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and the said councilmen shall, before they enter upon the duties
of their office, make oath before the mayor, that they will dili-
gently and faithfully, to the best of their judgment, perform the
duties of councilmen of said city, without favor, partiality, or
prejudice; the mayor shall take the oath prescribed by the Con-
stitution, as directed by section six of article sixty-eight of the
code.

30. They shall meet at the council chamber, or some other
convenient place, as often as they may think necessary, and tho
mayor shall preside at all meetings of the council, and have the
same power of voting and taking part in all acts and delibera-
tions of the council as any member thereof.

31. The mayor and councihnen shall appoint and qualify a
clerk, who shall keep minutes of their proceedings, which shall
be subject to the inspection of all persons interested therein.

82. They shall annually, in the month of July, appoint a bailiff
for said city, who, before entering upon the duties of his office,
shall make oath before the mayor and councilmen that he will
faithfully and impartially perform the duties required of him as
bailiff, according to the best of his skill and judgment, without
favor, affection, or prejudice.

83. They may allow their clerk and bailiff such reasonable
compensation for their services as they may think proper.

34*. The mayor and councilmen may pass such ordinances, not
contrary to law, as they may deem beneficial to the city; they
shall have power to remove nuisances and obstructions from the
streets, lanes, and alleys, and from any lots adjoining thereto,
and also any houses or other buildings that may become danger-
ous to the neighborhood on any account, and to prevent all
nuisances and annoyances in said city, and may impose such
reasonable fines, forfeitures, or imprisonments, as to them may
appear necessary, for the violation of any ordinance of the
said city.

35. They may from time to time cause an assessment to be
made of all the property, real and personal, in the city, by a
person appointed by them, and may levy thereon a tax not ex-
ceeding in any one year fifty cents in every hundred dollars'
worth of assessable property.
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