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tive buildings and collected as other taxes are collected; pro-
vided, nevertheless, that the owner or owners of property
shall be responsible for said taxes in case the same cannot
be collected from the occupants thereof, and the Council may
pass suitable ordinance to enable said scavenger to remove
all filth from the town, and may require of said scavenger a
bond for the faithful performance of his duties; provided,
however, that said special tax shall not exceed forty cents
per month on any one house, to be paid by the. owner or
occupant thereof, as aforesaid.
27. The Council shall keep and annually publish or post
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be appointed.
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a tabular statement of the receipts and expenditures of the
funds of the corporation, and such other matters connected
with the government and regulations of the town affairs as
they may deem necessary and proper.
28. (a) Whenever the Council shall, by ordinance, provide
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Statemeet to
be kept.
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for establishing any public park, or for establishing, opening,
widening, extending or altering any street, avenue, alley,
route for sewer or water pipes, for constructing water works
or for carrying out any other powers granted by its charter,
and it becomes necessary to take private property for such
public use, just compensation shall be paid to the owner or
owners thereof, which shall be ascertained and assessed by
six disinterested commissioners, who shall be qualified voters
of the town and who shall be selected by the Mayor; such
proceedings shall be conducted by the Mayor, or in his
absence or inability to act, or in case he be interested, then
by some disinterested member of the Council designated by
him, and while in the discharge of such duty the person
conducting the same shall have and exercise the powers of
the Circuit Court for preservation of order and enforcing
process issued in the course of the proceedings, and may
summon and compel the attendance of witnesses and jurors,
preside at the investigation, pass on the competency of
evidence, and instruct the commissioners as as to the law.
(b) When any ordinance shall provide for taking private
property for any public use, it shall describe said property.
The Mayor or member of the Council designated, as above
provided, shall thereupon appoint a day and place for
empanelling the commissioners to ascertain the compensation
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Just compen-
sation given
when private
property Is
taken for im-
provements.
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