power to make all such by-laws, rules, regulations i
and ordinances, the same not being inconsistent1
with the laws and constitution of tins State, as from
time to time they may deem wise, equitable and ex-
pedient for the comfort, health, convenience and
propriety of the said town and its inhabitants, and
for the removal and prevention of all nuisances, the
preservation of health, and the suppression of vice
and immorality in the said town.
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the Mayor and.
Common Council shall appoint and qualify a clerk,'
being one of their own number, or otherwise, who
shall keep accurate minutes of their proceedings in
a well bound book, and all ordinances passed by the
said Mayor and Council, and intended to take effect
and operate as Local Laws in and for said town, shall
be signed by the Mayor and attested by the Clerk,
and the said book should, at any time, he subject to
inspection by any person interested therein, and
copies of all ordinances, as aforesaid, signed by the
Mayor and attested by the Clerk, shall he posted up
in not less than two public places in the said town
before said ordinances shall go into effect and be in
force.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted. That all property, real
and personal, within the corporate limits of said
town, except such as may be occupied for churches
and schools, shall be subject to such taxes and
charges as may be deemed necessary by the Mayor
and Common Council, to support, 'maintain and
defray the costs, charges and expenses which may at
any time be incurred in the improvement of the said
town, or for other corporate purposes not. exceeding
twenty-five cents in every hundred dollars of the
assessed value of all houses and lots fronting on
streets or alleys, and all vacant lots and farming
lands not contiguous to streets or alleys, shall be
faxed at a less rate, in the discretion of the Mayor
and Common Council; provided, that the genera]
assessment for State and county purposes shall be
taken as the basis for the first collection, but the
Mayor and Common Council may, at any time there-
after, authorize and cause an assessment to be fairly
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rules and
regulations
Appoint a
clerk.
Keep record,.
All property
subject to
taxation.
Rate.
Proviso.
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