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choose from their own body a President, who shall preside at all meetings of the Commissioners, vote on all questions before them, and remain in office until superseded by the appointment of a new President, after a new election of Commis- sioners.	President.
121. The said President and Commissioners shall have power to pass ordinances regulating the market, the inspection, measurement and weight of all provisions, grain and wood sold in said towns; to suppress all disorderly meetings; to prevent the firing of cannon, guns, squibs, or any kind of firearms or fireworks in said town; to suppress and abate all nuisances; to prevent goats, swine and geese from going at large; to prevent any immoderate driving through the streets with carriage, stage, cart, wagon or other vehicle, or on horseback so as to endanger the lives, limbs or property of the citizens of said town, or disturb the quiet enjoyment of the streets and thoroughfares; and to prevent the parading and indecent exhibition at any stud horse through the streets, and may impose fines, not exceeding ten dollars for any one offence on any person vio- lating said ordinances.	Pass Jaws. Penalty.
Sec. 122. And be it enacted, That they may pro- vide by ordinance for the immediate arrest, with- out warrant, of any person violating any town or- dinance by driving through the streets, when in the judgment of the President, or any two of said Commissioners, the delay necessary to the issuing of a warrant would be dangerous to the peace and quiet of the village, or the lives, limbs or property of its citizens, and when it shall appear that the offender is intoxicated, so as to render it unsafe to permit him to drive through the street, shall pro- vide for the removal of the horse and vehicle be- yond the limits of said village, or for the deposit	Arrest offen- ders.
thereof in some place of security until the offender shall be sober; and may confine said offender in some secure place until he shall be sober.	Imprison.
123. And the said Commissioners shall have the power to build a lockup or place of confinement for the reception of offenders, and the cost thereof shall be assessed upon the citizens of said village and collected as other town taxes hereinafter pro- vided for.	Lockup.