430 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

incorporated Gty or town of this State may conclude "against
the form of the ordinance in such case made and provided, and
against the peace, government and dignity of the State."

FIRE.
Fire Department.

445. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore is hereby
directed to appropriate annually such sums of money as shall
be sufficient to pay the pensions of such members of the Fire
Department as shall heretofore have been put upon said pen-
sion roll, and as shall thereafter be put upon said pension roll,
in accordance with the provisions of this Article; and also to
appropriate such sums of money as may be sufficient to afford
relief to the widows and children of firemen killed in the dis-
charge of duty.

446. Any person who shall wilfully destroy or injure any
engine, hose, reel or other apparatus whatever for the extin-
guishment of fires, belonging to any company in the City of
Baltimore, or to the said City, shall be guilty of felony, and
upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to confinement in
the penitentiary for a period not less than two nor more than
five years.

447. Any person who shall assault, beat or otherwise inten-
tionally hurt or injure any fireman of the City of Baltimore,
whilst in the discharge of his duties as fireman (except in self-
defence), shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to im-
prisonment in Baltimore City Jail for a period not less than one
month, and the payment of a fine of not less than ten nor more
than one hundred dollars.

448. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore is hereby
authorized and empowered to appropriate annually the sum of
one thousand dollars, to pay for the use of a suitable building
to be occupied by the members of the veteran volunteer fire-
men's association of Baltimore City.