§ 10. Duties and powers of mayor.

Be it further enacted, that it shall be the duty of the mayor to preside at all meetings of the board of mayor and councilmen, and to preserve order and decorum at the same, and he may call special meetings of the board whenever in his opinion it may be necessary, and in his absence any two councilmen may call a meeting, and any councilman may in the absence of the mayor, be called to preside at any meeting. He shall keep an office in said town open at prescribed hours every day, to attend to, hear and determine all cases of the breach or violations of the laws and ordinances, and in his absence or when he is disqualified, or at his request, one of the councilmen shall attend in his stead to perform said duties, and no councilman shall have power or authority to hear and determine cases except in the absence of the mayor, or when he is disqualified, or at the request of the mayor.