The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-06

the property in such district from dam.
age or destruction by fire
SIC Z. The prudential committee of
every such district ahall hdtc tho samo
power to cause every such tax 10 be col
lectcd, as Is now vested in the prudential
committees of school districts, and the
collector of every district shall have tho
same power TO collect such .axes. as is
now vested in tho collectors of taxes Of
school districts.
SEC. The prudential committee Of
every such district shall receive from tho
collector thereof all taxes collected BY
him, and may expend the same in such
mahner as they shall deem necessary for
the preservation Of property in such dis.
'rict from damage or destruction by fire.
and they may make, in the name Of such
district, all needful contracts for that
purpose but they shall not have power,
in any case, 10 bind such district for the
payment Of any greater sum Of money
than shall have been already voted or
collected as aforesaid.
SEC. 3. The prudential somnitfes Of
every such district shall have power to
commence and prosecute actions in tho
name vf such district, and to defend and
adjust all actions commenced against
such district, and 10 settle and adjust all
claims in favor Of, or against such dis.
trict
SEC. 10. The clerk Of every such dis.
trict shall keep, for the inspection of the
Inhabitants Of such district, fair record
of all the meetings, votes and proceed.
sngs Of such district and shall call, MI.
nually, a meeting Of the voters in such
district for the election of the officers of
such district and such annual meetings
shall be held on the first Monday in
January in each year.
SEC. /. After the establishment Of
every such fire district. the first meeting
of the voters thereof shall be called by
the selcctmcn Of the town in which tho
ame is located, for the election of off.
GERS thereof which meeting shall be call.
ed in the same manner as is provided
for the call of special meetings; and at
such meeting the first selectman, land in
his absence, either Of the other select.
men shall preside, and shall declare
such person elected as shall receive q
majority Of the votes given and such Q.
lection shall be by ballot, unless ballot
shall be dispensed with by unanimous
consent and the officers so chosen shall
hold their Offices until the annual meet.
ing in such fire district next thereafter
to be held and until others are elected.
SEC ~ This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, November IL, 1854.
No S.-An Act amending section st,-
cnty-ono Of chapter fifteen and section
two of chapter twenty five of the Com.
piled Statutes. i'll relation to the du.
: ties of Town Grand Jufors and Jus.
tices Of the Peace.
II is hereby enacted Jy the General
Asscm6ly Of The STATE Of Ic7mont, as
=; foh0rS.
SEC l. Section seventy one Of ohaI..
ter fifteen Of the compiled statutes is 50
amcrded as to read as follows
1T shall be the duty Of a grand juror to
enquire into and due rrcsentment mako
to proper authority, Of all offenses which
may come to his knowledge within tho
+ town for which he is appointed, aud also
within any unorganized town or gore ad
joining said town, against the laws and
peace of this state, which he shall think
the design of the law aud the good of tho
community require to be prosecuted
! and whenever any fine or penalty shall
be imposed on any person residing in any
unorganizcd town or gore, for any offence.
or for the breach of any penal law, said
fine, together with the costs, unless the
same be otherwise disposed of by express
law, shall, if the prosecution bc COM
menced and tried before justice of tho
peace, belong to, and be paid into, tho
treasury of the county in which said un.
organized town or gore lies"
SIC . Section two of chapter
twenty nine Of the compiled statutes is
so amended as to read as follows
Every justice Of the peace. in tho
month Of December annually, shall de-
liver all abstract of the fines and penal.
tics imposed by him the preceding
year, to the treasurer Of the town or
county to which such penalty shall be,
lunS, WIN IL Hiiuu'c VI thc hauie VI tho
person to whom the execution or war,
rant for collecting such fine OF penalty
was delivered"
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved, November IL, 1854.
No Q.-An Act in addition to Chapter
Furty-five Of the Compiled Statutes
entitled Levy Of Executions"
MS hcrcly cRdctcd by the General
-iSsem6iy ot tie STATE ef Vermont, as
/ to}(ctS
i Src l. Whenever an execution is
extended on nuy real estate situate
in two or more adjuning towns, the
same shall be appraised by three judi
cious and dsntcrested ffechollers of tho
vicisity, residing in either of the towns
in which part of such real estate is stu.
ate, who shall be appointed in the same
manner as is now provided by section
twenty three of chapter twenty FIVE Of
the compiled statutes
SIC = This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, November 9 1854.
! No. 10 - An Act in addition to Chan.
ter Thirty'two of the Compiled Stat.
utes.
II is hereby enacted By The General
.iSScri6iy Of tie State OF Ie/mont, Us
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