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to insure the observation of such ordinances, in addition to any action of
debt or such other civil remedies as may exist in such cases by law for
the recovery of the penalties thereunto affixed, they may affix thereto such
reasonable fines, not exceeding fifty dollars in any case, as to them may
appe.ar right, and in default of the payment of any fine imposed they
may provide for the imprisonment of the offender for a period not exceed-
ing thirty days, or until the fine is paid.

1892, ch. 234, sec. 408. 1918 Code, sec. 650.

672. The Council may, whenever they think the public interest re-
quires it, cause an assessment to be made of all real and personal property
within the corporate limits of said town, subject to assessment for county
and State taxes, and they may prescribe the manner in which such assess-
ment shall be made, and provide for adjusting all differences in relation
to such assessment, and do all other things necessary in making such as-
sessment for State and county purposes; and provided, further, that no
land included within the corporate limits, or corporate outlines of said
town, except houses and gardens, shall be taxed for corporate purposes so
long as said land shall be used for agricultural purposes; and the Council
may levy a tax on the assessable property within the corporate limits of
said town, not exceeding in any one year, thirty cents on the one hundred
dollars worth of assessable property.

1892, ch. 234, sec. 409. 1918 Code, sec. 651.

673. Any person may appeal from the valuation made by the assessor
to the Council at their next regular or quarterly meeting, and such Coun-
cil shall remain in session as long as may be reasonable to hear and deter-
mine such appeals and shall give reasonable notice of such meeting and
may abate or increase the assessment as may seem just.

1892, ch. 234, sec. 410. 1918 Code, sec. 652.

674. Whenever the Council shall levy a tax they shall cause to be
made out an alphabetical list of the persons to be charged therewith, and
shall cause to be affixed thereto the respective sums to be collected from
each person, and a warrant to the bailiff to collect the same.

1892, ch. 234, sec. 411. 1918 Code, sec. 653.

675. The bailiff appointed by the Council may enforce the payment of
corporation taxes in the same manner, and with like effect as collectors of
State and county taxes may enforce the payment of State and county
taxes.

1892, ch. 234, sec. 412. 1918 Code, sec. 654.

676. The bailiff shall make all collections required of him within six
months from the time the tax list is placed in his hand, and shall pay the
same over to the clerk as collected, and which said clerk shall hold, to-
gether with all the moneys received by him subject to the order of the
Council.