236 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 110

Charter of Capitol Heights in relation to candidates for pub-
lic office, bailiffs, and fines, penalties and forfeitures, and
providing for a referendum thereon.

WHEREAS, Section 185 of Chapter 1034 of the Acts of 1945
provided for a referendum of the citizens of Capitol Heights
before the enactment into law of the other provisions of said
Chapter which provided for the repeal of the existing Charter
of Capitol Heights, being Sections 137-185, inclusive, of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1943
Edition), and for the enactment of a new Charter; and

WHEREAS, the said referendum was never held, and, there-
fore, Sections 137-185, inclusive, of the said Code of Public
Local Laws of Prince George's County (1943 Edition) are still
in full force and effect; now, therefore

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to the Code
of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1943 Edi-
tion), being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title "Prince George's County", sub-title "Capitol
Heights", said new section to be known as Section 142A, to
follow immediately after Section 142 thereof and that Sections
152 and 155 of said Article and sub-title, be and they are
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and all to
read as follows:

142A. Before the name of any candidate for an elective office
shall appear on the ballot the candidate must, within three
days after the convention in which nominated, file with the
Mayor and Common Council or Clerk of the Town his consent,
in writing, to be a candidate for the office for which named.

152. There shall be appointed [annually in the same manner
and for the same period as the said assessors, ] by the Mayor,
subject to confirmation by the Town Council at its next meet-
ing, regular or special, one or more [voters of said town, ] per-
sons as bailiffs of said town, whose duty it shall be to preserve
the peace and good order of the town, and for this purpose the
bailiff or bailiffs are hereby vested with the same power and
authority now possessed by constables under the laws of this
State, [and]

The bailiff or bailiffs shall take the required oath and enter
upon [their] the duties of their office on the first day of July
in each year, or at such time as appointed, but shall not serve
beyond the July 1st next following their appointment, unless
re-appointed and confirmed; provided, however, that nothing in