THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1587

ence of its inhabitants, for the prevention and removal of
nuisances and unhealthfulness, and for the suppression of
vice and immorality within the Town's limits, to appoint
bailiffs and fix their term of office, to enforce such laws to
preserve the peace and good order of the Town, and per-
form such other duties as the Commissioners may assign
them, and for this purpose said bailiffs are vested with the
same power and authority and shall have the same remu-
neration as constables now have under the laws of this
State.

38H. The Commissioners shall fix the salaries and
amount of remuneration of all officers and employees not
otherwise provided for; provided, such pay shall not exceed
Ten Dollars ($10. 00) per day for the time actually em-
ployed in such service, and provided, further, that em-
ployees shall have the right to donate to the Town their
services whenever they see proper to do so.

88-I. All officers of this corporation before entering
upon their duties shall subscribe to an oath to faithfully
perform said duties, and a copy of the same shall be filed
with the Commissioners.

38J. The Commissioners shall have full power to levy
and collect a tax on all property in said Town and for
assessment purposes the Commissioners shall accept the
value placed on such property by the State and county
assessment. It shall be the duty of the clerk to collect said
tax and the said clerk shall have the same power to enforce
collection by suit and execution as in the case of private
debts and by other process as Dorchester County Collectors
have under the laws of this State. The real and personal
property charged in the assessment books of the Town to
any person shall be bound for the taxes which may be
levied on or against it and for all taxes that may be levied
against said person and all such taxes shall be a lien on
said real and personal property, and shall, as a lien, have
priority over the other adverse liens, claims, rights, titles
and interests of whosoever may have said property in
charge or possession. Such tax shall not exceed thirty
cents on a dollar of taxable property for any one year.

38K. The corporation shall assume the supervision of all
public highways in said Town, to keep the same properly
repaired; and the Commissioners shall have the power to
repair, widen or extend old streets, lay out new ones and
open the same; condemn rights of way or acquire the same