FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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to regulate fire companies : to provide for the safety of

houses, buildings and chimneys from fire ; to prevent the

discharge of cannon, gnus, pistols, fire-crackers or other

explosive instruments or materials in the corporate limits ;

to require a license to keep dogs and bitches and to regu-

late their running at large ; to prevent and regulate the

going at large of beasts, cattle, sheep and hogs ; to restrain

or regulate public amusements, entertainments or exhibi-

tions, and to license the same ; to restrain disorders and dis-

turbances and immoralities to make, repair or keep in order

the roads, streets, lanes, footways and alleys of said town,

and the drains, sewers and culverts thereof, and to build or

secure a place of confinement for persons charged or con-

victed of violating the laws and ordinances for the sup-

pression of vice and immorality, and disorders.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That they shall cause to be

made an assessment from time to time of all property, real

Assess-

and personal within the limits of said town, and shall

ment.

annually levy a tax upon all such property, not to exceed

in any one year twenty -five cents on the one hundred

dollars, as they may deem necessary for their corporate

expenses.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That they may by ordinances,

direct what material shall be used in the paving, repairing

Paving
streets.

and curbing the footways, or any of them, in said town,

and provide that the same shall be done at the expense of

the owners of the land in front of which said footway shall

be made or repaired.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That if the owner of any

land shall refuse or neglect for thirty days after notice, to

Paving to

pave, curb or repair any footway immediately in front of

be done at
cost of

his land on the same side of the road, street, lane or alley

owner

therewith, as directed by any ordinance of the council con-

sistent, with this sub-title, the mayor shall cause said work

to be done at the expense of the owner of said lot, which

expense shall be a lien ou said lot of ground until paid, and

may be recovered from the owner or owners of such lot of

ground by the mayor and council of Hampstead, as other

debts of like amounts are recovered in this State by law.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That in opening, establishing,

widening or closing any roads, streets, lanes or alleys, all

damages done or suffered thereby, if not agreed upon by

Opening
streets

the mayor and council and the person damaged, shall be

determined and assessed by three disinterested persons of

good judgment, residents of said town, to be appointed by

said mayor and council, and who shall make an oath before