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establish, or authorize the establishment
of a Market House in said village; alst
FTB authoTi5efhe establishment of a guarc
Ahouse, and to prescribe suitable rule!
sfand regulations for keeping and gov
erning the same; and the said ToWl
Z Conn ch, orthe said Intendant and War
dens, in person. any one or more O.
them, may. authorize require any
8tAfarshal of, lhe town, Or sany Constable
,Iespeciaty appointed for that purpose, tt
Yarrest and Commit to tie Guard House
4, for a, tenn flnot exceeding twenty foul] foul]
hours, any person or persons who, with
in itheHcorporate limits of said town
: who may be engaged in any breach o.
the peace riotous or disorderly conduct
open obscenity; public drunkenness, OF
any conduct grossly INDECENT or. dan
fterous 10 thss eIizens4ofs. safda town, OF
5anNsof lherhS !ana it sballsbe thealaty Of
1.-THE Town Marshal or Constable to arrest
land commit all such offenders, when
= lrequired,te do so and who shall! have
power to- call to their assistance the
1osse sc3nittitus, If need be, to aid, in
D maki,Igsuck hare sts ;'apd upol thefail'
lure Of such officers TO perform such
'fdtsy as reqnired,' they shall 'seTerafly
be subject 70 such fines and penalties as
the. Gowne Council may impose upon
them; and all persotis sd imprisoned
Ishall pay the costs and expenses incl
tdent to theff ff=imprisonment, which said
costs aud expenses shall be COLLECTED in
Etha same manner'as'is provided for the
collectiensef rtiaes iM posed for rthe vior
lation of Ord nances, rules and regula-
tons ( PYoTiaedS 5Rhat siclfS fmprisons
Enient shall not exempt the party from 2
ftlie payment of any fine tile Council
may impose for the offence which he,
she Or they may have committed and
tie said Town Council shall have full
poWerand authority, under their corpo-
rate seal ,sto make ah"such rules and reg
ulations, fByIaWsa aana Ordinan cess res
pecting thsGstreetsy roads and business
thereof, as well as the police system of
the said town, as shall ll~apPear- to them
necessary and proper. for the security,
welfare and9eoliven nienceSof thes inhabl-
tants of said town, and for preserving
health, ordeEo and good government
within Ihefsaid toWli the said Town
Council may impose fines for offences
1agaips their bylaws, rules and regAla-
tions and ordiiianeesy' and appropriate
the same to the public use Of said town;
land the said Town Council Shall Nave
the same power that tI'rialR Justices or
lJustices of the Peace now have, or may
ahereafter have, to compel the attendance
3oEw illnesses, and; requiring thHmTto give
eyidenceyu upon the trial before them of
ANY person or persons for a, violation OF
fany of their ordinances, bylaws, rules
taid regulations; but no fine above the
lsuin OF. twenty-five; dollars shall be col
'tlected BY said Council, except by suit in
proper sEourts Of sSqslee in YthisgState,
and also Hiat uothi g llereiiR y T. ;ce ental gsu
.Eshall Authorize said Council to make
1any ordinance or bylaws inconsistent
with or 1epugnantt 70 tag, e,!aw JAWS OF or the e
ll{ Sec. 6. That the, said Intcndant and
ENardens, ora majority of them, shall
have powell to abate' and remove all nui-
sances in snid town; and it shall be
.ttheir duty to keep all roads, ways, brid-
lges and streets within the corporate
4 limits of.said town open md in good
repairland for,that purpose they ere dn-l
vested.with1 all the powers ,ofECounty
PCommissioners,f for and within theEeor-.
tporatei iliInitssof isaid 7towni and, they
1;n,ay lay out new streets, closeHtrp, alter
tof widen those now sin ,lse;; and shah
ttiave full power to classifyhand arrange
the inhabitants or citizens,ef said town
liable to street, road or public dutythere-
| in. and to force the performance of such
duty, under such penalties Us are now.
or shall hereafter be, prescribed by law
and they shall haye power to compound
with all persons liable to work the
4 STREETS, ways and roads in said town
uTon such terms as their ORDINANCES or
| bylaws may establislf,. 4or their rules
and regulations. may require ;~,the snops;
ey SO received toaoa applied to- the pub.
lie use ofsssiid feMb a5uf all persons res
| fusing to labor, or failing to pay such
com mutation, shall be liable to such fine
nSt exceeding ten dollars for any tore
wear, as the said ToWn Council may
iinpose; and they shall have power ITO
enforce the, payment Of such, fine in the
same MANNER as IS now, or hereafter
raaay be-, provided for. the collection, OF
cbunty faxes. And tbe. said Town Coun,.
Gil shall have power, with, the consent
Of the adjacent land owners, to close. all
such roads, streets and ways, within the
! said town, aS they may deem necessary,
bythe sale, of the. freehold therein, eith-
er at private or public sale, as they, may
| ladjudge best for the interest Of the said
town; and they shall keep in repair all
such new streets, reads and ways as they
may, from time to time, deem necessary
for the improvement and convenience
of said town. Provided, That no street,
| road or way lslall sbe opened. without
! first having obtained the consent of the
land owner or owners thereof, through
whose premises any such new street,
road or way may peass.y 3, F-T'Gr-
Sec. Z. The Shutdown EorpciF mayf
have power and alithor?ty-to require all
persons !eWning,a lot OF lets>in said town
Ito closein, .and-fo make and keep in
good repair, Sidewalks 'i1r~ front of said
Lot-or lots, whenever the same shall
front or adjoinl any public, street Of said
town, if, In the Judgment Of the 'Coun-'
cn, such sidewalk shall be necessary,
tile width thereof; and the manner Of
construction, to be designated and rcgu.
lated by the said Town Council and
for default or refusal after reasonable
notice, to make and keep in good repair
such sidewalks. and to close such lots,
the Town Council may cause the same
Ito be made or put in repair, and require
4 ftheiowners to pay the priceof making
or repairing; andtR safdCIoBn Coun-
!! Gil are hereby empowered to sue for and
recover the same by action of debt in
any court Of competeptrjvrisdiction: !:
Provided, That SUCH. contract tAfor ma
king and repairing is let to the lowest
bidder, The cemeteries and public
grave yards are also placed under
Jurisdiction of the Town Council.
ESEC. s. The. Intendant and Wafdens
Eof the said town, or a majority of them,
shall have full power to grant or refuse
license te keep taverns or retail spurious
lAquors: within the eorporate limits of
1.-The said town, upon such conditions,
and under such circumstances, asco
them shall, ,sesna proper and right :: Pro. Pro.
vided, That in no instance shall the
] price of a license to keep a tavern or to
;! retail spurious liquors, be less than the
lamount that is established by the State ::
and all moneys paid'for licenses and for
Zines and 5forteitares shall be approprla-