THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 893

Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That the said Commis- sioners, or a majority of them shall have power to appoint a clerk and assign his duties, and allow him such compensation for such services as they may think proper, and that all ordinances passed by said Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall by their Clerk be entered in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, and shall be open at all times for the inspection of any person interested, and copies of all ordinances shall be put up in the most public places of said town, that the same may be generally known.	Appoint clerk.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That all fines and for- feitures under the ordinances of the said corpora- tion, shall be recoverable as small debts are recov- erable out of court before any Justice of the Peace,	Forfeiture.
Sec. 9. And be it enacted. That the limits of said town shall extend to the distance of one-half of a mile each way from the public well in said town, and the property within said limits shall be subject to such taxes and charges as may be deemed necessary by said Commissioners, or a majority of them, to support or maintain the expenses that may occur from time to time in the improvement of said town.	Limits.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That the said Com- missioners, or a majority of them, shall have full power to make all such By-Laws and regulations and ordinances not inconsistent with the laws and Constitution of this State, as from time to time they may deem wise, equitable and expedient for the comfort, health, convenience and property of said town and its inhabitants, for the prevention and removal of nuisances, preservation of health, and suppression of vice and immorality within the limits of said town, and shall have power to lay an equal tax upon the property within the said limits to such amount as from time to time may be deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes aforesaid, which tax shall be collected and paid to the President and Commissioners by the Collector by them appointed, who shall have the same power	By-laws.
to distrain therefor as the Collector of Public County Assessments has to distrain for same, and the said President and Commissioners shall fix the term of office, amount of bond and compensa- tion of such Collector.	May distrain.