ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1173

assessed valuation of which equity shall be at least five hun-
dred dollars, and shall file a petition with a member of the
Board of Election Supervisors as provided for in Section 7 of
this Act, containing the signatures of at least ten voters of the
town of Colmar Manor, within fifteen days previous to the elec-
tion; when said petitions have been filed and the time for their
filing having expired, the Board of Election Supervisors shall
cause to be published in such manner as shall give general
publicity, the names and positions to which they aspire, of the
petitioners who have filed their petitions in accordance with
this Act.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor, with the
approval of the majority of the Councilmen, shall designate a
Justice of the Peace to act as a Police Justice, shall appoint a
Marshall, a Health Officer, and a Clerk, to hold office for one
year, or until their successors are appointed and qualified.
The Mayor and Council shall fix the compensation of each, and
of all subordinates under them, and shall prescribe their duties
except as herein provided; provided however, that the Justice
of the Peace acting as a Police Justice and the Marshall and
the Marshall's assistants shall receive no compensation other
than such fees as are allowed Justices of the Peace and Con-
stables in similar cases. The Marshall and the Health Officer
shall each, with the approval of the Mayor and Council, ap-
point such assistant or assistants, as the Mayor and Council will
allow, and shall be held responsible under the Mayor for the
enforcement of such regulations as the Mayor and Council
may prescribe. They shall attend the meetings of the Mayor
and Council, and perform such duties as they may be directed
to perform. The Clerk shall keep the minutes of the proceed-
ings of the Mayor and Council in a well bound book to be pro-
vided by the Mayor and Council, which shall be open for in-
spection to all persons interested therein. He shall receive the
taxes and other moneys due the town, and deliver same to the
Treasurer, keeping a record of each item. The Treasurer shall
keep all moneys belonging to the town and disburse the same
only in accordance with the regulations and orders of the
Mayor and Council. The Clerk and the Treasurer shall each
give bond to the Mayor and town Council in such penalties
and with such sureties as the Mayor and Council may require.
The Marshall shall preserve the peace and good order of the
town, and enforce the ordinances passed by the Mayor and
Council, and for this purpose he is vested with the same power