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the duties of their respective offices, shall make and subscribe
an oath before some Justice of the Peace of Wicomico County
that they will truly and faithfully to the best of their abilities,
skill and judgment, and without favor or affection, partiality
or prejudice, perform the duties of their offices, and such oaths
shall be recorded among the minutes of the Commissioners.

SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That the said Commis-
sioners shall determine all questions arising from or under any
election held under this Act, but any person feeling aggrieved
by their decision may appeal therefrom to the Circuit Court
for Wicomico County at any time within ten days from the
date of such decision, and the said Court is hereby vested with
jurisdiction to hear and determine such appeal and to impose
the costs thereof upon such party thereto as the said Court
may deem right and proper.

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That the said Commis-
sioners may provide by ordinance for the good government of
the Town, for the preservation of the peace and order therein
and for securing to the residents of said Town all rights of
persons and property to which they are by law entitled: to sup-
press all disorderly meetings; to prohibit the use of profane
language and indecent and disorderly conduct in said Town;
to prevent the obstruction of its sidewalks and streets; to regu-
late or prevent the firing of guns, pistols or any kind of fire
arms in said Town; to prevent immoderate riding or driving
through the streets of said Town of any vehicle of any char-
acter whatsoever; to prevent indecent exhibits of every kind;
to preserve order and to secure persons and property from
violence, danger or destruction; to prevent the obstruction of
the streets and sidewalks of the said Town by unnecessary as-
semblies of persons; to protect public and private property,
sidewalks, streets and shade and ornamental trees from in-
jury and destruction; to provide for the introduction of elec-
tricity into said Town and to grant unto any body corporate
or individual or partnership franchises for the use of the
streets of the Town for that purpose; to promote the morality,
health, convenience and safety of the inhabitants of said Town,
to provide for fire protection, police protection and for lights
upon the streets and highways of the said Town; and to bor-
row money on the notes of the said Town; provided that the
aggregate amount of any outstanding notes shall at no time
exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500. 00).