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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Bailiff's fees.

22. The bailiff shall have the same fees for making distress
or levying executions as are allowed for like services by the
laws of the State, and for making arrests or serving process for
the violation of any ordinances of the corporation the same
fees are allowed constables for similar services.

How

collected.

23. All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed by this
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 lock-up or county jail until the same is paid with costs.

Proportion
of levy paid
to treasurer.

24. The County Commissioners of Montgomery county shall
annually pay to the treasurer of the town of Gaithersburg that
proportion of the total amount levied for the repair of roads
in said county which the total amount of property assessed
within said town bears to the total amount of property assessed
in said county, according to the tax books of said county.

Powers

given.

25. The Council shall have the same powers as the State
Board of Health of this State, restricted, however, to the limits
of the town.
26. The Council may appoint a scavenger, and prescribe his

Scavenger

appointed.

duties and fix his compensation, which shall be paid by the
Council out of the general fund, or by a special tax for that
purpose, to be imposed on the occupants of the respective
buildings and collected as other taxes are collected ; provided,
nevertheless, that the owner or owners of property shall be
responsible for said tax in case the same cannot be collected
from the occupants thereof ; and the Council may pass suitable
ordinances to enable said scavenger to remove all filth from
the town, and may require of said scavenger a- bond for the
faithful performance of his duties; provided, however, that
said special tax shall not exceed forty cents per month on any
one house, to be paid by the owner or occupant thereof, as
aforesaid.

Keep and
publish a
statement
of receipts.

27. The Council shall keep and annually publish or post a
tabular statement of the receipts and expenditures of the funds
of the corporation and such other matters connected with the
government and regulations of the town affairs as they may
deem necessary and proper.

Compensa-
tion given.

28. (a) Whenever the Council shall, by ordinance, provide
for establishing any public park, or for establishing, opening,
widening, extending or altering any street, avenue, alley route
for sewer or water pipes, for constructing water works or for
carrying out any other powers granted by its charter, and it