THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 409
they may erect a pump therepn if they think
necessary.
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142. They may pass ordinances to prevent horses,
cattle, swine and geese from running at large within
the limits of said town.
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Ordinances.
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143. No person shall permit his hogs or geese to
run at large in said town, and if any hog or goose
shall be found running at large therein, the bailiff
shall immediately seize and impound the same, and
the bailiff shall immediately give notice thereof
by public advertisement, and if the owner shall
not within three days thereafter pay said bailiff
ten cents for every day of impounding any goose,
and fifty cents for every day of impounding any
hog, the bailiff may sell the same at public sale,
and after deducting thirty cents for every goose,
and one dollar for every hog, shall pay the pur-
chase money to the Commissioners of said town.
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Not to run
at large.
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144. The said Commissioners may cause an as-
sessment and valuation to be made of all the real
and personal property within said town, between
the tenth of July and the tenth of August next,
and may levy on the property assessed such suras
of money as they may deem necessary for the im-
provement of said town, not to exceed thirty cents,
on any one hundred dollars worth of property for
any one year.
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Assess.
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145. The said Commissioners shall appoint two
persons to make such assessment, who shall make
oath before the said commissioners that they will
faithfully and impartially make the same to the
best of their judgment, and they shall be paid for
their services by said Commissioners out of the
taxes levied as aforesaid.
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Assessors.
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146. Any person who may deem himself or her-
self aggrieved by said assessment, may appeal for
relief to the said Commissioners within thirty
days after the return made by the assessors, and
the Commissioners may alter or change the same
in their discretion ; and the said Commissioners
shall have the power annually to make abate-
ments and transfers, and cause a new assessment
to be made.
147, The said Commissioners shall annually
appoint a Treasurer of the Corporation, who shall
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Aggrieved.
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