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protect the health, comfort and convenience of the citizens of the
County.

183B. (Express Powers) In addition to, but not in substitution of,
the powers which have been, or may hereafter be granted to it, the
County Commissioners of Queen Anne's County also shall have the
following express powers:

(1)  Advertisements. To provide for county advertising, printing
and publishing of all laws, ordinances, resolutions or regulations,
adopted by the County Commissioners and the annual statements of
receipts and expenditures of the County.

(2) Amusements. To provide in the interests of the public welfare
for the licensing, regulating, or restraining of theatrical or other
public amusements.

(3)  Appropriations. To expend County funds for any purpose
deemed to be public and to affect the safety, health, and general
welfare of the County and its occupants.

(4) Codification. To provide for the codification of all ordinances
which have been or may hereafter be passed.

(5)  Cooperative Activities. To make agreements with other muni-
cipalities, counties, districts, bureaus, commissions, and governmental
authorities for the joint performance of or for cooperation in the
performance of any governmental functions.

(6) Employees. To provide for the appointment and removal of all
county officers and employees except those whose appointment or
election is provided for by the Constitution or Public General or
Public Local Laws.

(7)  Explosives. To regulate or prevent the storage of gunpowder,
oil, or any other explosive or combustible matter; to regulate or pre-
vent the use of firearms, fireworks, bonfires, explosives, or any other
similar things which may endanger persons or property.

(8)  Fines. To provide thai violations of ordinances and resolu-
tions authorized by any Public General or Public Local Law shall be
punishable as misdemeanors, but no penalty shall exceed a fine of
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and imprisonment for ninety (90)
days. Imprisonment in default of fine and costs shall be regulated by
the provisions of Section 4 of Article 38 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland and any amendments thereto.

All fines, forfeitures, and penalties imposed by any ordinance or
resolution of the County Commissioners may be recovered in the
corporate name of the County before a Trial Magistrate, as small
debts are recovered, and the money arising therefrom shall be paid
to the County for its use. Provided, that any person subject to any
fine, forfeiture, or penalty by virtue of any such ordinance or resolu-
tion shall have a right to appeal within ten (10) days to the Circuit
Court of the County in which such fine, forfeiture or penalty was
imposed and shall have the right, if he so elects, to a trial by jury,
upon giving ample security for the payment of such fine and costs.

(9) Franchises. To grant and regulate franchises to public service
companies (as defined in Article 78 of the Public General Laws) and
any others, which may be deemed advantageous and beneficial to the