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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the purpose of carrying out all the aforegoing powers, they
may pass all ordinances from time to time necessary, and to
insure the observance of said ordinances, they may affix thereto

May Impose
penalties.

reasonable fines, not exceeding fifty dollars in any case, as to
them shall appear right, and in the fault of payment of any fine
imposed and the costs of the prosecution they may provide for
the imprisonment of the offender for a period not exceeding
thirty days in the town lock-up or county jail, or until the fine
and costs be paid. All ordinances heretofore passed by the
Mayor and Council and now in force, and not in conflict with
the provisions of the town charter as amended by this act, are
hereby continued in force until the same shall be repealed or
modified by the said Mayor and Council, to the same extent as
if passed after the taking effect of this act.

27. The mayor of said town, the mayor pro tem, or any
member of the council, who shall be designated by the coun-
cil at any regular meeting thereof, shall, for the purposes of

Powers of
mayor.

preserving the peace of the town and for other municipal and
police purposes, having full power and authority to hear, deter-
mine and pass sentence in all cases for the violation of any
ordinance of said town, and may impose tines for such viola-
tion, and in default of payment of such fines and the costs of
prosecution, may imprison offenders in the town lockup or
county jail but not exceeding one day for every dollar or fine
imposed, and not exceeding thirty days in all; and for the pur-
pose of carrying out the police powers herein granted, the per-
son before whom any case for the violation of an ordinance
of said town shall be tried as aforesaid, shall have power to
issue warrants commanding the bailiff of said corporations, or
any under-bailiff thereof, to arrest any person charged with
violating any of the ordinances of said town and have the
offender brought betore him for trial; he shall also have power
to summon witnesses and to enforce their attendance, both for
the corporation and the accused, by attachment as in like case
before justices of the peace. But in all cases the person con-
victed of violating any ordinance of the town shall have the
right of appeal to the Circuit Court for Frederick county, pro-
vided, the person appearing shall pray the appeal forthwith
and shall give a good and sufficient bond, to be approved by the
mayor or other person trying the case, for the payment of the
fine imposed, and all costs incurred in the prosecution and ap-
peal in case the conviction shall be sustained in the Circuit
Court aforesaid.