492 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 213
their imposition and collection of the same, the offender may be
imprisoned in the town or county jail for a term not exceeding
thirty days, in the same manner as commitments are made for
fines imposed by the Circuit Court for the judicial district in
which said town is situated, on conviction for misdemeanor;
but said Commissioners shall have the power to remit or release
said fines, penalties, forfeitures and costs, or any part thereof,
at their discretion; but any party fined or subject to a fine or
forfeiture, may, within five days after the same be imposed,
supersede or stay the same for thirty days by giving ample
security to the officer imposing the same, and any party sub-
ject to a fine, penalty or forfeiture, by virtue of any of the
provisions of this Act, shall have the right to appeal within
five days thereafter to the Circuit Court, of Anne Arundel
County, and shall have the right, if he so elect, to a trial by
jury upon giving ample security for the payment of such fine
and costs as may be adjudged against him in said Circuit
Court. All ordinances shall be posted for five days in some
public place in said Highland Beach, and the certificate of the
secretary entered upon the records of the corporation shall be
due evidence of the passage and publication of the ordinances
respectively. All ordinances shall be enforced from and after
the date of their last respective publication.
SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners,
shall have full power to make all regulations and ordinances not
inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State, as
from time to time, they may deem necessary or expedient for
the comfort, convenience and prosperity of the said town and
its inhabitants; for the prevention, removal or abatement of
any nuisance and the preservation of health, the suppression of
vice and immorality, and for the general police regulations
within the limits of said town.
SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners
shall have power to pass ordinances requiring all circus or
theatrical performances, shows, plays and public entertain-
ments for which an admission fee is charged, to take out a
license before giving an exhibition in said town, and to fix the
cost of said license; and shall have the power to pass all ordi-
nances to provide for regulating pawnbrokers, peddlers of nos-
trums, notions, patents, secret or pretended inventions and
remedies, on the streets, alleys or sidewalks of said town.
SEC. 14. And be it ended, That said Commissioners may
provide by ordinance for the immediate arrest without warrant
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