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election, of which at least ten days' notice shall be given, and
all persons qualified to vote at the regular may vote at such
special election.

132. The burgess and commissioners may appoint a clerk,
and assign his duties, and allow him such compensation as they
may think right; and any commissioner, except the oldest, may
be such clerk.

183. The clerk shall enter all ordinances passed by the "com-
missioners and signed by the burgess, and all other papers they
may direct, in a book of records, to be kept by him for that
purpose, which shall be open at all times for the inspection of
persons interested, and copies of all ordinances shall be put up
at the most public places in said town.

134. The burgess and commissioners may direct, by ordi-
nance, all or any of the footways in said town to be laid off,
levelled and paved, with such materials as they shall think best,
and the same shall be done at the expense of the proprietors of
the lots or property before which the same shall be directed to
be made.

185. If the owner of any house, lot, or part of a lot, shall hot
reside in said town, the tenant or person occupying the same
shall, when directed by the burgess and commissioners; level
and pave in front of the same, and the money expended by such
tenant or other person, in obedience to the ordinance and
direction of the burgess and commissioners, shall be allowed
by the owner, and deducted out of the rents then due, or to
become due,

186. If any owner or tenant of any house, lot, or part of a lot,
or the person having care of the same, shall refuse or neglect to
level, pave or repair the footways in front thereof according to
the ordinance and direction of the commissioners, the burgess
and commissioners may contract with some person, at a fair
price, to level, repair and pave the same, and charge the ex-
pense thereof to the owner of such property, and may recover
the same with costs, by distress on the property.

187. No new pavement shall, be made under the preceding
sections, until a majority of two-thirds of the resident lot
owners shall signify their concurrence in writing.