ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

in a book by said clerk, which shall be kept by
him for that purpose, and shall be open at all
times for the inspections of any person inter-
ested, and copies of all ordinances shall be put
up in the most public places of said town.
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the justice of the

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peace, resident in said town, shall have power to
enforce this act, and all ordinances passed by
the commissioners of said town thereunder, and
for that purpose to impose any fine or other pun-
ishment thereby provided, and shall have the
same power to enforce the payment of such fines
and the inflicting of such punishment as they
now have in criminal cases.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the said
commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have
full power to make all such by-laws, regulations
and ordinances, not inconsistent with the laws

Power of jus-
tice.

and constitution of this state, as from time to
time they may deem wise, equitable and expe-
dient for the comfort, health, convenience and
prosperity of said town and its inhabitants ; for
the prevention and removal of nuisances, pre-
servation of health, and suppression of vice and
immorality within the limits of said town ; and
shall have power to lay an equal tax on the
assessable property within said limits to such an
amount as may, from time to time, be deemed
necessary to accomplish the purposes aforesaid,
which tax shall be collected and paid to the
president and commissioners by the collector by
them appointed, who shall have the same power
to distrain therefor as the collector of state and
county taxes in Wicomico county, as is now pro-
vided by law for Wicomico county, or as debts
are now collected, and the said president and
commissioners shall fix the term of office, amount
of bond, and compensation of such collector.
SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the commis-

Power of com-
missioners.

sioners may as often, as deemed advisable, cause
an assessment to be made of all real and per-
sonal property within the corporate limits by a
person to be appointed and paid by them, which
assessment shall not exceed the assessment of
the same property for county purposes ; and the
commissioners may levy a tax thereon not ex-

Assessments.