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General
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tions of the Lord's day, commonly called Sunday, so as to
forbid traffic, barter or sale in all commodities except medi-
cines, milk and ice, and to prohibit unseemly amusements,
games, exhibitions and entertainments on that day, and to
prescribe penalties for violation of such ordinance. (18)
To provide by ordinance for establishing a building line
for the erection of buildings on the streets, alleys, lanes
and thoroughfares of said town, or by order, in case
of particular business. (19) To preserve peace and order
within the corporate limits, and to prevent the firing of
firearms, guns, pistols, fire-crackers and all other explo-
sives whatever, their form or device, within the corporate
limits, and enforce all ordinances in respect thereto by
penalties. (20) To prevent fast riding on horseback or on a
bicycle or in an automobile on the streets, alleys, lanes
and thoroughfares in said town, and to prevent fast driving
in carriage, cart, wagon or any other vehicle on any of said
streets, alleys, lanes or thoroughfares in said town; to regu-
late the speed of railroad trains crossing any street in said
town, and generally to restrain whatever produces unreason-
able annoyance or inconvenience to persons while passing
along streets and thoroughfares of the town or that subjects
them to the risk or danger of injury or harm and to provide
penalties for all violations of such ordinances. (21) To order
the taking down and removal of any house or building deemed
dangerous and unsafe, and to direct the taking down of the
same without delay. (22) To provide proper and suitable
lights on the public streets and make contracts for furnishing
such lights. (23) To define by ordinance the duties of all
town officers or employes where not fixed by this charter,
and to require bonds of any such officers or employes in
order to secure the faithful performance of their duties or of
any contract entered into by them with the Mayor and
Council, and to fix the salaries of all officers and employes
where the same are not regulated by this charter. (24) To
borrow money on promissory notes not to exceed two
thousand dollars at any one time. (25) To establish by
ordinance a local board of health and to establish and
maintain in cases of emergencies pest houses within or
without the limits of the town and to quarantine against
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