ROBERT M McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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power to make contracts and employ labor at such

compensation as they shall determine; and in no case

shall the board of street commissioners expend in any

one year a larger sum on repairs and improvements

than the amount appropriated therefor.

SEC. 143d. The said board of street commissioners

shall have control of the lighting of the town, with

power and authority to enter into contracts with any

person, corporation or association; to purchase and

Authority to

erect additional lamps, and make such changes or

light up town.

alterations as they may deem proper; employ lamp-

lighters and other necessary labor; provided that the

total expenditure for any one year shall not exceed

the amount appropriated therefore

SEC. 143e. The board of street commissioners shall

appoint a number of regular policemen, not exceeding

five, to serve under such regulations and for such com-

pensation as they may direct, such compensation, how-

ever, not to exceed thirty dollars per month, and sub-

Appoint police-
men.

ject to removal for cause. Said board shall have power

to appoint special policemen, if in their judgment the

exigencies of the town so require; provided, however,

that the term of appointment shall not extend beyond

a period of forty-eight hours.

SEC. 143f. Every officer of the town, except the

judges and clerks of election and policemen, before

entering upon the discharge of the duties of the office

to which he may be elected or appointed, shall take

and subscribe the following oath or affirmation before

the clerk of the circuit court for Washington county,

or one of his sworn deputies: "I ........ do hereby swear

Oath of officers

(or affirm) that I will well and faithfully discharge the

of the town.

duties of ............ in accordance with the best of my

ability and understanding," which said oath shall be

filled with the clerk of the mayor and council. If

any person elected or appointed to any offiee shall fail

to take the oath or affirmation required, within ten

days from the date of his election or appointment, the

office shall be declared vacant.

SEC. 143g. All property within the limits of

Hagerstown, or that may have a situs there by reason

of a residence of the owner therein, except as herein-

Taxed for

after provided, shall be taxed for municipal purposes,

municipal pur-
poses.

and the assessment for town purposes shall be the

same as that for state and county purposes; and in case

any real estate assessed for state and county purposes