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Session Laws, 1924
Volume 568, Page 1241   View pdf image (33K)
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ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1241

Board of Election Supervisors shall cause to be published in
some manner as shall give general publicity the names of the
petitioners who have filed their petitions in accordance with
this Act and the positions to which they aspire.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor with
the approval of the majority of the Town Council shall ap-
point a Police Justice, a Marshal, a Health Officer, and a
Clerk, to hold office for one year, or until their successors are
appointed and qualified. The Council shall fix the compensa-
tion of each and of all subordinates under them, and shall pre-
scribe their duties except as herein provided. The Marshal
and the health officer shall each, with the approval of the
Mayor and Town Council, appoint such assistant or assistants,
as the Council will allow, and shall be held responsible under
the Mayor for the enforcement of such ordinances as the Mayor
and Town Council may prescribe. They shall attend the meet-
ings of the Council, and perform such duties as they may be
directed. The clerk shall keep the minutes of the proceedings
of the Mayor and Town Council in a well bound book to be
provided by the Mayor and Council, which shall be open to
inspection of all persons interested therein. He shall receive
the taxes and other moneys due the town, and deliver the same
to the Treasurer, keeping a record of each item. The Treas-
urer shall keep all moneys belonging to the town and dis-
burse the same only in accordance with the ordinances and the
orders of the Mayor and Town Council. The clerk and the
Treasurer shall each give bond to the Council in such penal-
ties and with such sureties as the Council may require. The
Marshal shall preserve the peace and good order of the town,
and for this purpose he is vested with the same power and
authority as constables now have or may have hereafter under
the laws of this State, within the corporate limits of said town.
The health officer shall make as frequent inspection as may
be necessary to maintain the public health and sanitary condi-
tion of the town, and for this purpose he is vested with the
same authority as any health officer of the State, within the
corporate limits of said town.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the Police Jus-
tice shall have all the powers of a Justice of the Peace, in all
cases where the town of North Brentwood is a party, and shall
receive the same fees allowed Justices of the Peace in sim-
ilar eases; and an appeal be taken to the Circuit Court for the
county within thirty days, which shall hear and determine the

 

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