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and will use my best endeavors to pre-
serve the peace and carry into effect, &C.

have been elected: SO help ME, God.
SEC. 5 That, in case vacancy sha
occur i'm the office Of Intendant, or an
of the Wardens, by death, resignation
removal from the State or town, or from
any other cause, all election shall b
held by the appointment Of the Intend
ant and Wardens, or Wardens, as tn
case may be, ten days public motto
thereof being previously given; and i
case of sickness or temporary absence G
the Intendant the Wardens, formin
the Council, shall be empowered t
elect one of the number to act as Intent
ant during the time;
SEC. 4. That the Intendant and War
dens duly elected and qualified shall
during the term of office, severally an
respectfully be empowered to preserv
the public peace, within the limits Q
said town; and the Intendant shall, a
often asis necessary. summon the war
dens to meet in council, any two O
whom, with the Intendant, shall con
stitute q quorum to transact business
and they Shall be known as the Towl
Council of -Townville; and they AM
their successors in office, hereafter to b.
| elected, may havea common seal, am
shall have power and authority to ap
point from time to time, such and 81
many proper persons, to act as Marshal
or ConstabIes of said town, as the Coun
Gil deem necessary and eXpedient
which officers Shall have all the powers
privileges and emoluments, and be sub
iect to all the duties, penalties and reg
ulations provided by, laws of this State
for the office of Constable. And the
[ntendant and Wardens in Council shal
have power aud authority under thei
corporate seal, to ordain and establish
all such rules, bylaws, respecting the
streets, ways, public wells or springs, OF
fountains of water, markets and police
of said town, as shall appear to them
necessary and proper for the security
welfare and convenience of the inhabi'
tants of said town, and for preserving
health, order and good governmen,
within the said town; the said Town
Council may impose fines for offences
against their bylaws, rules and regula
tions and ordinances, and appropriate
the same to the public use of said town
but no fine shall exceed twenty dollars
all fines may be recovered by an action
for debt before the proper tribunal. :,
SEC. 5. That the said Town Councl
shall have power and authority to a bate
all nuisances within the corporate linn
its of said-town,; aud, also, to classify
and arrange the inhabitants liable tc
police duty, and to require them to per-
form such duty as OCCASION may require
and to enforce the performance thereof
by appropriate penalties: Provided, al
Wavs, nevertheless, that the said Town
Council shall have power to compound
with persons liable to perform such
puties, upon such terms as they shall
by ordinance, establish. : IS
+ See. s. Thatsit shall be the duty o.
the Intendant and Wardens tt
keep all roads, ways, bridges
and streets within the corporate
limits of said town open and i'll goot
repair, and for that purpose they are IN
vested with all the powers, rights ape
privileges granted, or they may hcreaf
ter be granted, by law to the. County
Commissioners, within the limits o
said town. And, for any neglect OF
duty, said Intendant and Wardens shai !!
be Liable to the pains and penalties i'm
posed by law upon the County Com
missioncrs for like neglect. And they
are hereby individually exempt from
the performance of road and police duty
and the inhabitants Of said town arc
hereby excused from road and police
duty without the limits of said corpora
ton.
SEC. :. That the. said Intendant ant
I Wardens shall have power 10 eompounl
with persons liable to work on the salt
streets and ways; and to release sucl
persons thcrefrom as may desiLe it, up
on the payment of such sums of money
as said Intendant and Wardens may
deem a fair equivalent therefor, to bt
applied by them forthe use of said cor
poration.
SEC. s. That the said Town Council o
Townville shall also be empowered t.
retain, posses and enjoy, for the us'
and benefit Of said town, all such pro
perty as they may now be possessed 0
or entitled to, or which shall hercaite
be given, bequeathcd to, or in any man
ner acquired by them iif their corportt
capacity and to sell. alien, or in any
wav transfer the same, or any par
thereof: Provided, The amount of pro
lperty SO held, or stock inuested, shall
in no crse, exceed the sum of ten thous
and dollars. .-' .
SEC. 8. That the said Town Counci
shall have power to impose an annual ta!
| ON all real and personal propept,
Within the corporate limits of said town
eyceDt the property belonging to church
es and schools: Provided, SAID TAX shal
not exceed ten cents OH the one hundred
dollars. ---.---..- ..-..----
SEC. 10. That the Intcndant an!
{Wardens ofsthe town of TOWnVllle sinai
thave power to regulate sales at auctlol
within the corporate limits OF sal'
town, and to grant license to auction
eers: Provided, nothing herein contain
edyshall extend tolsales by Sheriff, Clerl
of the Court, Judge of Probate, Coroner
itExecutor or. Administrator, Asslgne
Referees and Constables, or by an.
other person, under the order OF an.
! Court.
SEC. H., That the Intendant and War
! dens Of the Town of TownVill6 shal
have power and authority to require al
persons owning a lot or lots therein t
keep in repair the sidewalks adjacent t
their lots, respectively; and, for dciaul
in this matter, shall have power and au
thority to impose fine not to eXcee'
ten dollars. .....
SEC. 12. That the power to refuse o
Eerant licenses, to keep a tavern, or
retail Intoxicating drinks be, and tn
same is hereby, vested in the Tow
Council of Townville; and that they DC
and are hereby, also invested with q! a.
necessary power, by ordinance or oIa'
nances, to suppress or to regulate tu
sale of Intoxicating drinks, to be drah
I 4 fn
any of its appurtenances, or in or upo
any of its hi ghways, streets, lanes, alleys
commons, Kitchens, stores, shops put
lie buildings, booths, stalls, or clubhouse use
of the said town, or within one ha
mils of the limits Of said town: PRO
yided, That norule or regulation shall
made inconsistent with the Constitutlo
and Laws of the State. -. j..,. "a
SEC 1s. The said Town Council sha
have power, under the hand and SEAL seal
the IiItendant, to issue execution, dlrec
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