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been appointed and qualified, but shall be subject to removal
by said Board for neglect of duty, disobedience of its orders or
malfeasance in office, and shall have, within said town, all the
authority of a constable in making arrests and serving war-
rants; he shall preserve order in said town, superintend all
work being done for or by said town corporation within its lim-
its, obey and perform^ the orders and ordinances of said Board,
have charge of and care for the old fire engines, apparatus and
other town property and lights, perform such other duties as
said Board may prescribe, and as entire compensation for all
the services which he shall render under this Act and said sub-
title, and the ordinances and orders of said Board, he shall re-
ceive annually a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars;
provided, that no person holding the office of bailiff aforesaid,
shall, directly or indirectly, furnish teams, carts or wagons for
the use of said corporation during the term for which he may
be appointed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is an
emergency law necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public safety, and that it shall take effect from the date of its
passage.

Approved April 10th, 1918.

CHAPTER 272.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 18 of the Code of Pub-
lic Local Laws of Maryland, title "Queen Annes County,"
sub-title '' Sudlersville,'' to follow after Section 250 and to be
designated as Section 250A.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by ihe General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section, be and the same is hereby added to
Article 18 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
'' Queen Annes County,'' sub-title '' Sudlersville,'' to follow Sec-
tion 250 and to be designated as Section 250A, and to read as
follows:

SEC. 250A. That in addition to special taxes authorized by
law to be levied, The Commissioners of Sudlersville shall have
power to levy on or before the 25th day of October, in each
year, taxes at such rates as they may find necessary to meet the
expenses of the town, not however to exceed eighty-five cents on
the $100.00 on the assessment, for all general urposes. The costs