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Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That the burgess and com-
missioners aforesaid, may direct by ordinance all or any of
the footways in said town, to be laid off and levelled and
paved or amended and repaired with such material as they
may deem best, which shall be done at the expense of the
proprietors of the lots or property, before which the same
shall be directed to be made and done, that if the owner or
owners of any house lot or part of a lot, where such level-
ling, paving, repairing or amending shall be directed, shall
not reside in the said town, the tenant or person occupying
the same or who shall have the care and charge thereof,
shall cause the same to be done before the front of such
possession, and the money expended by such tenant or other
person, for the said work in obedience to the ordinance and
direction of the burgess and commissioners aforesaid, shall
be allowed by the owner, and deducted out of the rents
then due or thereafter to become due, and if any owner or
tenant of any house or lot or part of a lot, or the person hav-
the care of the same, shall refuse or neglect to level, pave
and amend or repair the footways in Front of the same,
according to the ordinance and direction of the burgess and
commissions aforesaid, it shall and may be lawfull for the
burgess and commissioners aforesaid, to contract and agree
with some person or persons, at a fair price, to level, pave,
repair, amend such footways, and to charge the expense
thereof to the owner or owners of said property, in front
of which such work may be done, and shall recover the
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chap. 47.
Powers of
burgess and
commissioners
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same by distress on such property, with costs, provided
that this section of this act, so far as it relates to new pave-
ments shall not be carried into effect, until a majority of
two thirds of the resident lot owners shall signify there con-
currence in writing.
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Proviso.
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Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That any person may
make pavements at any time, so they be made in accordance
with some general plan to be laid down by the said corpo-
rate authorities.
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Persons may
make pave-
ments.
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Sec. 11. And be it enacted, That the said burgess and
commissioners, shall have power to make and enforce all
such by-laws, regulations and ordinances, not inconsistent
with the laws of this State, as from time to time they may
deem wise, equitable and expedient for the comfort, health,
convenience and prosperity of the said town and its inhabi-
tants for the prevention and removal of nuisances, preser-
vation of health and suppression of vice and immorality,
within its limits, and shall have power to lay an equal tax on
the property within the limits of said town, to such amount
as may be deemed necessary from lime to time, for the pur-
poses aforesaid, which tax shall be collected and paid to
the said burgess and commissioners, by a collector by them
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May make
and enforce
by-laws.
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