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he shall be liable, in the discretion of said Police Justice, to
a fine not exceeding $5. 00, for his non-attendance in response
to the said summons, which fine shall be collected as other
fines are collected, and in default of payment thereof by
commitment to the Montgomery County Jail for not exceeding
five days; provided, however, the proof shows that a written
or printed notice of the said summons was duly served upon
the witness in person by some one duly authorized under
the law to summon witnesses in such case. That said Police
Justice shall have the right to preserve order and decorum
when sitting in his office in the discharge of his duties, and
shall have the right to punish any breach of order or decorum
committed in his presence when so sitting by a fine not ex-
ceeding $10. 00, to be collected as other fines are collected,
and in default of payment thereof by commitment to the
Montgomery County Jail for a period not exceeding ten days;
provided that in all cases where fine is imposed under this
section the party on whom the said fine is imposed, if he feels
aggrieved thereby, may within three days, exclusive of the
date of imposition of said fine, appeal to the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County from the action of the said Police
Justice in such case, and pending the hearing of said appeal,
shall give surety for his appearance in the Circuit Court
aforesaid in the sum of twice the amount of the fine so im-
posed, which surety may be furnished by the deposit of the
amount so named in cash with said Justice as collateral for
his appearance to prosecute said appeal; provided no appeal
shall be allowed under this section after payment of the fine,
but deposit of each as collateral security in double the amount
of the fine shall not be construed to be a payment of the said
fine.

Section 12-A. Be it enacted. That the County Commission-
ers of Montgomery County shall appoint some suitable person
as Clerk of the Police Court for Montgomery County at a
salary not to exceed the sum of twenty-one hundred dollars
per annum, payable monthly, by the County Commissioners.
That the term of office of the Clerk of the Police Court shall
be for two (2) years, beginning on the first Tuesday in May,
in the year 1927, and ending two (2) years from the date of
said appointment, and the County Commissioners are herewith
authorized and empowered to remove from office said clerk
of the Police Court at any time with or without cause
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