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for any one year, which tax shall be collected by a
collector appointed for that purpose, and paid over
to the president and board of commissioners.
SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the collector by
them appointed, shall give bond in the sum of six	Give bond.
hundred dollars, for the faithful performance of his
duty ; he shall be vested with the same authority for
the collection of town taxes, as the several county
collectors are now by law vested ; and the commis-
sioners shall fix the term of office, responsibility
and compensation of said collector.
SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the commissioners	Shall not
shall not expend nor contract to expend in any one	expend.
year, more money than the amount receivable from
taxes and other sources for that year.
SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the said commis-
sioners or a majority of them, shall have power and	Appoint a. bailiff.
authority annually, to appoint a bailiff, whose duty
it shall be to preserve the peace and good order of
said town, and for this purpose he is hereby invested
with the same powers and authority as any constable
may now have under the laws of this State : he shall
give bond for the faithful performance of his duty,
and shall receive for his services the sum of forty
dollars per annum.
SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the said commis-
sioners shall have power, and are hereby authorized	Powers
to straighten and widen streets, open new streets,
make foot-ways, or side-walks, construct bridges,
purchase stone, timber, as they may deem essential
to the comfort, convenience and prosperity of said
town of Vienna, and also to purchase or condemn
a lot of land adjacent to said town, for the purpose
of procuring dirt for the use of the streets and side-
walks, and after having given at least ten days' notice	Appoint a. committee.
in writing to all persons interested, they shall ap-
point a committee of three discreet persons, not
residents of said town, who shall under a penalty of
ten dollars, proceed to assess and value on oath what
damages may have been sustained by reason of such
widening, opening or straightning of said streets, or
of the condemnation of said lot, and shall make re-
turn thereof to said commissioners, under their hands