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SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That any person who
shall violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined a
sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 11, 1910.

CHAPTER 428.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section one
hundred and forty-eight of the Acts of 1890, Chapter 623,
and Section one hundred and fifty-three of the Acts of 1896,
Chapter 463, of the General Assembly of Maryland, amend-
ing and adding additional sections to the Code of Public
Local Laws, title "Cecil County," sub-title "Elkton."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section one hundred and forty-eight of the Acts of
1890, Chapter 623, and Section one hundred and fifty-three of
the Acts of 1896, Chapter 463, of the General Assembly of
Maryland, amending and adding additional sections to the
Code of Public Local Laws, title "Cecil County," sub-title
"Elkton," be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

148. The President and Commissioners may, from time to
time, under such conditions as they may by their ordinances
direct, appoint such officers as they may deem necessary to
carry into effect their ordinances; and as soon as practicable
after their election and qualification shall annually appoint a
town bailiff, who shall continue in office until his successor has
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
limits, obey and perform the orders and ordinances of said
Board, have charge of and care for the old fire engines, appa-
ratus 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 receive annually a sum not exceeding seven hundred and
twenty dollars; provided, that no person holding the office of