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they shall have power to remove nuisances and ob- structions from the streets, lanes and alleys, and from any lots adjoining thereto, and also any houses or other buildings that may become dan- gerous to the neighborhood on any account, and to prevent and abate all nuisances and annoyances in said town, and may impose such reasonable fines, forfeitures or imprisonments as to them may appear necessary, for the violation of any ordinance of the said town.	Nuisances.
Sec. 15. And be it enacted , That they may, from time to time, cause an assessment to be made of all the property, real and personal, in the town, by three persons appointed by them, and may levy thereon a tax not exceeding in any one year fifty cents on every hundred dollars worth of assessable property.	Assessment.
Sec. 16. And be it enacted, That any person may appeal from the valuation made by the said assessor to the mayor and councilmen, and the said mayor and councilmen shall meet at the
council chamber on the first Monday in June in each year, and remain in session two days, or longer, if necessary, for the purpose of hearing and determining such appeals, and shall give notice of such meeting in such manner as they shall pre- scribe, and upon failure so to meet the said Mayor and Councilmen, unless prevented by sickness or		Length of Session.
unavoidable accident, shall each forfeit the sum of five dollars; and they may at each meeting ex- amine the party appealing, or any other person, on oath, touching the particulars or value of the property assessed, and may reduce or increase the assessment, as may seem just.		Forfeit.
Sec. 17. And be it enacted, That whenever they shall levy a tax, the Mayor and Councilmen shall make out an alphabetical list of the persons chargeable therewith, and shall affix the respective sums to be collected from each person, and annex to the said list a warrant to the bailiff to collect the name.		Levy Tax.
Sec. 18. And be it enacted, That the bailiff shall, within ten days after the receipt of such war- rant and list, render to each person named therein an account of his tax, and may, unless the same		Power to collect.