JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 30. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners
ehall have power to provide in any of their by-laws and ordi-
nances 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 came of
the said corporation from the person liable thereto before any
justice of the peace for Caroline county like other debts; but
if any person shall violate any of the ordinances or by-laws
of said commissioners by loud or boisterous talking or by
using profane or vulgar language or by immodest or vulgar
behavior or exposure, or by otherwise disturbing the peace and
good order in said town of Federalsburg, or by obstructing
the streets or sidewalks with unnecessary assemblies, then it
shall be lawful and it is made the duty of the bailiff of the
said town or the sheriff or any constable of Caroline county
to arrest the person so offending or violating the ordinances as
aforesaid, 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 tine and costs afore-
said 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.
SEC. 31. And be it enacted, That at the meetings of

CHAP. 149.

Fine to be
imposed.

said commissioners three 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 the said commissioners
shall serve as such without compensation.

Quorum...

SEC. 32. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners
may appoint the secretary, treasurer, bailiff and other officers,
or either of them, from among themselves or other inhabitants
of said town.

Officers
appointed.

SEC. 33. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners
may, in their discretion, exempt and release from assessment
or taxation any public improvements, and all machinery, plant
and property used in manufacturing for a period not exceed-
ing tive years, unless the qualified voters of the town of
Federalsburg shall, at an election where the question of such
exemption for a longer period than tive years is submitted to
them, cast a majority of votes in favor of such exemption
for such longer period ; provided, however, that nothing in
this section contained shall discriminate against any existing
enterprise in favor of a like enterprise accepting the pro-
visions of this Act.

Exempt from
assessment
or taxation.