1845.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 361.

annually appointed, who shall have the same power to
distrain therefor, as the collector of the public county as-
sessment has to distrain for the same, and that the said
president and commissioners shall require the said col-
lector aforesaid to enter into bond with sufficient securi-
ty, to the said president and commissioners, for the true
and faithful performance of his duties as such, -which said
bond shall be liable as collectors' bonds are under the
laws of this State, and that the said president and com-
missioners shall fix the compensation of such collector.

Commission-
ers to appoint
bailiff.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the said commission^
ers, or a majority of them, shall have full power and au-
thority annually to appoint a bailiff, whose duty it shall
be to preserve the peace and good order of said town,
and for this purpose he is hereby invested with the same
power and authority as any constable under the laws of
this State, by entering into bond with sufficient security
to the said commissioners, for the true and faithful per-
formance of his duties as such, which bond shall be lia-
ble, as constables' bonds are under the laws of this
State.

Not to inter-
fere with turn-
pike road.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That nothing contained in
this law, shall be construed to interfere with the rights
and privileges of the company owning the turnpike road
passing through said village.

Issues forbid.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act
shall be so construed as to authorise the said corporation
to issue any note, token, scrip or other evidence of debt
to be used as currency.

CHAPTER 361.

Passed March
10, 1826.

A supplement to an act entitled, an art to authorise the
Baltimore and Susquehanna Rail Road Company, to
construct a Lateral Rail Road to Westminster, and for
other purposes.

President and
Directors to
open books.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the President and Directors of the Bal-
timore and Susquehanna Rail Road Company be, and
hereby are authorised to open books for the purpose of
receiving subscriptions for so many additional shares of
the capital stock of said company as they, or a majority
of them shall deem advisable, to be applied exclusively