548 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Baltimore county, and shall have and exercise all the powers
and duties of a board of health as provided in article 43 of the
Code of Public General Laws, title "Health," although not
specifically enumerated herein, except in so far as the provi-
sions thereof may be inconsistent with the provisions of this
sub-title; said local Board of Health shall have the general care
of the sanitary interests of the people of Baltimore county,
they shall make or cause to be made sanitary investigation and
inquiries respecting the causes of disease, and especially epi-
demics and causes of mortality; they shall inquire into and in-
vestigate, or cause to be inquired into and investigated, all
nuisances affecting the public health, comfort or property of
the citizens of said county, or any city, town or village therein;
and are authorized and empowered by information or petition
filed in the name of such board, to apply to the judges, or to
any judge of the Circuit Court for such county, in term time or
vacation, for an injunction to restrain and prevent such nuis-
ance, no matter by whom or what authority committed, and
further they shall have full power and authority to preserve
the health of the county, to prevent and remove nuisances, and
to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases within said
county.

118. The local Board of Health for Baltimore county shall
meet semi-annnally in the months of May and October, and as
much oftener as they may deem necessary; they shall act in con-
junction with the State Board of Health, and shall report or
cause to be reported to said board such facts in reference to
the sanitary conditions of the county as they may deem impor-
tant or necessary; they may adopt and enforce all needful rules
and regulations concerning nuisances and causes of sickness
within said county not inconsistent with the provisions of the
Public General Laws, or this sub-title relating thereto, and ma.y
regulate all fees and charges in connection with such rules and
regulations. Any person who shall fail to comply with any
such rules and regulations as aforesaid shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be sub-
ject to a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than ten dol-
lars for each offense. And in default of payment of such fine to
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty days,
except in cases where other fines or punishments are specific-
ally provided.

119. Such local Board of Health shall appoint in the month
of May, 1908, and biennially thereafter, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, a county health officer, who shall be a well edu-
cated physician, and who, by virtue of his appointment, shall be
secretary and executive officer of such local Board of Health,