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261. The burgess, and in his absence, the assistant burgess,
shall have power to issue warrants, commanding the bailiff of
said corporation or any constable of Washington county to
arrest any person violating any of the ordinances of 'said
corporation, and have him brought before him for trial; he
shall have the same power to summon witnesses and to enforce
their attendance, and also the same general peace powers as a
justice of the peace; and in case of conviction may impose
such tine as the ordinance of the said corporation shall in such
cases provide; and the person convicted, in default of payment
may be committed to the jail of the county until such fine or
forfeiture be paid; provided, that where parties are committed
to the jail of the county by the burgess, acting for the cor-
poration, the number of days of im prison ment shall be double
the fine and costs; that is to say, for every one dollar of the
amount of the fine and costs, the culprit shall have two days
in jail; and where the time has expired according to his com-
mitment, the fine or forfeiture shall be considered as paid
and the prisoner be discharged; but in no case shall the term of
imprisonment exceed thirty days; in all trivial cases, however,
the burgess may in his discretion, if the culprit so elect, place
the offender in the custody of the bailiff to work out his
sentence on the streets or highways of the town, in which
cases he shall have credit per diem, the same as other laborers
on the corporation are' paid until the tine and costs be
cancelled.
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261 A. The burgess and commissioners, or a majority of
them, may appoint a bailiff for said town, who shall have
the Same general peace powers as a constable of Washington
county; he shall have authority to arreat all persons found by
him violating any ordinance of said corporation or on warrant
of the burgess or assistant burgess, and shall be allowed the
same costs as constables are allowed for similar service; they
may also allow him such salary for the performance such
other duties as may be assigned him and required at his hands,
as in their judgment may be just and equitable.
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281 B The burgess Shall be allowed the same costs f or his
services as are allowed to justices of the peace for similar
services The board, outside of the burgess, two-thirds con-
senting, may also allow the burgess such additional compensa-
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burgess.
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