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taxing them; to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases;

to suppress drunkennesa, vice and immorality; to punish, by fine,
for a breach of the peace; to punish corporally any servant or
slave guilty of a violation of any ordinance, unless the master of
auch servant or slave pay the fine annexed to the offence; and to
lay and collect taxes necessary to carry into effect the ordinances
and by-laws of the town.

224. They shall cause the footways to be paved and repaired
at the expense of the owners of lots binding thereon, whenever
they may direct such work to be done, and may direct how and
of what materials the same shall be repaired.

225. If the owner of any house or lot, or part of a lot, binding
on a street which they may direct to be paved or repaired, shall
not reside in said town, the tenant or person occupying the same,
or who shall have charge thereof, shall cause such work to be
done, and the money expended by him thereon, in obedience to
the ordinance of the corporation, shall be allowed by such owner
and deducted from the rent, due or to become due; and if any
such owner or te&ant shall neglect or refuse so to do, the burgess
and commissioners may have such footway paved or repaired,
and collect the expense thereof, with costs, by distraining and
selling such property.

226. They may appoint annually a collector of taxes in said
town; and if any person so appointed shall refuse to act, become
disqualified, resign, or remove from said town, may appoint
another in his place; and in case of the absence or other in-
ability of the collector, the burgess may direct any precept, by
him issued to any constable residing in said town, who shall
serve and return the same in the same manner as process issued
by a justice of the peace.

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227. The collector shall give bond, with sufficient security, to
the burgess and commissioners, for the true and faithful per-
formance of his duties; and such bond shall be liable as con-
stables' bonds are by law.

228. He shall act as a town constable, and shall have power
to preserve the peace and good order of the town, and shall
collect all taxes levied by the burgess and commissioners, and
shall have the same power to distrain therefor as collectors of
county taxes.