ODEN BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 561

to he lighted at public expense, and may pass all laws and ordinances for the preservation of the health of said town, and to prevent the introduc- tion of contagious diseases within said town, or within three miles thereof; they shall prohibit the running or riding of horses or driving of cavts, wagons and carriages unreasonably fast in said town; may regulate and provide for the sweeping of chimneys; prohibit firing of guns, or pistols, the throwing of lighted squibs, fire crackers, rotnan candles, or any other combustible matter, and the storage of gun powder or any combustible matter within the limits of said town, and make all necessary regulations in reference to wells and pumps therein.	Preserve health.
Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That no person shall keep a dog or bitch in said town without first ob- taining a license from the clerk for that purpose, in the mouth of May of each and every year, and paying, at the time of license being granted, one dollar for every dog, and for every bitch two dol- lars ; and the owner of every dog or bitch for which a license shall be obtained shall have a col- lar put around the neck of said dog or bitch, and every other dog or bitch found going at large in said town, shall be shot or otherwise destroyed by the bailiff of said town; and if any person shall bring a dog or bitch into said town after the month of May, in any year, he or she shall obtain a license within ten days thereafter, and pay for the same, as hereinbefore directed, and place a collar	License dogs.
around the neck of said dog or bitch, or otherwise said dog or bitch shall be shot or otherwise de- stroyed; any person or persons failing or refusing to comply with this law shall be liable to a fine of not less than one dollar and fifty cents for each dog, and two dollars and fifty cents for each bitch brought or kept by him in said town, in addition to the penalty of having the same shot or other- wise destroyed if found going at large without a collar about his or her neck.	Failure to pay shall be shot.
Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That the said Com- missioners may pass all laws and ordinances neces- sary to give effect and operation to the powers vested in them, and may impose such fines, penal- ties and forfeitures for breach of their laws and 36	Powers.