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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

guardian, if an infant is the owner, of the damages

assessed by the inquisition, and his legal costs, vest

the property condemned in the commissioners; pro-

vided, that if the damages assessed in said inquisi-

tion shall not exceed in amount any sum which the

commissioners may have tendered in writing to the

owner, or in case of an infant to his guardian for

the land condemned before the issuing of said war-

rant to the sheriff, then the payment or tender of

the damages as aforesaid, less the entire costs of the

commissioners, shall likewise vest the property con-

demned in the commissioners; provided further,

that either party feeling himself aggrieved by any

Right to ap-

inquisition as aforesaid, shall have the right to

peal.

appeal within thirty days to the Circuit Court for

Dorchester county, upon filing with the clerk of

said court a bond to the State of Maryland in

penalty of five hundred dollars, with security to be

approved by the said clerk, conditioned for the pay-

ment of costs; if an appeal should be taken, the com-

missioners shall immediately send all the papers in

the case to the said clerk, and the said court shall

direct issues to be framed, and hear the case de novo.

69. All violations of the charter, by laws or ordi-

nances of the said town of Cambridge, are hereby

declared to be misdemeanors, and upon complaint

under oath of any person to any justice of the peace

for Dorchester county of a violation of said charter,

Penalty for

by-laws or ordinances, the said justice shall issue his

violation.

warrant in the name of the State of Maryland,

directed to any bailiff of said town or to the sheriff

or any constable of said county for the arrest of the

party charged in such warrant, and shall hear and

determine said complaint; and if said justice shall

find the party so charged guilty, his judgment shall

be for the payment of such fine, penalty or forfeiture,

as may be imposed by the charter, by-laws or ordi-

nances charged in said warrant to be violated, and

costs, and the party shall stand committed to the

county jail until said fine and costs are paid to said

justice or until the expiration of thirty days, which-

ever shall first occur, and the justice aforesaid shall,

Fines— how
disposed of.

immediately upon the payment of the fine imposed
and collected by them under this section, pay over

the same to the treasurer of said town, for the benefit

of the said town, and if the party charged shall be