E. LOUIS LOWE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
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recover the same by distress on such property with
costs.
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SEC. 10. And be it enacted,
That the said burgess
and commissioners shall have power to make all such
by-laws, regulations and ordinances, as from time to
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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Power to
make by-laws.
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SEC. 11. And be it enacted,
That at all elections
for burgess, assistant burgess, and commissioners, those
persons who shall receive the highest number of votes
for the respective offices, 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 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 of
burgess, assistant burgess, and commissioners, any two
or more persons shall have an equal number 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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Those receiving
highest
number of
votes elected.
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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 money according to the
ordinance passed by said commissioners, or a majority
of them.
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Bond.
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SEC. 13. And be it enacted,
That the said corporation
shall not, at any time, be allowed to issue any
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Banking forbid.
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