take such person before some Justice of the
Peace of said county, and upon conviction for said offense the
said offender shall be fined not less than fifty cents nor more
than ten dollars, with costs, the fine to go to the use of said
corporation, and in default of payment of said fine and costs
aforesaid the person so convicted shall be committed to the
jail in said county until the fine and costs are paid, provided
said imprisonment shall not continue longer than ten days;
provided, nevertheless, that the fine for the violation of any
ordinance or by-laws can, upon agreement between the officer
and the offender, be paid direct to the officer (with ten cents
additional), who shall give a receipt for the same to the
offender, for which receipt the Clerk of the Town Council shall
pay ten cents upon presentation.

1052. At the meeting of said Mayor and Town Council
of Washington Grove four shall constitute a quorum, and
all questions submitted shall be decided by a majority of
those present, but less than a quorum may appoint the time
for a subsequent meeting and adjourn; and said Mayor and
Town Council of Washington Grove shall serve without
compensation.