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within six months from the time the tax bill is placed
in his hands.
SEC. 21. The chief bailiff shall attend the meet-
ings of the commissioners, and perform such duties	Powers of
as they shall direct; shall preserve the peace and	chief bailiff.
good order of said town, and for this purpose is
vested with the same power and authority as any
constable now has under the laws of this State.
SEC. 22. The president shall preside at all meet-
ings of the commissioners, and shall have all the
powers of a justice of the peace in criminal cases
when the commissioners are a party, and shall re-
ceive the same fees allowed a justice of the peace in	Powers of
similar cases; and an appeal from his judgment,	president.
where the demand or fine exceeds five dollars, may
be taken to the Circuit Court for Montgomery
county, which shall hear and determine the matter
as upon appeals from justices of the peace.
SEC. 23. The chief bailiff shall have the same fees
for making distresses for taxes as are allowed county
collectors, and for making arrests or serving process	Fees for mak-
for violations of any ordinances of the corporation,	ing distresses
the same as are allowed constables for similar ser-
vices ; and when the bailiff wilfully fails to discharge
any duty of his office, he may be fined not exceed-
ing ten dollars for any one offence.
SEC. 24. Any fines, penalties and forfeitures im-
posed by this charter, or by any ordinance of the
commissioners, may be collected by proceedings in
the name of the commissioners before the president
of the commissioners or a justice of the peace, similar
to those for the collection of small debts before jus-	Fines — how
tices of the peace ; and the said president or justice of the peace shall have the power to commit the	collected.
offender to the county jail on failure to pay such
fines or forfeitures until the same shall be paid, with
costs.
SEC. 25. The commissioners shall not expend or	What am'unt
contract to expend in any one year more money than	to expend.
the amount receivable from taxes and other sources
for that year.