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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Fines, how re-
covered.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That all fines, penalties and for-
feitures imposed by the laws and ordinances of said mayor and
council, shall be recovered before the mayor or any justice of
the peace of Carroll county or Frederick county, residing within
the corporate limits of said town, upon a warrant issued against
the offender, directed to the bailiff of said corporation, or any
constable of said counties, in the corporation name of said town,
and shall be collected by judgment and execution in the same
manner and with the same costs and fees as provided for in
cases of small debts, and with such penalties to the officers for
non-performance of duty in such cases prescribed by the laws
of the State; and said tines, penalties, forfeitures shall be paid
by the officer collecting the same to the clerk and treasurer of
said town; provided, that if the offense be a breach of the
peace, or disturbing the good order of the town, or in violation
of anj' of the ordinances intended to secure the safety of the
lives or property of any of the inhabitants of said town, or
licensing traveling showmen or exhibitors, the person so con-
victed may be committed to the jail of Carroll county, if the
offense be committed in Carroll county, or to the jail of Fred-
erick county, if the offense be committed in Frederick county,
or to some place of confinement provided within the corporate
limits of said town, by said mayor or justice of the peace, until
the fine and costs are paid or for ten days, whichever shall first
occur; and the mayor or justice of the peace who committed
such offender, may, when it seems proper to him, order such
offender to be discharged before the expiration of the ten days;
and the Sheriffs of said counties shall be entitled to be paid
by said corporation the same fees as they receive for keeping
prisoners under the laws of the State; no fine imposed upon
any offender shall be less than one dollar nor more than twenty

Right of

appeal.

dollars, and any person convicted under the provisions of this
article, or the laws and ordinances of the town, shall have the
right to appeal to the Circuit Court of the county in which
offense was committed, in the same manner as appeals are now
taken under the General Laws of this State.

Neglect or
non-user,

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That neglect or non-user shall
not work a forfeiture of this article.

Effective.

SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved March 21st, 1894.