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1890, ch. 118, sec. 13. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 69.

55. The commissioners may pass such ordinances, not inconsistent
with law, as they may deem beneficial to the town; may open and close
streets, lanes and alleys; straighten, grade and pave the same; remove
nuisances and obstructions therefrom; restrain all disorders and disturb-
ances; prevent all congregations of disorderly persons in public places;
apprehend and fine all tramps and vagabonds; impose a tax on dogs, geese,
hogs and other animals running at large on the streets, or totally prohibit
the same, and may impose fines, penalties and forfeiture for the violation
of their ordinances and commit all offenders to the county jail until the
same be paid with costs.

1890, ch. 118, sec. 14. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 70.

56. The commissioners may pass such ordinances as they may deem
necessary for the preservation of the health of the town, and remove all
nuisances from, or prohibit all business within the corporate limits thereof
as shall, in their opinion, injuriously affect the sanitary condition thereof.

1890, ch. 118, sec. 15. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 71.

57. The commissioners may, as often as they deem advisable, cause an
assessment to be made of all real and personal property within said town
or the corporate limits thereof, by a person to be appointed and paid by
them, which assessment shall not exceed the assessments for State and
county purposes, and the commissioners may levy a tax thereon not exceed-
ing ten cents on the hundred dollars' worth of assessable property.

1890, ch. 118, sec. 16. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 72.

58. Any person may appeal from the valuation of the assessor to the
commissioners, who shall meet on the first Monday in June after any
such assessment, and remain in session as long as may be reasonably neces-
sary, to hear and determine such appeals, and shall give reasonable notice
of such meeting, and shall increase or abate such assessment as they may
deem just.

1890, ch. 118, sec. 17. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 73.

59. Whenever the commissioners shall levy a tax, they shall cause to
be made out an alphabetical list of the persons charged therein, and shall
cause to be affixed thereto the respective sums to be collected from such
persons, and a warrant to the chief bailiff to collect the same.

1890, ch. 118, sec. 18. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 74.

60. The chief bailiff shall, within ten days after the receipt of said
list and warrant, render to each person named therein an account or tax
bill, showing the amount due by him, if he be a resident of the town, and
if he be a non-resident, and in consequence thereof can not be conveniently
served with said account or tax bill, the bailiff shall publish such account
or tax bill in some newspaper published in Montgomery county at the