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lations as they shall judge beneficial to the town, or the
inhabitants thereof; and to adopt the same (provided a
majority of the persons entitled to vote for commis-
sioners at a meeting to be called, shall agree thereto; )
to cause to be removed all nuisances and obstructions
that may interrupt the passage of the said inhabit-
ants or others, in the streets, lanes and alleys of the
said town; to cause the principal or other streets to be
repaired and improved whenever a majority of the
said inhabitants shall reasonably require the same to
be done, and sufficient sums of money can be raised,
by subscription or otherwise, for this salutary pur-
pose; to cause the inhabitants and others entitled to
vote for commissioners according to this act, to be
and to continue registered, and to make such al
terations in the register thereof, from time to time,
as the increasing number of inhabitants, or other
changing circumstances shall render necessary; to
appoint and qualify a clerk, whose duty it shall be to
keep fair and faithful minutes of their proceedings, in
proper and well bound books, to be provided by them
for that purpose, and to be subject to the inspection,
and examination of the inhabitants of the said town,
and of all persons who may be concerned; to cause
the persons entitled to vote as aforesaid to be sum-
moned by public advertisement, to meet at some cer-
tain time and place within the limits of the said town,
whenever their sentiments may be requisite upon any
extraordinary occasion; to cause a just and fair as-
sessment and valuation of all the property, real and
personal, within the limits of the said town, to be
made and returned from time to time by some skilful
and discreet person to be appointed and qualified by
them for such occasion; and (whenever it shall be
deemed necessary, for any purpose advantageous to
the town, by a majority of the voters to be summon-
ed and assembled as aforesaid, ) to impose and levy on
the property so directed to be assessed and valued any
sum or sums of money, in equal and fair proportions,
(provided the money so to be imposed and levied shall
not exceed in any one year the rate of one dollar for
every hundred pounds of property, according to such
respective assessments and valuation, and in the same
proportion upon every greater or smaller share of pro-
perty; ) to appoint and qualify an active and discreet
person annually, to be the bailiff of the said town,
and to give him such directions in the execution of
his office as shall be necessary to accomplish the in-
tentions of this act; to pay their clerk and the bailiff of
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1812.
the inhabitants
of said town
may determine
to be necessary.
Powers specifi-
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