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voters of said town as commissioners, who shall hold their office
for one year, and until their successors are chosen and qualified.

P. L. L., (1860,) art. 14, sec. 102

128. All elections for said commissioners shall be held as the

town commissioners shall direct; provided, they be held annually;
and all persons who shall have resided in said town for six
months next preceding the election, and are entitled to vote at

any State election, shall be qualified to vote for said town

commissioners.

Ibid. sec. 103.

129. Each town commissioner, before performing any of his

duties, shall make oath before some justice of the peace in said

county that he will truly, faithfully and without partiality
execute all the duties appertain ing to his office, which affidavit
shall be attached to said certificate of election and filed among

the papers of said town.

Ibid. sec. 104.

130. The town commissioners shall have power to appoint a
clerk and treasurer, and prescribe their duties and compensation,
and to appoint one or more police officers, and prescribe their
obligations, duties and pay; and said town commissioners shall
have power to confer authority on said police to perform all the

duties of a constable, except so far as they relate to debts and
other civil process, other than debts due on any fine, penalty or
tax which said town commissioners may have power to impose.

Ibid. sec. 105.

131. They shall have power, upon the return of a jury as
hereinafter provided, to open and lay out any street, lane or alley
in said town which they may deem necessary for the convenience

of the citizens of said town, and to condemn the same to public
use; but before the said town commissioners shall so condemn
any land or property to public use, they shall apply to the county
commissioners, who shall appoint a jury of twelve discreet, impar-
tial and disinterested voters of the third election district of said

county, which jury shall view the land and property in said town
and assess the advantages and damages, in money, by such pro-