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SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor with
the approval of the majority of the Town Council shall appoint
a Police Justice, a Marshal, a health officer, a building inspec-
tor, and a clerk, to hold office for one year or until their succes-
sors are. appointed and qualified. The Council shall fix the
compensation of each and of all subordinates under them, and
shall prescribe their duties except as herein provided. The
Marshal and the health officer shall each, with the ap-
proval 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 meetings of the Coun-
cil, 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 Treasurer
shall keep all moneys belonging to the town, and disburse 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 penalties 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 inspections as may be
necessary to maintain the public health and sanitary condition
of the town, and for this purpose he is vested with the same
authority as any health officer of the State, within the cor-
porate limits of said town.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the Police Justice
shall have all powers of a Justice of the Peace, in all cases
where the town of Edmonston is a party, and shall receive the
same fees allowed Justices of the Peace in similar cases and
an appeal may be taken to the Circuit Court for the county
within thirty days, which shall hear and determine the matter
as upon appeals from Justices of the Peace. The Mayor will
be vested with power to try and determine all eases in which
the town of Edmonston is a party, in the absence of the Police
Justice of said town.