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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 292

the peace, prevent disorderly or irregular meetings of persons
and he shall enforce all ordinances that may be enacted by

Duties of
bailiff.

the Council; he shall serve all notices and processes required
by this charter or any ordinance passed by virtue hereof, and
his return duly endorsed thereon shall be evidence of the
facts therein stated.
21. The Mayor shall have all the powers of a justice of
the peace in criminal cases where the town of Gaithersburg

Powers of a
justice of the
peace given
mayor.

is a party; he shall have power to administer oaths of office
to members of Council and appointed or elected officers of
the town; he shall receive the same fees as justices of the
peace are allowed for similar service; and an appeal from
his judgment may be taken to the Circuit Court of Mont-
gomery county, which court shall hear and determine the
matter as upon appeal from a justice of the peace; provided,
however, that the justices of the peace residing in said town
shall have the same power to hear, try and determine all
criminal cases where the town of Gaithersburg is a party, as
they now have in cases where the State of Maryland is a
party.
22. The bailiff shall have the same fees for making distress
or levying executions as are allowed for like services by the

Fees of bailiff.

laws of this State, and for making arrests or serving process
for the violation of any ordinance of the corporation the
same fees as are allowed constables for the similar services.

23. All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed by this

Collection of
fines.

charter or by any ordinance of the Council, may be collected
in the name of the town of Gaithersburg, before the Mayor
or any justice of the peace, in the same manner as small
debts are collected, and the delinquent shall be committed to
the town lockup or county jail until the same is paid with
costs.
24. The County Commissioners of Montgomery county
shall annually pay the town of Gaithersburg the total amount

Road tax paid.

of road tax collected by said county within the town of
Gaithersburg according to the tax books of said county.
25. The Council shall have the same powers as the State

Powers of
council.

Board of Health of this State, restricted, however, to the
limits of the town.
26. The Council may appoint a scavenger and prescribe
his duties and fix his compensation, which shall be paid by