ART. 17.] PISCATAWAY. 1627

P. L. L., (1860,) art. 16, sec. 114.

269. Each commissioner BO elected, before proceeding to act,
shall make oath before a justice of the peace for Prince George's
county, that he will discharge his duty as commissioner to the
best of his skill and judgment, without favor, affection or par-
tiality ; a copy of which oath, with the certificate of the justice
administering the same, shall be entered in a book to be kept by
said commissioners.

Ibid. sec. 115.

270. They shall meet from time to time and may pass such
ordinances, not contrary to law, as they may deem necessary for
the proper regulation of the village; to remove all nuisances and
prevent all local causes of disease; to suppress and prevent all
disorderly and riotous conduct by fine and imprisonment, and to
compel each citizen and non-resident property-holder in said
village to pay his rateable proportion of the expenses incurred in
carrying into effect the said ordinances.

Ibid. sec. 116.

271. All by-laws and ordinances passed by the said commis-
sioners, together with all their proceedings, shall be entered in a
book to be kept for that purpose, and shall be open to the
inspection of any person interested therein, and copies of all
ordinances and by-laws shall be set up in the most public places
in said village.

Ibid. sec. 117.

272. The said commissioners may require the services of any
constable within the election district in which the said village is
situated, whose duty it shall be to enforce the ordinances and
by-laws of the commissioners when required, and who shall, for
every neglect or refusal so to do, be subject to a fine of not less
than one nor more than five dollars, to be recovered in the name
of the said commissioners, before a justice of the peace for said
county, as small debts are, and applied to the benefit of said
village; and the constable shall be entitled to the same fees, for
services rendered under this section, as he is entitled to for similar
services in other cases.