ART. 24.] WORCESTER COUNTY. 1135

of the peace for said county, in the same manner and to the
same extent as if he had resisted a constable; shall also collect
the dog taxes and street taxes of the town, and shall make
monthly reports to the Council of all taxes so collected, which
report shall be entered upon the minutes; he shall superintend
all work upon the streets, lanes and alleys of the town and shall
assist the Mayor in the enforcement of the ordinances, and to
that end it shall be his duty to make complaint to some justice
of the peace against any and every person violating any ordi-
nances of the town; he shall be the executive officer of the
Mayor and Council, and shall serve, deliver or post any order
or notice that under any law or ordinances of the town or
under this charter is to be served, delivered or posted; and all
returns made by the policeman to the Mayor or the Council
shall have the same force and effect, and be entitled to and re-
ceive the same credence as a return of a sheriff to any process
in the Circuit Courts of this State; it shall be his duty, as a
peace officer, to maintain and preserve the peace, good order
and good conduct within the limits of said town and among
all persons found therein; he shall repress, prevent and put
down disorderly conduct and all disturbances of the public
peace, breaches of the peace, gambling of all kinds, the unlaw-
ful sale of intoxicating drinks and any or all other unlawful
and criminal acts and conduct whatsoever within the corporate
limits of said town. Upon the application of the policeman
for a warrant of arrest, and upon the information, on oath, of
such officer or any other person who appears with him, or at the
direction of said officer to lay the information, any justice of
the peace having jurisdiction and authorized to issue such a
warrant or writ shall issue the same directly to said policeman,
commanding him to make the arrest of the person or persons
named in the information, and said officer shall execute and
return said warrant or writ, but he shall serve no other in the
case except the warrant of arrest. The fines imposed in any
case, on trial and conviction of a defendant for any offense
committed within the limits of said town, whether under the
general law of the State or under the local laws and ordi-
nances of the town where the original warrant or writ was
directed to the policeman of said town, shall be paid over by the
justice of the peace before whom said case was tried to the town
treasurer, less any part thereof appropriated by law to an in-
former ; said fine to be part of the revenue of the town. If any
crime or offense against the laws shall be committed in the
presence of the policeman, he shall arrest the offender without
warrant, and if between sunset on one day and sunrise on the
next day, or at any time on Sunday, the policeman has occa-