EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 395

Maryland is a party. All warrants sworn out in the name of
the Mayor and Common, Council of Mount Rainier shall be
amendable at any time before judgment, and any case brought
before any Justice of the Peace for the violation of any ordi-
nance or regulation of the Mayor and Common Council of
Mount Rainier, may be removed by any party thereto to an-
other Justice of the Peace of Prince George's County, either
in the same or an adjoining election district in said County,
upon the filing of a written motion and affidavit that the party
making the motion believes he cannot have a fair trial before
said Justice of the Peace. In case said motion is made by
the Mayor and Common Council the affidavit shall be made
by the Mayor. In case there is no Justice of the Peace resi-
dent in said town, cases brought under the provisions of this
act, may be brought before some other Justice resident in the
election district of Prince George's County in which said town
is located, and the Mayor and Common Council may provide
for the expenses so incurred. All fines collected for the viola-
tion of ordinances or regulations of the Mayor and Common
Council shall be turned over to them by the Justice of the
Peace before whom the cases shall be tried at least once a
month. In all cases for the violation of an ordinance or regu-
lation of the Mayor and Common Council of Mount Rainier,
either party shall have the right to appeal from the decision
of the Justice of the Peace to the Circuit Court for Prince
George's County upon the giving of such bond, or the entering
into such recognizance as the Justice may require, and such
cases shall be heard in said Court as are other criminal ap-
peals.

Public Highways.

Section 17. And be if, further enacted, That all streets,
avenues, roads, and alleys within the corporate limits of the
town of Mount Rainier, as herein set forth, which shall have
been dedicated to the use of the public prior to the passage of
this Act, are hereby declared to be public highways under the
supervision and control of the Mayor and Common Council of
Mount Rainier.

Assessment.

Section 18. And be it further enacted, That there shall be
appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation of the Common
Council at their meeting nearest to the 15th day of May, in
the year 1917, and similarly every six years thereafter, two