2462 ARTICLE 11.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 126. 1918 Code, sec. 181.

171. The collector shall sell so much of said property as may be neces-
sary to pay the amount of taxes due from such delinquent, with interest
thereon, together with the costs incurred- by said collector, and shall, if it
be real estate, convey the property sold, upon payment of the purchase
money, to the purchaser thereof.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 127. 1918 Code, sec. 182.

172. The said collector shall have the same power and be entitled to<
the same protection, in the execution of the duties of his oiE.ce, as the'
collectors of State taxes have and are entitled to; and the delinquent tax-
payer shall have the same right to redeem, and the purchaser the same-
remedies to recover possession of the property sold, as are given to tax-
payers and to purchasers of lands sold by collectors of State taxes by the;
Code of Public General Laws.

1910, ch. 70, sec. 128. 1918 Code, sec. 183.

173. The burgess, by virtue of his off.ce, shall have and exercise, within
the limits of the corporation, all the jurisdiction and powers of a justice
of the peace, except as to civil cases and the acknowledgment of deeds; he
shall see that all the laws and ordinances of the corporation are duly and.
faithfully executed and enforced, and may call upon any officer of the
town, entrusted with the receipt and expenditure of public moneys, for a
statement of his account, as often as he may think necessary; he shall be
responsible for the good order and efficient government of the town, and
shall, by virtue of the power and authority of his office, hear and decide
any violations of the laws and ordinances of the corporation, and shall im-
pose such fines and penalties as they prescribe, and shall keep a docket on
which all such cases coming before him shall be entered, which shall state
the name of the party charged, the offense charged, how tried and the
judgment rendered, setting out the fine, if any imposed, and the costs of
the case. He shall pay over to the town treasurer on the first Monday of
each month the public moneys in his hands, and when required by the
commissioners shall report in writing the general state of the town,
and at any time he may recommend any matters as he may think will pro-
mote its interest. He shall approve or disapprove every order, resolution
or ordinance passed by the Commissioners, and every order, resolution or
ordinance shall be submitted to him by them immediately after its pas-
sage, and within ten days after date of its passage he shall act on the
same, and if he shall approve it or fail to act on it within ten days from
the date of its passage, which fact shall be endorsed by the clerk of the
commissioners, it shall become operative and effectual; but if the burgess
shall veto any order, resolution or ordinance, he shall notify the clerk of
the fact and transmit his reason in writing to the commissioners at their-
next regular meeting, and such order, resolution or ordinance shall not be-
come operative and effectual unless passed over his veto by the affirmative
vote of all members of the board. If at any time the burgess shall think