WASHINGTON COUNTY. 4721

of the peace of Washington County, and in default of payment of such
fines or penalties, or costs, the offender may be committed to the jail of
Washington County; and the burgess shall enforce the town ordinances,
and in the execution of his duties as burgess shall have all and the same
power as a constable in criminal cases, and he shall receive the fees of
constable and such other compensation as the commissioners think proper.

1892, oh. 384, sec. 80.

127. The said commissioners may establish building lines, grant build-
ing privileges and pass ordinances for the improvement of the side-walks
along the streets giving directions to the persons owning property on said
side-walks concerning improvements or repairs of the side-walks, and if

the owners of said property shall refuse or fail to obey said ordinances
or directions, the said commissioners may have the improvements executed,
and collect the bills and costs from said property or persons, in the same
Way as debts are collected in this State, and the costs of said improve-
ments shall be a lien on said property.

1892, ch. 384, sec. 81.

128. The said commissioners may, whenever they think the public
interest requires 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 or State purposes, and they may prescribe the manner in
which such assessments shall be made, and provide for adjusting all differ-
ences in relation to such assessment, and do all other things necessary in
making such assessment; provided such assessment shall not exceed the
assessment for State and county purposes; and provided further, that no
land included within the corporate limits or corporate outlines of said
town, except houses, building lots and gardens shall be taxed for corpo-
rate purposes, so long as said land shall be used for agricultural purposes;
and the commissioners may levy a tax on the assessable property within
the corporate limits of said town, not exceeding in any one year fifty cents
on the one hundred dollars worth of assessable property.

1906, ch. 542.

129. That the said commissioners may impose a license on all telegraph
and telephone companies whose respective lines pass within and through
the corporate limits of said town; provided, said license shall not exceed
the sum of fifty dollars per annum for any one license, and that said
commissioners may require all telephone companies whose lines pass with-
in and through the corporate limits of said town to have and maintain
at least one public phone each centrally located in said town, same to be
placed within the customary booth, and employ competent operator and
messenger, allowing the operator to act in capacity of messenger; the said
commissioners may also require all telegraph companies whose lines pass
within and through the corporate limits of said town to have and main-
tain at least one office each in said town and employ a competent operator
to have charge of same.