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gently and faithfully, to the best of their skill and judgment, perform the duties of their office, and
shall file a certificate thereof of the officer before
whom the same was made among the records of the
corporation.
SEC. 11. The clerk and chief bailiff shall give
bond to the commissioners in such penalty and with	Bond to be
such sureties as said commissioners may require,	given.
conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties
of their respective offices.
SEC. 12. The commissioners shall receive all re-
turns of elections and determine all questions arising thereon, but any person considering himself aggrieved by such decision may appeal therefrom to the Circuit	Right of ap- peal.
Court for Montgomery county, which court shall
hear and determine such appeal and decide who
shall pay the costs thereof.
SEC. 13. The commissioners may pass such ordi-
nances not inconsistent with law as they may deem
beneficial to the town, may open and close streets,	Powers of commiss'ners
lanes and alleys, grade and pave the same, remove nuisances and obstructions therefrom, restrain all
disorders and disturbances, prevent all congregations of disorderly persons in public places, apprehend and
fine all tramps and vagabonds, impose a tax on dogs,
geese and hogs running at large in the streets, or
totally prohibit the same, and may impose fines,
penalties and forfeitures for the violation of their or-
dinances, and commit offenders to the county jail
until the same be paid with costs.
SEC. 14. The commissioners may pass such ordi-
nances as they may deem necessary for the preserva- tion of the health of the town, and remove all	Pass health ordinances.
nuisances from or prohibit all business within the
corporate limits thereof as shall in their opinion in-
juriously affect the sanitary condition thereof.
SEC. 15. The commissioners may, as often as they
may deem advisable, cause an assessment to be made
of all the real and personal property within the cor-	Assess prop-
porate limits, by a person to be appointed and paid	erty.
by them, which assessment shall not exceed the