E. LOUIS LOWE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
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time they may deem wise, equitable and expedient for
the comfort, health, convenience and prosperity of the
said town and its inhabitants, for the prevention or removal
of nuisances, preservation of health and suppression
of vice and immorality within the limits of the
said town, and shall have power to lay an equal tax on
the property within the limits of the said town, to such
amount as may from time to time, be deemed necessary
to accomplish the purposes aforesaid, which tax
shall be collected and paid to the said burgess and
commissioners by a collector by them appointed, who
shall have the same power to distrain therefor as the
collector of the public county assessment has to distrain
for the same, and the said burgess and commissioners
shall fix the term of office, responsibility and compensation
of such collector.
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SEC. 11. And be it enacted,
That all elections for
burgess, assistant burgess and commissioners, those
persons who shall receive the highest number of votes
for the respective officers, shall be declared duly elected,
and shall qualify as such before a justice of the peace
of the county, that they will discharge the duties of
their respective offices according to the best of their
skill and judgment, without fear, favor, affection or
partiality to any, a copy of which oath shall be entered
on the journal of said corporation with the certificate
of the justice administering the same, and if at any
election for burgess, assistant burgess and commissioners,
any two or more persons shall have an equality of
votes, by which no choice shall be made a second
election shall be held, after not less than ten days notice,
and so until a choice shall be made.
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Qualification.
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SEC. 12. And be it enacted,
That the said burgess
shall be the Treasurer for the said corporation, and
shall give bond to said corporate body, with security to
be approved by the commissioners or a majority of
them, in such penalty as they shall fix, conditioned for
the faithful performance of his duty as Treasurer, and
he shall receive and pay away monies according to
the ordinance, passed by said commissioners or a majority
of them.
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Treasurer.
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SEC. 13. And be it enacted,
That said corporation
shall not at any time be allowed to issue any note,
certificate or other device to be circulated as currency.
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Banking for
bid.
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SEC. 14. And be it enacted,
That this act shall inure
for thirty years unless sooner repealed by the General
Assembly.
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Reservation.
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