The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the Town, and shall take care that all bylaws, ordinances and orders of the Council are faithfully executed. He shall be ex officio a conservator and justice of the peace within said Town, and shall, within the same, exercise all the powers and duties vested in justices, except that he shall have no jurisdiction as such in civil cases. He shall have control of the police of the Town, and may appoint special police officers whenever he deems it necessary; and it shall be his duty especially to see that the peace and good order of said Town are preserved, and that the persons and property therein are protected; and to this end he may cause the arrest and detention of all riotous and disorderly persons in said Town before issuing his warrant therefor. He shall have power to issue executions for all fines, penalties and costs imposed by him, or he may require the immediate payment thereof, and in default of such payment he may commit the party in default to the jail of Jefferson County until the fine or penalty and costs shall be paid, to be employed during the term of his imprisonment as hereinafter provided; but the term of imprisonment in such case shall not exceed thirty days. He shall, from time to time, recommend to the Council such measures as he may deem needful to the welfare of the Town. He may receive a compensation for his services, to be fixed by the Council, which shall not be increased nor diminished during the term for which he was elected.