It shall be the duty of the trustees to make out and deliver to the Collector an assessment or rate bill of all taxes which shall be laid by the corporation; to see that all the bylaws of the corporation are duly executed; and to direct all prosecutions for all breaches of them and, generally, to take care of all the prudential concerns of the corporation, and to perform all duties which shall be legally enjoined on them by the corporation and all powers, by this act vested in the trustees, may be exercised by a majority of them; and in case of the death, removal, absence, or incapacity of the Clerk, the trustees may designate one of their number to perform the duties of Clerk, and fill any temporary vacancy in any office in the Village.