EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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ment of all ordinances of the town relating to public safety
and order, and shall perform such other duties as the
Council may prescribe. The health officer shall have the
power to appoint, with the approval of the Mayor, such
assistants and officers under him as the Council may by
law allow, and shall be held responsible under the Mayor
for the enforcement of all ordinances relating to the health
and sanitary condition of the town. The clerk shall keep
the minutes of the proceedings of the Council in a bound
book, which shall be open to all persons interested. He
shall collect and receive the taxes and other monies due the
town, and shall keep and disburse the same in the manner
prescribed by the Council, and shall perform such other
duties as the Council may prescribe, but shall make no dis-
bursements except by or upon written order or check coun-
tersigned by the Mayor.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the Mayor shall have all

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the powers of a justice of the peace in criminal cases where
the town of Somerset is a party, and shall receive the same
fees allowed justices of the peace in similar cases; and an
appeal from his judgment may be taken to the Circuit Court
for the county, which shall hear and determine the matter as
upon appeal from a justice of the peace. The Mayor shall
have power to summon witnesses, to administer oaths, and
to certify the same in all matters properly pertaining to said
corporation of the town of Somerset.
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the marshal and the health

Powers of a
Justice of the
peace.

officer shall attend the meetings of the Council when so
required. The marshal shall preserve the peace and good
order of the town, and for this purpose he is hereby invested
with the same power and authority and shall receive the
same fees, as any constable under the laws of the State,
within the limits of said town. He, as well as all other
town officials, shall be liable to presentment and indictment
in the Circuit Court for Montgomery county in their official
capacity, and upon conviction shall be liable to fine or
imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the Mayor, the other

Duties of mar-
shal and
health officer

members of the Council, and all other officers of the corpora-
tion shall, before they enter upon the duties of their respec-
tive offices, take and subscribe an oath according to provisions
of Sections 5 and 7 of Article 70 of the Code of Public

Oath to be
taken.