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ROBERT BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
whenever a majority of the said inhabitants shall reasonably require
the same to be done, and sufficient sums of money can be
raised, by subscription or otherwise, for this salutary purpose; to
cause the inhabitants, and others, entitled to vote for commissioners
according to this act, to be and to continue registered, and to
make such alterations in the register thereof, from time to time, as
the increasing number of inhabitants, or other changing circumstances,
shall render necessary; to appoint and qualify a clerk,
whose duty it shall be to keep fair and faithful minutes of their proceedings,
in proper and well bound books, to be provided by them
for that purpose, and to be subject to the inspection and examination
of the inhabitants of the said town, and of all persons who
may be concerned; to cause the persons entitled to vote as aforesaid
to be summoned by public advertisement, to meet at some certain
time and place within the limits of the said town, whenever their
sentiments may be requisite upon any extraordinary occasion; to
cause a just and fair assessment and valuation of all the property,
real and personal, within the limits of the said town, to be made
and returned from time to time by some skilful and discreet person
to be appointed and qualified by them for such occasion; and
(whenever it shall be deemed necessary, for any purpose advantageous
to the town, by a majority of the voters to be summoned and
assembled as aforesaid,) to impose and levy on the property, so
directed to be assessed and valued, any sum or sums of money, in
equal and fair proportions, provided the money so to be imposed
and levied shall not exceed in any one year the rate of one dollar
for every hundred pounds of property, according to such respective
assessments and valuation, and in the same proportion upon every
greater or smaller share of property; to appoint and qualify an
active and discreet person annually, to be the bailiff of the said
town, and to give him such directions in the execution of his office
as shall be necessary to accomplish the intentions of this act; to pay
their clerk and the bailiff of the said town, respectively, a reasonable
allowance for their services, to be rated by the said commissioners
on the property aforesaid, by equal assessments; and generally
to order and promote such regulations and improvements for
the benefit and advantage of the said town, as the said commissioners,
or the inhabitants thereof, shall determine to be necessary. |
1811.
CHAP. 153.
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8. AND BE IT ENACTED, That any person or persons
who may
think him, her or themselves, aggrieved by the valuation of the
said assessor, may, at any time within six weeks after the completion
and return of such assessment, appeal to the said commissioners,
who may thereupon, and in all cases where they shall judge
the valuation of such assessor to be unequal, make such alteration
therein as to them shall seem just and reasonable. |
Persons aggrieved
may appeal to
commissioners. |
9. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the bailiff of
the said town shall
be appointed annually on the first Monday in May; and before he
shall proceed to execute his office, he shall take an oath, or affirmation,
before the said commissioners, or any one of them, that
he will faithfully and impartially perform the duties required of him
as bailiff of the said town by this act, according to the best of his
skill and judgment, and without favour, affection or prejudice; and
the duties of the said bailiff shall be, to attend the meetings of the
said commissioners whenever he shall be required; to perform such |
A bailiff to be appointed
annually—
his duties. |
