954 LAWS OF MARYLAND,

tions thereof or depreciate the value of adjoining property;
and for the drainage of the town; to cause the drains and water
courses of said town to be kept open and in repair.

14. That if any person or persons shall wilfully violate any
ordinance passed by the said Commissioners, it is hereby made
the duty of the bailiff to obtain from some Justice of the Peace
of Dorchester County a writ for the arrest of the person or
persons so offending; and he shall arrest the offender or offenders
and take him or them before the said Justice of the Peace, who,
if he shall find said offender or offenders guilty, shall fine them
not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars and costs,
in his discretion, and the said person or persons so found guilty
shall be sentenced to be committed to the County Jail until the
fine and costs are paid, and the fines when paid shall be paid
over by the said Justice of the Peace to the Commissioners of
the said town for the use of the Corporation.

15. That the said Commissioners shall also, have power to
Impose license fees on any business, occupation or employment
conducted in said town whether temporary or permanent; to
provide for fire protection, police protection, for lights upon the
highways of the town; to arrange for a supply of water for
fire protection and for the use of its citizens; and to borrow
money on their notes to an amount not to exceed three hundred
dollars.

16. That three members of the Board of Commissioners shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and that
in the absence of their president the Commissioners in attend-
ance may appoint one of their number president pro tempore,
and their proceedings at such meetings shall be valid.

17. That all meetings of the said board shall be presided
over by the president of said board, or the president pro tempore
in the absence of the president, and that in all cases of a tie
vote in the board the presiding officer shall give the casting
vote.

18. That said Commissioners may adopt such by-laws for
their government and such rules and regulations as from time
to time they shall find necessary for properly and expeditiously
conducting the business of the Corporation.

19. That no ordinance passed by the said board shall go
into effect before a copy thereof shall have been posted at one or
more public places in the said town not less than ten days prior