Chap. 279. —An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section Three of Chapter
320 of the Acts of 1869-70, as amended by an Act approved February
20th, 1871, in Relation to Incorporating the Town of West Point.

In force March 22, 1872

1. Beit enacted by the gcneral assembly, That section three of
chapter three hundred and twe nty-nine of the acts of eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine-seventy. as amended by an aet approved
February twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled
an act to amend and re-enact section three of chapter three
hundred and twenty-nine of the acts of assembly, approved
cleventh July, eighteen hundred and seventy. entitled “an act
to iIneorpor: ate the town of West Point, so as to sell real estate
for delinquent taxes,” be amended and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:

“<3. The officers of said town shall consist of one mayor
and five other citizens. who shall compose the council of snict
town, and a sereeant, who shall be elected by the said council,
and who shall hold their offices for two years and until their
successors are elected or appointed and shall have gualitied.
The said council shall have power to pass all by-laws and ordi-
nances for the government of the said town, that they may
deem proper, not in conflict with the constitution of the state
or of the United States, and to provide for keeping the streets
in order and paving the same, and for other necessary improve-
ments, for which purpose they may assess the property and levy
such tax as they deem proper, not exceeding fifty cents on the
hundred dollars ; and they may order and require real estate in
the town, delinquent for the non-payment of such taxes, to be
sold by the sergeant at public auction for such arrears of taxes,
with interest and costs thereon: provided, that such sales of
real estate shall be subject to state and county taxes, and the
surplus from such sales, after deducting all such taxes, interest
and costs, shall be paid over to the owner or his representative.
Such real estate may be redeemed according to the law provid-
ing for the redemption of real estate sold for non-payment of
taxes. At all meetings of the council the mayor shall preside
if present.”
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.