900 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 456

imprisoned in the county jail for. a term not exceeding three
months, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Chief Bailiff.

SEC. 10. The Chief Bailiff shall be vested and clothed with
all the power and authority of a constable, and any one resist-
ing him or interfering with him in the discharge of his duties
shall be liable, upon conviction in the Circuit Court for Fred-
erick County, or before the Police Justice of the Town of
Brunswick, in the same manner and to the same extent as if
he had resisted a constable; he shall assist the Mayor in the
enforcement of the ordinances, and to that end it shall be his
duty to make complaint to the Police Justice against any and
every person violating any ordinance of the town; he shall be
executive officer of the Mayor and Council, and shall serve,
deliver or post any order or notice that under any law or ordi-
nance of the Town or under this Charter is to be served, de-
livered or posted, and all returns made by the Chief Bailiff to
the Mayor, the Council or the Mayor and Council shall have
the same force and effect, and be entitled to and receive the
same credence as a return of a sheriff to any process in the
Circuit Courts of this State; it shall be his duty, as a peace
officer, to maintain and preserve peace, good order and good
conduct within the limits of said Town and among all persons
found therein; he shall repress, prevent and put down disor-
derly conduct and all disturbances of the public peace, breaches
of the peace, gambling of all kinds; the unlawful sale of in-
toxicating drinks and any and all other unlawful and crim-
inal acts and conduct whatsoever within the corporate limits of
said town. Upon the application of the Chief Bailiff and upon
information and oath of such officer or upon the information
and oath of any other person, the Police Justice of said Town
shall issue a warrant of arrest directed to said Chief Bailiff
commanding him to make the arrest of the person or persons
named in the information, and said officer shall execute and
return said warrant or writ. If any crime or offense against
the laws shall be committed in the presence of the Chief Bail-
iff he shall arrest the offender without warrant, and if between
sunset on one day and sunrise on the next day, or at any time
on Sunday, the Chief Bailiff has occasion to arrest any per-
son or persons for any offense committed in said Town, whether
the offense was committed in the presence of the officer or
otherwise, and the Chief Bailiff believes that, under the cir-
cumstances, he ought to make the arrest without delay, said