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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

tion be added to the twentieth Article of the Code
of Public Local Laws relating to Easton, Talbot
county, to take place in said Article immediately
after section eighty.

Fast driving
forbidden.

It shall not be lawful for any person or persons
whatsoever to ride any horse, mare or gelding in
or along any of the streets, lanes or alleys within
the limits of the town of Easton, beyond or faster
than a common trot or canter, and it shall hot be
lawful for any person or persons whatsoever to
drive any horse, mare or gelding attached to any
vehicle or conveyance in or along any of the
streets, lanes or alleys within the limits of the
said town, beyond or faster than a common tra-
veling trot; and it shall be the duty of any Con-
stable, or the Bailiff of the said town, upon their
own knowledge, or upon the information of any
competent witness, to arrest any person or persons
violating the provisions of this section, and bring
him or them before a Justice of the Peace, who
shall hear and determine the case, and in case of
conviction, the party so offending shall pay a fine
of not less than one dollar nor more than five dol-
lars, together with the costs thereon, one -half of
the said fine to be paid to the Commissioners of
the said town, and the other half to the. officer
making the arrest, and in default of payment of
the said fine, the person or persons so convicted,
shall be committed to the county jail for twenty-
four hours, or until the said fine shall be paid.

In force.

Sec. 2. Be it enacted. That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.