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thereof. They shall determine all questions arising thereon,
and any person conceiving himself aggrieved by reason of
such decision, may appeal to the Circuit Court for Mont-
gomery county, which shall hear and determine the same,
and determine who shall pay the costs of appeal. In case
candidates for Mayor shall receive a tie vote, or two or more
candidates for Councilmen shall receive the same number of
votes necessary to entitle any one of them to an election, a
special election shall be had as between those candidates
receiving such tie vote after ten days' notice shall have been
given, pursuant to the provisions foregoing in regard to
elections; in case of any vacancy in the office of the Mayor
or Councilmen by death, resignation or removal from the
town, said vacancy shall be filled by a vote of the Council
until the next election for members of the Council.
13. That the Council shall have power to pass all ordi-
nances necessary for the good government of the town ;
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councilmen.
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prevent, remove and abate or cause to be removed and
abated all nuisances or obstructions in or upon streets, side-
walks, highways or alleys, drains, sewers, or water courses,
or in or upon any lot or lots adjacent thereto; to provide
for imposing a fine or fines upon any person or persons
causing, creating or maintaining any such nuisances or
obstructions; to remove, or cause to be removed, houses or
other obstructions or objects that may be dangerous to
property, health or persons passing along or over the high-
ways of the town, or residing in the neighborhood thereof ;
to make reasonable regulations in regard to buildings to be
erected in said town, and to grant building permits for the
same; to establish the grades of the streets, gutters and
sidewalks of said town, fix the width thereof and prescribe
the material of which they shall be constructed; to cause
the sidewalks along the public streets to be graded, paved,
repaired or improved; to cause the water courses, drains and
sewers to be laid, paved, kept in repair and cleaned; to pur-
chase, lease or receive such real and personal property as may
be necessary or proper for municipal purposes and to control,
dispose of and convey the same for the benefit of the town; to
erect and maintain such buildings for municipal purposes as
they may deem necessary and proper; to construct and main-
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for good gov-
ernment of
town.
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