1182 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 590

make oath before some Justice of the Peace that they will
diligently and faithfully to best of their skill and judgment
perform the duties of their office, and shall file a certificate
thereof, signed by the officer before whom said oath was
taken, among the records of the corporation.

SEC. 10. And be if further enacted, That the Clerk and
Bailiff appointed in accordance with the provisions of this
Act, shall each give bond to the Town Commissioners in such
penalty and with such sureties as said Town Commissioners
may require and approve, conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of the duties of their office as clerk and bailiff, re-
spectively, and the said bonds shall, if the Town Commis-
sioners require, be recorded in the office of the- clerk of the
Circuit Court for Charles County.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That the said Town
Commissioners shall allow their clerk and bailiff such com-
pensation as may be deemed reasonable by said Commissioners.

SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That the Town Com-
missioners shall pass and enact ordinances for the following
purposes: To open, widen, straighten, change and close
highways, roads, streets, lanes and alleys within the corpo-
rate limits of said Town of Indian Head, and may make, grade,
repair the same; they may dig or ditch for drainage purposes
and make subways for either drainage or sewerage purposes;
they may remove nuisances and obstructions from said town;
they may restrain all disorders and disturbances within said
town; they may prevent and prohibit all congregations of
disorderly persons within the limits of said town; they may
apprehend and fine all trams, vagabonds and disorderly per-
sons who shall enter or be found within the limits of said
town ; they may impose a tax on all geese, dogs, hogs and other
animals, if any, other than those hereinafter provided, against
running at large within the limits of said town, or may pro-
hibit such running at large under such penalties as they may
choose to impose upon the owner of such geese and other
animals; and they shall enforce and collect fines, penalties
and forfeitures for the violation of ordinances passed and
enacted by them, and may commit or cause to be committed
all offenders against such ordinances to the county jail until
such fines, penalties and forfeitures be paid, with costs, but
not exceeding thirty days.