Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-11-30

is hereJy enacted by the General assembly Of The
State Of VermOnt as foIOtc:
Sec, |. The town of Montpelier is hereby divided
and incorporated into two distinct towns, by line
drawn from the Northwest corner Of lot number TWEEN,
ty-one in the fourth division OF lots in said town. to the
northeast corner of lot number twenty-five in said dl
vision thence southerly in the east line Of said div
son to the northwest corner of lot number ftytwo,
in the first dvSlon thence in the north and east line
of said lot to the northwest corner of lot number fifty
four E the first division; thence easery III the north
line OF said lo to the northwest of land owned
by BazzIlla Homes; then southery in the westerly line
of said Holmes land, to the north line of lot number
sixty nine, in the first dvislon thence easterly in the
north line Of said lot to the northwest corner of lot
number sixty-eight, in the first dvison thence easter
" and southery through said lot in the northery ana
eastory line of lands owned and occupied by Harvey
Guernsey Zadock Hubbard, and Lucius B Snow to
the north line Of lot number SIX IN the second dvsion
thence Casory in the northery line Of the second d.
vision to the northeast of lot number hiiteen
thence souherly in the east line of said lot TO the
north line Of lot number fifteen in the second dyision
thence easery and southery in the north line of lots
number fifteen and eighteen and IN the east line OF
lot number eighteen III said division to Onion rivers
said lots are allotted and marked upon the original
plan of sd town. now in the town clerks office thereof
SEC. g That portion of said town lying souhly
and westerly of said line, shall hereafter be called and
known by the name of .MontpeHer and that portion
living northey and eastery of said line shall hereafter
be called and known by the name Of East Montpelier;
and each of said towns hereby created, shall have
possess and enjoy the same powers privileges and I'M
munes with all Other Incorporated towns IN thlsStae.
SEC. B. The paupes now supported by the town
Of Montpelier, and such persons have removed and
may hereafter become chargeable to said towns, as
paupers shall hereafter be supported at the equal eX
pense Of the towns Of Montpelier and East Montpelier
in proportion to their respective grand list at the time
such expense shall occur
SEC. 4. All property now owned and possessed by
and debts and chooses in action due to said town Of
MontpeGer, shall here after be owned aud enioyod by,
and collected for, the said towns Of Montpelier, and in
East Montpelier, in proportion to the grand lists of
the persons and property within the territorial limits OF
said towns for the year eighteen hundred and forty
eight respectively and the debts due iromand actions
pending against said town of Montpelier, shall be paid,
defended or settled by the said towns Of Montpelier
and East Montpelier in the same proportion.
SEC. 5. The town records Of the present town Of
Montpelier and all papers and files now by law kept
i'll the town clerks office of said town. shall hereafter
be deposited and kept in the town clerks office of the
town of Montpelier, hereafter Incorporated; and all CO.
pies of SAID records which shall hereafter be made and
certified in due form Of law, by the town clerk of
Montpelier hereby incorporated shall have the same
credit and effect that is by law given to copies and
certificates made by the town clerks of other towns in
this State.
Sec, g. All indictments now pending against the
present town of Montpelier tor want of repairs and IN
suficiency of highways, shall hereafter be defended
and all fines and costs imposed thereon shall be paid
by the town in which such road is located.
Sec. z. All suits for the recovery OF debts and
claims which have accrued Or may accrue to the town
of Monpelier previous TO the time this act takes effect
shall be brought in the name Of the town of Montpe-
lier and all suits for causes OF action which have &C
crued may against the present town Of Mont
pelier, shall be brought against the town Of Montpe
lier and the process therein, after the organization OF
said towns hereby created shall be served by leaving
copy of the with the town clerk of each OF sale
towns; and all suits for the benefit Of both of sale
towns shall be directed and prosecuted and all suits
gainst the said town of Montpelier, in which both o
said towns are interested shall be defended by thu
town agents of each Of said towns jointly
Sec. g. All contracts heretofore made and which
shall hereafter be made by the present town of Mont
pelier for the making, building and keeping in repai
any road roads, bridge or bridges, shall be assumed
and fulfilled, by that town hereby incorporated, il
which such bridge or road is located except the con
tract heretofore made, for excavatng Lightning Ridge
SO called, which shall be debt against both of sal
towns.
SEC. 9. The United States Deposite fund shall b
divided between said towns of Montpelier and Eas
Montpelier, i'll proportion to their respective popula
ton.
Sec. 10. The grand lists of said towns of Mont
peler and East Montpelier, hereby created, for th
year eighteen hundred and forty eight shall be th
lists of the persons and property situated within tn
territorial limits of each of said towns respectively
made up by the listers of the present town of Montpe
ler for said year.
Sec. IL. The said towns of Montpelier and Eai
Montpelier shall become organized and their frs
meetings, respectively shall be called and holden,
the manner prescribed by section eight of chapte
thirteen of the Revised Statutes,