92 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 38

chinery, plant and property used in manufacturing for a
period not exceeding five years, unless the qualified voters of
the town of Marydel shall, at an election when the question of
such exemption for a longer period than five years is submitted
to them, cast a majority of votes in favor of such exemption for
such longer period; provided, however, that nothing in this
section contained shall discriminate against any existing enter-
prise in favor of a like enterprise accepting the provisions of
this Act.

SEC. 34. And be it further enacted, That all male citizens
residing within the corporate limits of Marydel over the age
of twenty-one years, unless exempted by the said commissioners
for good and sufficient cause, may be compelled to labor not
less than one day of ten hours each and every year upon the
streets of said town; provided, however, no person shall be so
required to labor who may furnish a substitute or pay to the
bailiff of said town the sum of one dollar per day for each
day's labor required of him, in lieu of such labor; and any per-
son who shall refuse or fail to obey the summons of the bailiff
for labor on the public streets as aforesaid shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon complaint made by the bailiff shall
be arrested and brought before a justice of the peace for Caro-
line County upon a warrant to be issued by said justice, and
upon proof of such summons and a failure or refusal to obey
the same, shall be fined not less than one dollar and not more
than two dollars and all costs of such proceedings, and in de-
fault of payment of fine and cost aforesaid the person so con-
victed shall be committed to the jail of Caroline County until
said fine and cost are paid; provided, such imprisonment shall
not continue longer than ten days.

SEC. 35. And be it further enacted, That the said commis-
sioners shall, at least once a year, publish in some newspaper
published in said town, or post in at least four public places
in said town, a full account of moneys received by them for
the year preceding the date of such account and an itemized
statement of all disbursements made by them during the same
time; the said account and statement of receipts and disburse-
ments shall be sworn to by at least one commissioner.

SEC. 36. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-
missioners of Caroline County are authorized and directed to
pay to the commissioners of the town of Marydel, annually,