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or oftener if they think proper, appoint an assessor who shall
under oath, assess and value the property in said village in the
same manner and with like authority as county assessors; pro-
vided, that in assessing any of the lands within the village which
may be occupied and used as farms or may be part or parts of
farms, such lands shall be valued and assessed as lots of four
acres of ground, with the buildings and improvements thereon,
and shall not be valued and assessed by the number of acres
therein.

23. If any owner of property within said village shall feel
aggrieved by the assessment so made, he may appeal to the
board of commissioners, who may make such deduction from the
valuation of his property as they deem reasonable and just.

24. The said board of commissioners may from time to time,
under such conditions as they may by their ordinances direct,
appoint such, officers as they may deem necessary to carry into
effect their ordinances, among whom shall be a town bailiff who
shall ex-officio be collector of the town tax, and shall within
said village have all the authority of a constable.

25. The said bailiff shall give bond, to be approved, by the
county commissioners, as other constables, for the faithful per-
formance of his duty as constable, and also bond to the said
board of commissioners for the faithful performance of his duty
as bailiff, and as collector of the taxes, and the faithful per-
formance of such duties as shall be imposed on him by the ordi-
nances of said board of commissioners.

26. The said bailiff 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 the same,

27. The president of said commissioners, and all other officers
of said town, shall before they enter upon the duties of their re-
spective offices, severally take the following oath: I do solemnly
swear that I will faithfully execute the office of ———— to the
best of my knowledge and ability, without favor, affection or
partiality.