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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

	CHAP. 382	retail dealer to sell liquor in Allegany county shall sell any fermented or spirituous liquors, or lager beer within the cor- porate limits of the town of Midland, or within the space of one-eighth of a mile of said limits, without first having paid to the Mayor and Council of Midland the sum of twenty-five dollars for each and every oyster house, ordinary saloon or place licensed by the State as a retailer of liquor or lager beer, under a penalty or forfeiture of the license and payment of such fine as may be provided by ordinance, to be imposed by the Mayor acting under his police authority, to enforce the ordinances of the town, for which purpose the Mayor and Council of Midland shall have jurisdiction for one-eighth of a mile beyond the corporate limits as now located on the plat filed in the office of the Circuit Court for Allegany County; and the bailiff of the town shall have power to execute the process issued by the Mayor under his power as police magistrate to the distance of one-half mile beyond the corporate limits as aforesaid for police purposes. Board of Health. Section 184 Al5. The board of health shall have such
	Board of health.	power and duties as may be delegated to them by the Council by ordinance for the care of the health of the people and the removal of nuisances and the spread of dangerous and contagious diseases, and the secretary of the board of health shall receive a salary not to exceed twenty-five dollars per annum. Clerk. Section 184 Al6. The clerk, before entering upon his
	Clerk.	duties, shall take the oath herein prescribed for members of the Council, and shall execute such bond as may be pre- scribed by ordinance; he shall "countersign all orders for the payment of money, and in the absence of the Mayor become Mayor pro tem., the Council appointing one of their body to fill the place of clerk; he shall keep a full and accurate set of accounts of the town records and papers ; he shall keep a journal of the proceedings of the town Council, which shall be open at all times for inspections of any citizen, and in a well-bound book shall enter a copy of the oath taken and therein subscribed by every elected officer of the town, with the witness thereto; he shall receive such compensation as the Council may provide, not exceeding twenty-five dollars per annum.