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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

shall file a certificate thereof of the officer before
whom the same was made among the records of
the corporation.
SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the clerk

Give bond.

and bailiff shall give bond to the commissioners
in such penalties and with such sureties as said
commissioners may require, conditioned for the
faithful performance of their respective offices.
SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the commis-

May appeal.

sioners shall receive all returns of elections and
'determine all questions arising thereon; but any
person feeling himself aggrieved may appeal
from such decision to the circuit court for
Charles county, which court shall hear and de-
termine such appeal and decide who shall pay
the costs thereof.
SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the commis-

Duties of com-
missioners.

sioners shall pass such ordinances, not inconsist-
ent with law, as they may deem beneficial to
the town; may open and close streets, lanes,
alleys, grade and pave the same, remove nui-
sances and obstructions therefrom; restrain all
disorders and disturbances; prevent all congre-
gations of disorderly persons in public places;
apprehend and fine all tramps and vagabonds:
impose a tax on dogs, geese, hogs and other
animals running at large in the streets, or totally
prohibit the same; and may impose fines, penal-
ties and forfeitures for the violation of ordi-
nances, and to commit all offenders to the county
jail until the same be paid with costs.
SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the commis-

Preserve
health.

sioners may pass such ordinances as they may
deem necessary to preserve the health of the
town, and remove all nuisances from or prohibit
all business within the corporate limits thereof
as shall in their opinion injuriously affect the
sanitary condition of said town.
SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the commis-

Assessment.

sioners may, as often as they may deem advisable,
cause an assessment to be made of all the real
and personal property within said town, or the
corporate limits thereof, by their clerk, which
assessment shall not exceed the assessment of
the same for county purposes, and the commis-
sioners may levy a tax thereon not exceeding