ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
for that purpose to be imposed on the occupants

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of the respective buildings, and collected as other
taxes are collected ; provided, nevertheless, that
the owner or owners of property shall be respon-
sible for said tax in case the same cannot be
collected from the occupants thereof. And the
council may pass suitable ordinances to enable
such scavenger to remove all filth from the town,
and may require of such scavenger a bond for

May appoint a
scavenger.

the faithful performance of his duties; provided,
however, that said special tax shall not exceed
fifty cents per month on any one house, to be paid
by the owner or occupant thereof as aforesaid.

Proviso.

29. The council may pass suitable ordinances
for the protection of the public buildings,
churches, private buildings, trees and fencing
from defacement or injury.
30. The mayor and council are authorized, em-

Protection.

powered and required to pay for all work and
improvements that have been done and made by
the commissioners for Rockville, not paid for at
the time this charter shall take effect.
31. All existing ordinances of the town of

Required to
pay.

Rockville shall remain in force until repealed or
amended by the council; and all books, papers
and property in possession of the commissioners
for Rockville shall be delivered to the council
when organized.

In force.

32. The council shall keep and annually pub-
lish, a tabular statement of the receipts and
expenditures of the funds of the corporation.
33. The council shall have power to open and
keep open, streets, lanes and alleys, with the

Publish state-
ment.

consent of the owners of the land through which
the same may pass, or upon paying damages
therefor, to be assessed by three disinterested
persons to be by the council appointed, who
shall, in making such assessment, take into con-
sideration as well the benefits that may accrue
to the owner or owners of said property as the
damages that may occur by reason of said
opening to said owner or owners, which said
persons shall report their proceedings to the
council, whose proceedings shall then be similar
to those of county commissioners of this state in
such cases, with right of appeal to the circuit
court for the county.

Open streets,
etc.