EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners

may annually levy upon the assessable property within said

Annual levy.

town by a direct tax, not exceeding twenty-five cents on the

one hundred dollars, such sum as they may .deem necessary

for the purpose of defraying and settling the expenses likely

to be incurred by them on behalf of said corporation ; and the

said Commissioners may apply and appropriate the funds arriv-

ing from such tax as well as other funds and money belonging

to said corporation, in their discretion, in paying the costs and

expenses of opening, closing, extending, paving and improv-

ing streets, alleys and grounds; for providing street lamps

and lighting the same ; fire machinery and apparatus ; for re-

moval of garbage, obstructions and nuisances; for setting

pumps and wells; for drainage, for restricting the spread of

contagious diseases; for the payment of their officers or em-

ployees reasonable salaries; and for such other purposes as in

their judgment benefit and subserve the public interest.

SEC. 23. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners

shall as soon after the expiration of the time for hearing ap-

To ascertain

peals as is practicable, proceed to ascertain the amount neces-

amount neces-
sary to be

sary to be levied for the use of the said corporation and the

levied.

rate of taxation, and shall cause to be made and delivered to

the bailiff a book containing an alphabetical list of the tax-

payers in said townj together with the aggregate assessment

of each and the rate of taxation and the amount of taxes due

and owing from each taxpayer under said levy and assessment.

SEC. 24. And be it enacted, That immediately upon the re-

ceipt by him of the books specified in the preceding section the

Bailiff to col-

bailiff shall proceed to collect all taxes levied by the said

ect taxes.

Commissioners and to pay over the same when required so to

do by the said Commissioners to the treasurer of said corpora-

tion; and if any person shall neglect or refuse to pay said

taxes on demand, then the bailiff shall furnish to such person

an account showing the aggregate of his tax, or if he be ab-

sent, deliver the same at the place of his last residence, and un-

less the same be paid to the bailiff within thirty days after such

account shall have been delivered the bailiff may seize and sell

the property assessed; or if the same be goods and chattels

and cannot be found as conveniently, may seize and sell any

To seize and

other of the goods and chattels, land or tenements of the per-

sell property.

son or persons so refusng or neglecting to pay, after gving at

least twenty days' notice of the time and place of sale by written

or printed hand bills, set up in two public places in said town,

or printed in some newspaper published there.