EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 871

the said Town of La Plata, to be recovered before any justice
of the peace as other fines and penalties are recovered for vio-
lations of the laws of the State, and upon failure to pay such
fine and costs shall be committed to jail until the same shall be
paid or for the period of twenty days whichever shall first
occur; provided, however, such person or persons shall have a
right of appeal upon the decision of the justice of the peace,
to the Circuit Court of Charles County within ten days after
the decision of the justice of the peace.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same
are hereby repealed and that this act shall take effect on June
the first, nineteen hundred and sixteen.

Approved April 18th, 1916.

CHAPTER 442.

(Vetoed. )

CHAPTER 443.

AN ACT to require the County Commissioners to erect sign
boards at crossings and principal forks of public roads in
Calvert County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the County Commissioners of Calvert County
be authorized, empowered and directed to have made and
erected sign boards, on which shall be a hand pointing towards
the one town or place, and from the other town or place, to-
gether with the names of the places and number oi miles apart,
all designated in large enough type to be seen by travellers at a
distance of not less than fifty yards.

These sign boards are to be placed on the principal main
roads of the County, at such towns, points, crossroads and forks,
as will serve for the convenience of public traffic.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from June 1st, 1916.

Approved April 11th, 1916.