SECTION 17. And be it further enacted as aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the said commissioners, bailiff or justice of thepeace,
to suppress, extinguish and prevent all bonfires in the
town, or in any of the streets, lanes or alleys of the said town, and to suppress or prevent the firing of guns, pistols, or the letting off of fire-works, or the making or throwing fire-balls within the limits of said town or in such limits of said town as the
commissioners may hereafter prescribe, and the said commissioners may enact and publish ordinances, with reasonable penalties,
for preventing the same, and punishing persons guilty of their violation. Any fine imposed by any such ordinance may be collected before the said alderman or justice of the peace in the said town, and, in default of payment, the justice of the peace or said alderman may commit to the lock-up or to the public jail of the county for any time not more than five days. All fines and forfeitures realized under the provisions of this act by the alderman or justice of the peace as aforesaid, shall be paid over to the treasurer for the use of the town. If any constable shall neglect or refuse to perform the duties above enjoined on him by this act, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office, and it shall be the duty of the commissioners to present him to the grand jury, and upon conviction, he shall, in addition
to the punishment imposed by the court, forfeit his office.