HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1335

cancy, the Mayor and remaining councilman shall appoint a
qualified person to fill said vacancy, to hold office for such
term or unexpired term. All vacancies in the office of Mayor
or of Councilmen caused by absence from its session for more
than three consecutive meetings without excuse satisfactory
to the majority of the remaining councilmen, or the council-
men and Mayor as the case may be, shall be filled as other
vacancies. The Mayor and Councilmen shall serve without
pay. The Mayor and Common Council may pass rules and
regulations for their own proceedings while in session.

SEC., 7. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Com-
mon Council shall hold their meetings in public in some conve-
nient place in said town from time to time as occasion may
require, or upon the call of the Mayor or a majority of the
councilmen; not less, however, than once in every month.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the said Mayor
and Common Council shall appoint a clerk and a treasurer,
or a combined clerk-treasurer, in which latter case the treas-
urer shall also act as clerk, and who in addition to his or
her duties as treasurer shall keep the minutes of their pro-
ceedings in a well bound book which shall be open to the in-
spection of the public, and such clerk and/or treasurer shall
perform such other duties as the Mayor and Common Council
may direct.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Com-
mon Council shall appoint one or more town policemen, and/
or special officers, for said town, who shall be vested with as
full power and authority as a constable in criminal and mis-
demeanor cases within the said town limits, and who shall
perform such duties as may be required of them, by said Mayor
and Common Council, and who shall preserve the peace and
good order of said town. They may make arrests for the vio-
lation of the public general and public local laws as well as
the ordinances of the town, and shall have authority to retain
custody outside of the town over persons arrested, while in the
course of taking them to a Justice of the Peace and to jail.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and
Common Council shall have power to appoint a health officer,
a fire marshal, a corporation counsel, and such inspectors
and employees as they may determine, and shall fix their
compensation. All the appointees of the Mayor and Common
Council shall hold their office or positions at the pleasure of
the Mayor and Common Council. The Mayor and Common
Council may appoint the same person to perform the duties of
more than one position.