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Session Laws, 1878
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JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 73

policeman in the discharge of his duty, shall be lia-


ble to conviction and punishment in the same man-


ner and to the same extent as if he had resisted a


constable ; and any policeman so appointed, who


shall be guilty of official misconduct, shall be pro-

Official mis-

ceeded against by presentment and indictment in '

conduct.

the Circuit Court for Washington county, and if


found guilty, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both,


in the discretion of the Court.


SEC. 132. The Mayor and Council shall have power

Power to pass

to pass all ordinances not contrary to the constitution

ordinances.

and laws of this State or of the United States, as they


may deem necessary to the good government of the


town ; they shall have power to remove all nuisances

Nuisances.

or obstructions from the streets, lanes, alleys, or from


any lots adjacent; to remove or cause to be re-


moved, any houses or other structures that may in
their judgment become dangerous to persons going

Remove
dangerous
structures.

upon the highways of the town; to cause the streets,
alleys and sidewalks to be graded, paved, repaired

Streets, &c.

and improved by the property owners or otherwise ;


to cause bridges or culverts to be made over the

Bridges and

waters or hollows; to pave and keep in repair the

culverts.

' water courses, drains or sewers of the town, and to


keep the same well cleansed ; to establish markets,

Markets.

regulate the hours and limits thereof, and mode of


dealing thereat, and grant licenses or permits and


rent stalls for the sale of marketable commodities;


to control the public grounds, as over other parts of


the town, but not to interfere with the title thereof;


to establish and regulate a station-house or lock-

Station house

up, for the temporary confinement of violators of


the laws and ordinances of the town ; to prohibit or


restrain the keeping of bawdy houses, or houses of

Bawdy

ill fame, within the limits of the town, and to pro-

houses.

vide for the punishment of all persons who shall


keep, authorize or surfer to be kept any such bawdy


house, or house of ill fame, and for the purpose of


carrying out the foregoing powers, and for the pres-


ervation of the cleanliness, the health, the peace and

Cleanliness,

good order of the community, and for the protection

health, &c.

of the lives and property of the citizens, they may


pass all ordinances or by-laws from time to time ne-


cessary ; and to ensure the observance of said ordi-


nances, in addition to the action of debt, or such




 

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