ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                  499

or assistants as the Mayor and Town Council will allow, and
shall be held responsible under the Mayor for the enforcement
of such regulations as the Mayor and Town Council may pre-
scribe. They shall attend the meetings of the Mayor and Town
Council and perform such duties as they may be directed to
perform. The clerk-treasurer 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 Town Council, which
shall be open to inspection by all persons interested therein.
He shall receive the taxes and other moneys due the town,
keeping a record of each item; shall keep all moneys belong-
ing to the town and disburse the same only in accordance with
the regulations and orders of the Mayor and Town Council
and perform such other clerical duties as the Mayor and Town
Council may direct. The clerk-treasurer shall give bond to
the Mayor and Town Council in such penalties and with such
sureties as the Mayor and Town Council may require. The
marshal shall preserve the peace and good order of the town
and enforce the ordinances passed by the Mayor and Town
Council, and for this purpose he is vested with the same power
and authority within the boundary limits of the said town as
constables now have or may have hereafter under the laws of
the State. The health officer shall make frequent inspections,
as often as may be necessary, to maintain the public health and
sanitary conditions of the town.

248. The Mayor and Town Council shall have full power to
pass from time to time such ordinances for the good government,
health, safety and morals of the citizens of the town and for the
preservation of peace and good order therein as they may deem
necessary and proper. They may provide by ordinance for im-
posing a license for the sale of firecrackers or fireworks, the fee
therefor not to exceed fifty dollars($50). They may provide
by ordinances for the opening and closing of streets, and alleys;
and the straightening, widening, paving, grading and improving
of same. The Mayor and Council are hereby authorized and
empowered to construct roadways, alleys, curbs, sidewalks and
gutters in the said town, when, where, and in the manner to be
determined by the Mayor and Council. The Mayor and Council
shall have power to make all necessary regulations as to the
notice of assessments to property owners made under this Act.
For the purpose of enforcing such ordinances the Mayor and
Council may prescribe fines and penalties therein, the maxi-