1966 WASHINGTON COUNTY. [ART. 22.

the date of his appointment, and he shall not receive any other
fees or compensation except that fixed at the date of his appoint-
ment ; and any tax collector who shall violate the provisions of
this section shall be liable to indictment in the circuit court for
Washington county, and upon conviction shall be fined or im-
prisoned, or both, at the discretion of the court.

1884, ch. 58.

167. Accounts for expenditures for street and lighting pur-
poses and police, shall be first passed by the board of street com-
missioners, and warrants for the same shall be drawn on the tax
collector, signed by the president of the board and attested by
the clerk; all appropriations for expenditures other than for
street and lighting purposes and police, shall be passed and ap-
proved by the mayor and council, and warrants for the same
drawn on the tax collector, to be signed by the mayor and at-
tested by the clerk.

Ibid.

168. No warrant shall be drawn on any tax collector after his
successor shall have qualified; but all money in the hands of the
retiring collector shall be immediately paid over by him to the
succeeding tax collector, after such succeeding tax collector shall
have qualified, who shall receive and credit the same to the
several accounts for which it has been collected; and the retiring
collector shall collect the unpaid taxes due for the year of his
appointment, and pay the same as collected to the then incum-
bent tax collector, who shall receive and credit the same to the
several accounts for which they were levied.

Ibid.

169. The market inspector shall have charge of the public
markets, and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by
ordinance; he shall give bond to the mayor and council, to be
approved by them, for the faithful discharge of his duties, in such
penalty as the mayor and council may require, and receive such
compensation for his services as they may determine.

Ibid.

170. The mayor and council shall fix the salaries of other offi-
cers of the town, and shall exact bonds to the town in such pen.