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the benefit of said town in such way as the Commissioners of
said town may elect.

SEC. 92. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this
Act contained shall be construed to in any manner affect or
invalidate any contract or franchise entered into or granted
by the Commissioners of Denton, now in force, or any Act
passed at this session of the Legislature or heretofore passed
by the Legislature authorizing the issuing of bonds or the
borrowing of money.

SEC. 93. And be it further enacted, That the books and ac-
counts of said Treaurer shall be audited on or before the 30th
day of June in each year, by a competent person or persons
to be appointed by the Commissioners of Denton, and at such
other time or times as they or a majority of them may deem
proper so to do.

SEC. 94. And be it further enacted, That they may at their
election appoint a suitable person to be Street Commissioner
of said town and fix his compensation, whose duty it shall be
to superintend the grading, paving, repaving, keeping in order
and opening of streets, lanes and alleys in said town and the
removing of obstructions therefrom, to take care of and pre-
serve the public squares and properties and preserve the health
and well being of the inhabitants of the town, said street com-
missioner being hereby given all the police powers of constables
of this State. He shall perform all other appropriate duties
prescribed by the Commissioners of Denton, and give bond in
such penalty and in such manner as may be prescribed by them.

SEC. 95. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners
of Denton shall have power to make by-laws and pass ordi-
nances to establish grades for the streets, gutters and side-
walks of said town, the width thereof, and prescribe the ma-
terial of which they shall be built; to cause the sidewalks, along
said public streets, to be graded, curbed, paved, repaved or
improved and to asess the costs and expense thereof in whole or
in part, upon the owner or owners of the abutting property,
which costs and expense shall be a lien on the abutting property,
and recoverable by an action at law, or compel by fines or other-
wise the owner or owners of any such lot to grade, pave, repave
and curb the sidewalks in front thereof; and may provide by
ordinance for condemning, laying out, opening, extending and
making new streets or alleys and for altering, straightening,
widening, grading, improving, or closing up in whole or in