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SEC. 9:;. That the Mayorand Aldermen
duly elected and qualified, shall, during
their term Of service, scvcrally and re-
spcctively, be vested with all the powers
OF Magistrates in this State within the
limits of said town. And the Mayor
shall, and may, us often as may be
necessary, summon the Aldermen toI
meet in Council, any two OF whom,
with the Mayor, orany three Aldermen,
may constitute u quorum to transact
business, and they shall be known by
the name OF the Town Council or
Oraugeburm, and they. and their sue
ccssurs hereafter to be elected. may
have q common seal, which shall be
affixed to all their ordinances, may sue
and be sued, plead and be impeadad
i'm any Court OF law Or equity in thi!
State, and purchase, hold, Possess and
nrioy to them and their successors, Ill
! tperlctui;y, or for any term Of years,
any estate, real, personal or mixed, and
sell! alien and convey the same: PROVE
dCa, The same shall not exceed at any
! one time, the sum of ten thousand dol
lars. And the Mayor and Aldermen
shall have full power to make ana
establish I'll such rules, bylaws and Or
dinances respecting the reads, streets,
market and police OF said town, rs
! snail appear to them necessary and
requisite for tie security, welfare and
convenience OF said town, or for pre-,
serving health, peace, order and 2ooo
government within the same; ana the
said Council may fix and impose fines
and penalties for the violation thereof,
and appropriate the same TO the public
uses OF the said corporation: Iror&oc0
That no fine shall exceed fifty dollars
for any one offence.
SEC. Jl. That the Mayor and A!dcr-.
men OF said town shall have full and
Only power to grant or refuse licenses tr
any person, firm, company or corpora
tiou engaged or intending to be en-
gaced in any trade, business, or pro
ie>=i0n Whatsoever, within the corporate
limits Of said town, upon such condl'
tious and under such circumstances a
to them si::!,l seem proper and right:
! prOriti.tt, That i'm 10 instance, shall
the price OF license to keep a tavern,
or to retail spirituous liquors, he fixed at
u less sum than is established by the
laws of the State; and AL moneys paIo
for licenses, and for fines and ior!eiturcs
tor retailing spiritUous liquors, Keeping
tavcrns and billiard tables, within The
SAID limits without licenses, Shall Dt
appropriated to the public uses OF sad
town: ProHit'cd, That the Mayor anu
+ Aldermen, duly elected and qualified
shall not have power to grant any IL
iceMSc to keep tavernS, or retail Spsrlto-
ous liquors to extend beyond the term
lGr which they have been elected.
SEC. 95. THAT it shall be the dnty c
the said Mayor and Aldermen to keei
all roads, streets and ways within then
! corporate limits open ana ia good repair
and for that purpose they are vcStco
with all the powers and duties OF Sur
vcyors Of highways and Sclcc'mcn o
Towns. They shall have rowc" to com
pound with all persons liable to WORK
! Ihc streets, ways and reads, in said town
nance, establish the moneys so rcccir-
cd to he applied to be applied to the
public use Of said town, and all person:
refusing or falling to pay such commu'
tation shall he liable to pay such flne
not exceeding twenty dollars, as tho
! Town Council may impose.
SEC. SO. They shall also have power
to impose an annual tax not exceeding
fifty cents cn every hundred dollar:
of th" assessed valu" Of all zeal ano
personal estate lying within the corpor
ate limits OF said town, lthc real an'
personal estate Of churches and sciioo
associations cycrp!cd.) The said Coun
Gil shall have ihc power to regulate tht
price Of license upon all public shows
and exhibitions in said town, to erect :
!powdcr magazine, and compel ANY per
son holding more than twenty-five
MOUNDS Of powder TO store the same
t,,
the rates Of storage thereof, and lol
Keeping and for keeping and delivering
the same, The said Council shall have
ip,wcr to enforce the payment ot al
taxes levied under the authority of thi:
.Ac., against the property and persons, :"
icfaul,crs to the SAME extent. and III tii'
same manner, as is provided by Ia" 10
the collection OF the general STATE TAX
except that executions TO enforce th'
uavrlent of the tcwn taxes shall h(
issued under the seal of the corporation
and directed to the Town Marshal, o
, other rcr$o! especially appointed ny til'
Town Council, to collect the same; an'
all property upon which a tax shall b'
: levied is Hereby declared and matc ila
hle for the payment thereof i'll preference
to all other debts against the said prop
crty, except debts due to the State
which shall first be paid.
SEC 81. That the said Town CoEnci
shall lave power and authority TO &c
: Uuire all persons owning lot or lo'
+ in said town, to make and keep In Eoo'
| rcnair sidewalks in front of said lot o
: lots, whenever the same shall front o
/ adioin aiy public street OF said town
= if. in the Judgment Of the Council, sue!
e s;dewGll: shall be necessary, the Wiatl
thereof, and the manner of their con
istruction, to he designated and rcGulatc'
by the said Council; and for default O
refusal, after reasonable notice, to max
= and keep in repair such sidewalks, TN
/ Town Council may cause the same t
he made or put in repair, and require th
: owner to pay the price Of making o
. repairing. And the said Town Counri
are hereby empowered to sue for an'
recover the same by action of debt il
f any Court Of competent jurisdiction
: prGr;d.d, That such contract for MAX
ing and repairing be let to the loves
bidder.
SIC. as. That the said Town Counci
, shall have power, with the consent Q
, the adjacent land owners, to close al
srch roads, streets and ways within tn,
. said town, as they may deem necessary
by sale of the freehold therein, either a
: private or public sale, as they ma.
aC,iudec best for the interest Of the salt
town and they shall have power. to la,
cut, adopt, open and keep in repair al
such new streets, roads and ways, a
they may, from time to time, deem nee
cssary for the Improvement and conve
nicncc of said town: Proricird, Tha
no new street. road or way, shall bt
!opcncd without first having obtaiE"t
the conset of the land owner or owner:
through whose premises any such new
street, road or way Eiay pass.
SEC. 80. Thc said Town Council shal
+ have power, aud are hereby authorized
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