The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-15
No. AN ACT authorizing the Sclectmen Of
the several towns to establish fire districts In
certain cases.

No. AN ACT authorizing the Sclecimen Of
the several towns to establish fire districts In
certain cases.
II 10 hereby enacted, DC.
a. The selcetmen OF any town, may, upon
the application Of twenty or more freeholders Of
tuoh tow In writing, for that purpose. estab.
lish In such town, one more fire districts, and
may define the limits Of the same, as in their
Judgment shall be just and necessary; and such
districts shall be ma med by number In the order
OF their establishments Prwided, that no such
district shall exceed one square mile In size
"a Upon the establishment OF every such
FIRE district as aforesaid the selcctmen shall file
In the town clerks Office In such town, certih-
cate Of their proceedings In relation thereto,
which shall he recorded by the town clerk.
t3. The selectmen may, AT any time, change
the limit Of any suck fire district, upon similar
application, and subject 10 the same regulations
provided In sections one and two OF this act
"a. The inhabitants Of every such fire dis
trict, Who are legal voters In town meeting, are
hereby constituted body corporate, and they
shall have a clerk, prudential committee, CON
sisting Of three persons, and collector of taxes,
who shall be chosen and appointed in the same
manner that the same officers are now appointed
in school districts, and who shall hold their Off
ces for one year, and until others arc elected.
q. Special meetings Of such inhabitants
shall be called by the clerk from time TO time,
upon the application in writing Of three or more
OF sucli inhabitants and every snch call shall
state the purpose for which such meeting Is held,
and the time aud place OF holding the same and
such call shall be posted up in two or more pub
lib places In such district at least sir days pre-
yious to the time 81 such meeting.
90. Such inhabitants Of any such district may
nj any meeting called as Aforesaid, vote tax
upon the grand list Of the persons and property
within such district IN force al the time of voting
such tax. for the purpose Of protecting the pro
perty in such district from damage or destiuct
Ion BY fire.
II. The prudential committee Of every such
district shall have the same power 10 cause every
such tax TO bs collected, ss J. now vested in the
prudential committees Of school districts, aud
The collector OF every district shall have the
same power 10 collect such taxes, as IA now
vested in the collectors Of taxes Of school dis.
tricts.
ss. The prudential committee Of every such
district shall receive from the collector thereof
all taxes collected by him, aud may expend the
same in such manner as they SHALL deem neee.-
sary for the preser sston Of property In such
district from damage OF destruction BY hre, and
they NAV make, In the name Of such district, MI
nee,ifnl contracts for that purpose but they shall
not have power, in any ease, 10 bind such DIS,
trict for the payment Of any greater sum OF
money than shan have been already voted or
collected as Aforesaid.
Ie. The prudential committee Of every sneh
district shan have power 70 commence aud pro
secute actions IA the name of such district. and
10 defend and adjust all actions commenced
asansi such district, and 10 settle and adlus; all
| claims 10 favor Of, or against such district
tIo. The CLERK of every such district shall
keep, Cor the inspection Of the Inhabitants Of
such district, fair record of AL the mesiing.l
votes and proceedings Sf such district and shal
call. annually, meeting Of the vo,srs N sach
| dis,rirt fsr The election of the Officers of such
district, and such annual meetings shall be held
on the hr.t Monday in January in each year.
lII Amer the establishment of every such
FIRE district the frsl meeting ~ The voters there
| Of shsil be called hy the selectnen OF the inSn
in which the same IS located. for The election o
sficers thereof; which meeting shall be ealied
l In she same manner 10 provided FOR the cal
/ of special unsc,ings aud At such meeting ths
frst ssieciman tand In bic absence either OF ths
sshsr seisc.nei) shall preside and shall desiAr'
| .urh ter,on elected ~ shall receive mal0r.i,
of he votes given and such election shah he b.
h.iLs unless s.alio; shhli Be fisT,cnss1 9TH B.,
uuaai,uons consent aud the oficen - ehoeef
,haIi hoid their oticss unsil The snnaAi usestinl
10 such are district fru thereafter 70 es held
ard until others sre eiec'sd.
SiS This nef shall take effect from IL passage
Approved, November II, 1855
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