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custodian of the seal OF the city or
town. He shall make a quarterly
statement in writing showing the
receipts and expenditures of the city
or town for the preceding quarter and
the amount remaining in the trea-
sury. He snail, at the end of every
fiscal year, make a full and detailed
statement of the receipts and expend-
itures OF the preceding year, and a
full statement of the financial con-
dition of the affairs of the city or
town, which shall be published. He
shall perform such other services as
this act and the ordinances of the
board of trustees shall require.
S79. 1t shall be the duty of the
attorney to advise the city or town
authorities and officers in all legal
matters pertaining to the business of
said city or town. He shall receive
the delinquent list and receipt there
for; he is authorized to bring suit
in the name of the city or town, in
the proper court, for the collection
OF any tax; he shall receive for col
lecting taxes such per cent on the
amount collected as may be provided
by ordinance, which said per cent
shall be collected of the deIinquent
taxpayers as provided by ordinance.
In case suit shall be brought in the
superior court upon a tax upon real
estate to sell such real estate for -Ahe
purpose of paying such tax and costs,
he shall be allowed, in addition to
the said per cent, twenty-five dollars
for each suit brought, to be taxed as
costs in such suit, and not to be paid
to said attorney unless collected of
the defendant in such suit. Said
attorney shall receive such other
compensation as may be allowed by
the board of trustees.
$50. The department of police of
said city or town shall be under the
direction and control of the marshal; :;
and for the suppression of any riot,
pullc tumult, disturbance of the
peace, or resistance against the laws
or public authorities in the lawful
exercise of their functions, he shall
have the powers that are now or may
be hereafter conferred upon sheritfs by
the laws of the state, and shall IN all
respects be entitled to the same pro-
lection; and his lawful orders shaI be
promptly executed by deputies, police
officers, and watchmen in said city or
town, and every citizen shall also
lend him aid, when required, for the
arrest of offenders and maintenance
of public order. He shall, and is
hereby authorized, to execute and
return all process issued and directed
to him by any legal authority. 1t
shall Ee his duty to prosecute before
the recorder all breaches or violations
of or non compliance with any ordin-
ances which shall come to his know
ledge. He shall collect all tax xes
levied by the board of trustees, except
as herein provided. He shall at the
expiration OF any month, pay to the
treasurer all taxes and other funds
of said city or town collected by him
during said month. He shall, upon
payment of the money, file with the
treasurer an affidavit, stating that the
money so paid is all the taxes or
funds that he has collected or reoe1v-
ed during the preceding month"; He
shall, upon the receipt of any tax
list, give his receipt for the same to
the clerk, and shall. upon deposit
ing with the clerk the delinquent
tax list, take his receipt therefor.
He shall have charge of the prison
and prisoners, and of any chain
gang which may be established by
the board of trustees. He shall.
for service of any process, receive
the same fees as constabIes. He
may appoint, subject to the approval
of the board of trustees, one or
more deputies, for whose acts he
and his bondsmen are responsible,
whose only compensation shall be
fees for the service of process, which
shall be the same as those allowed
to the marshal. He may also, with
the concurrence of the president of
the board of trustees, when the same
may be by them deemed necessary
for the preservation of public order,
Iappoint additional policemen, who
shall discharge the duties assigned
them for one day only. He shall
perform such other services as this
act and the ordinances of the board
of trustees shall require, and shall
receive such compensation as shall be
fixed by ordinance.
S8l. Other Officers. The board of
trustees shall, by ordinances not in
consistent with the provisions of this
chapter, prescribe the additional
duties of all officers, and fix their
compensation.
Article V.-Judicial Department.
SS2. A Recorders court is hereby
established III such city or town, to
be held by the recorder of such city
or town. Said recorders court shall
have jQridiction, concurrently with
the Justices court, of all actions and
proceedings, civil and criminal, aris-