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public county assessment has to distrain for the same, and the said President and Commissioners shall fix the term of office, amount of bond, and compensation of such Collector.
Sec. 11. And be it enacted, That the Commis- sioners may, as often as deemed advisable, cause an assessment to be made of all real and personal property within the corporate limits, by a person to be appointed and paid by them, which assess- ment shall not exceed the assessment of the same property for county purposes, and the Commis- sioners may levy a tax thereon, not exceeding in any one year twenty cents in the hundred dollars worth of assessable property.	Assessment.
Sec. 12. And be it enacted. That the said Com- missioners, or a majority of them, shall have full power and authority 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 vested with the same power and autho- rity as any Constable may have under the laws of this State.	Bailiff.
Sec. 13. And be it enacted, That the Bailiff shall have the same fees for making arrests, or serving process, for violation of any ordinance of the cor- poration, as are allowed Constables for similar ser- vices.	Fees.
Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That the Commis- sioners and all other officers of the corporation shall, before they enter upon the duties of their office, take an oath before a Justice of the Peace that they will diligently and faithfully, to the best of their judgment, discharge the duties of their office without favor, partiality or prejudice, and shall file the certificate of the officer before whom the same was taken, among the records of the cor- poration.	Oath.
Sec. 15. And be it enacted, That the Clerk and Bailiff shall give a bond, payable to the Commis- sioners, in such penalty and with such security as the Commissioners may require, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the office of Bailiff or Clerk. '	Bond.
Sec. 16. And be it enacted. That the Commis- sioners may pass such ordinances, not contrary to law, as they may deem beneficial to the town, may	Powers.