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STATE OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 693.

Duties of
chief bailiff.

Section 25. That the chief bailiff shall attend all meetings
of the Council and perform such duties as the Mayor and
Council shall direct. He shall preserve the peace and good
order of the town, and for this purpose he is invested with the
same jurisdiction, power and authority as any constable of
Garrett county has under the laws of this State.

Attorney to
be appointed.

Section 27 A. That the Council may appoint an attorney,
who shall render such legal services from time to time as may
be required of him by the Mayor and Council and shall receive
such compensation as the Council may prescribe.

Justice
of the peace
appointed.

Section 27 N. The Council may, in the month of May of
each year, select some justice of the peace from district No. 7
of Garrett county to act as police magistrate for said town.
He shall have full power and jurisdiction to hear and deter-
mine and pass sentence in all cases of violation of the ordi-
nances of said corporation and may impose tine for such
violation, or may both fine and imprison offenders for viola-
tion against said ordinances, and in default of payment of fine
imposed by him shall commit the offender to the lock-up or
county jail until the same be paid, as may be provided by the
ordinances of the town.

Fees allowed

Section 28. That the chief bailiff shall have the same fees
for making arrests or serving process for violation of any
ordinances of the corporation as are allowed conttables for
similar services.

Repeal.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That section four of
chapter 450 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Mary-
land of 1896, be and the same is hereby repealed; but all
rights, suits, claims, demands, contracts or obligations of
the Mayor and Council of Loch Lynn Heights existing and
pending at the time of the passage of this Act shall remain in
full force and effect, and the Mayor and the members of the
Council of the said town now in office under the provisions of
the said sections repealed shall remain in office, with full
authority to assert, prosecute and defend all such pending
rights, suits, claims, demands, contracts or obligations, and to
exercise all powers and duties of Mayor and Council until the
expiration of their term of office and their successors are
elected and qualified, as provided by this Act, and with full
power to collect all taxes heretofore assessed and levied
within the taxable limits of said corporation and remaining
unpaid at the time of the passage of this Act.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 11, 1902.