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and when confirmed shall be recorded by said clerk at the
expense of said corporation, and if the said inquisition shall
be set aside by the Circuit Court for Kent county, the said
court may direct another to be taken in the same manner as
the first. That every inquisition shall describe the property
taken or the bounds of land condemned, and the quantity or
duration of the interest of the same therein valued, and such
valuation, when paid or tendered to the owner or owners of
the property taken, or his legal representative, shall entitle the
said corporation to the estates, use and interest in the same so
valued for the purpose aforesaid, as fully as if the same had
been conveyed by the owner or his legal representatives.

SEC. 21. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall
have the power to license and regulate the sweeping of chim-
neys and fix the rates thereof; to regulate the sweeping of any
chimney, by neglect of which the said town may be endangered.

SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall
have.the power to enact ordinances for the prevention of cruelty
to animals, and fix the penalties for the violation thereof not
inconsistent with the laws of this State.

SEC." 23. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall
have the power to establish regulations for the prevention and
extinguishment of fires, to appoint firemen and appoint, organ-
ize and equip fire companies, and to fix the penalties for the
violation of any fire regulation.

SEC. 24. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall
have the power to pass ordinances to preserve the health of
said town, to prevent and remove nuisances, to prevent the
introduction of contagious or infectious diseases within the
said town, and within two miles of the same, and may regulate
the places for the erection of slaughter houses, canning fac-
tories and whatever other offensive trade is carried on.

SEC. 25. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall
have full power to construct and keep in repair all necessary
drains and sewers, and to pass such regulations as may be
necessary for the preservation of the same, and may authorize
any person appointed by them to enter upon the lots, grounds
and possession of any person or body politic, through which
said sewers or drains may pass, and regulate, make or repair
the same; and may pass such ordinances as they may deem
proper for the protection of the same, and fix penalties for the
violation thereof, to be collected as provided in section 11 of
this Act. The cost of constructing, opening, enlarging or
straightening any sewer in any street or alley, or through any