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the other half to the owner, and if no owner shall claim the said swine
on the day of sale said half shall go to the commissioners of the village
for the use of said village, provided, that if the owner of any swine
impounded under this section shall prove to the satisfaction of any justice
of the peace residing in said village, that the swine did not go at large
±rom negligence or want of care on his part, and that due diligence was
used to prevent it he shall have return of the property on paying all ex-
penses of keeping and proving the same, and fifty cents, for taking up
each one of such swine

P L. L, 1888, Art 17, sec 56 1912 Code, sec 66

54. The public ground and property within said corporation, belong-
ing to the village, shall be vested in the commissioners, so far as to pre-
serve the same, to prevent depredations thereon, and to have and to hold
for the benefit of said corporation

P L L, 1888, Art 17, sec 57 1912 Code, sec 67

55. The commissioners of said village are authorized to pass ordi-
nances for the regulation, good government, improvement and comfort of
the said corporation, and the inhabitants thereof, to suppress vice, crime
and immorality, to restrain disorder and disturbances of the peace, and
to prevent and remove nuisances within said corporation

P L L, 1888, Art 17 sec 58 1912 Code, sec 68

56. They are authorized and empowered to enforce all ordinances
passed by them, and to affix penalties, fines and forfeitures for a breach
of the same, provided, that such fines, penalties and forfeitures shall not
exceed the sum of ten dollars for any one offense, and the term of impris-
onment for any one offense, shall not exceed five days

P L L, 1888 Art 17, sec 59 1912 Code, sec 69

57. They are authorized to levy a reasonable tax on dogs and bitches
belonging to or kept by inhabitants of the village, to be recovered and
collected as other taxes are, and to impose reasonable fines and penalties
to restrain dogs and bitches from running at large in the village, and to
authorize and compel the bailiff to kill any dog or bitch whose owner
can not be ascertained, or who shall refuse or neglect to pay the taxes,
fines or penalties imposed under this section

1902, ch 164, sec 60 1912 Code sec 70

58. They are authorized and empowered to appoint annually a police
justice within said town, whose jurisdiction shall be limited to the town
and the enforcement of its ordinances The said justice shall be a con-
servator of the peace, and shall have power to impose fines and penalties
for breach of any of said ordinances of said town, not exceeding the pen-
alty prescribed by said ordinances, and to enforce payment of the same
by commitment to the public jail of said county, or to such place of con-