ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 813

of the Peace against any and every person violating any ordi-
nance of the town.

It shall be the duty of the policemen and each of them as
peace officers to maintain and preserve peace, good order and
good conduct within the limits of said town and among all
persons found therein; they shall repress, prevent and put
down disorderly conduct and all disturbances of the public
peace, breaches of the peace, gambling of all kinds, the un-
lawful sale of intoxicating drinks and any and all other
unlawful and criminal acts and conduct whatsoever within the

corporate limits of said town. Upon the application of any
policeman for a warrant of arrest, and upon the information,
on oath, of such officer or any other person who appears
before him any Justice of the Peace having jurisdiction and
authorized to issue such a warrant or writ shall issue the
same directly to said policeman, 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
and any writ or warrant directed to the chief of police of
Pocomoke City may be served by any policeman or night
watchman of said town and when so served shall have the
same force and effect and be entitled to and receive the same
credence as if returned by the said chief of police. The fines
imposed in any case, on trial and conviction of a defendant
for any offense committed within the limits of said town,
whether under the general law of the State or under the local
law or ordinances of the town wherein the original warrant or
writ for arrest was directed to any policeman of said town,
shall be paid over by the Justice of the Peace before whom
said case was tried to the town clerk, less any part thereof
appropriated by law to an informer; said fines to be a part of
the revenue of the town. If any crime or offense against the
laws shall be committed in the presence of any policeman 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 or a legal holiday, any policeman has occasion
to arrest any person or persons for any offense committed in
said town, whether the offense was committed in the presence
of the officer or otherwise, and the said policeman believes
that under the circumstances he ought to make the arrest
without delay, said officer may make the arrest without a
warrant and may place the prisoner in the lockup until the
following morning until such hour as a warrant can be ob-