1336 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 650

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That before any elective
or appointive officer of said town shall enter upon his or her
duties, he or she shall take the constitutional oath of office
before some officer authorized to administer oaths in Prince
George's County, and a certificate of such oath shall be filed
with the Clerk of said Mayor and Common Council which shall
become a part of the records of said town.

SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer
shall give bond to the Mayor and Common Council in such
sum and with such surety or sureties as the Mayor and Com-
mon Council may require, conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of the duties of his or her office.

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and
Common Council may pass such ordinances as they may deem
necessary or advisable for the good government, welfare,
health, sanitation, safety, morals and improvement of said
town, and for the preservation of peace and good order there-
in, and to prevent and remove all nuisances; they shall have
supervision over the streets, roads, alleys, sidewalks and pub-
lic places of said town; they may install stop signs and other
traffic signs, except on or at entrance to state roads and enact
ordinances to require obedience to such signs; they may
change the names of streets, roads, and alleys within the town
and assign house numbers to all buildings; they may adopt
ordinances to regulate the keeping of dogs and other animals
within the town, and for this purpose may impose license
fees; they may provide for fire protection; they may impose
licenses for the operating or conducting of places of amuse-
ment or entertainment, or for the operating or conducting of
any business or industry, and fix the fees to be paid on the
granting of such license; they may adopt building, electrical
and oil burner regulations; they may provide minimum and
maximum penalties for the violations of their ordinances, not,
however, to exceed a maximum penalty of One Hundred Dol-
lars and thirty days in jail, besides costs, for any one viola-
tion, and may provide for the commitment of convicted per-
sons to the county jail or lock-up, under sentence or for non-
payment of fine and costs.

SEC. 14 And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and
Common Council shall have power to levy, on or before the
first Monday of June in each year, the tax year commencing
on the first day of July, a tax not to exceed twenty-five cents
per One Hundred Dollars ($100. 00) assessed value based
upon the State and County assessments on all real and per-
sonal property as the needs of the town may require. Pro-