WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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powers of a justice of the peace; he shall sec that

the laws and ordinances of the corporation are duly

executed; he may require any officer of the corpor-

ation entrusted with the receipt and expenditure of

Powers of

burgess.

moneys of the corporation to submit to him a

statement of such officers' account as often as said

burgess or commissioners may deem necessary; he

shall report annually in writing to the commissioners

Report annu-

the general condition of the town, with the moneys

ally.

received and expended, which report shall be posted

up in not less than two of the most public places of

the town; he shall sign, or refuse to sign, all laws

and ordinances passed by the commissioners, with

his reasons in case refusing to sign, and if said law

or ordinance so unsigned by him be again put

upon its passage and receive the votes of four-fifths

of the commissioners, it shall become a law without

the approval of the burgess.

SEC. 21. And be it enacted, That all other officers,

or assistants to officers necessary to execute the

powers of said corporation, shall be provided and

Other officers.

appointed as by ordinance of the burgess and com-

missioners shall be directed.

SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That all moneys

arising from taxes, fines, forfeitures and penalties

imposed by this act or ordinance of the burgess and

How appro-

commissioners, shall be appropriated only to the

priated.

uses of said corporation as may by order or ordinance

be directed.

SEC. 23. And be it enacted, That all fines, pen-

alties and forfeitures imposed by the laws and ordi-

nances of said burgess and commissioners shall be

recovered before the burgess or any justice of the

How recov-

peace residing within the corporate limits of said

ered.

town upon a warrant issued against the offender,

directed to the bailiff of said corporation, or any

constable of said county, in the corporate name of

said town, and shall be collected by judgment and

execution in the same manner and with the same

costs and fees as provided for in cases of small debts,

and with such penalties to the officers for non-per-

formance of duty as in such cases prescribed by the

laws of the State; and said fines, penalties and

Whom to pay

forfeitures shall be paid by the officer collecting the

to.

same to the clerk and treasurer of said town; pro-

viding that if the offence be a breach of the peace