Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-12-04
An Act to Incorporate the village
of BrnttlcbOrO.

An Act to Incorporate the village
Of BrntticbOrO.
mis- hereby enacfedbyhe General AssemJy Of The State
Of Vermont, as foRors!
SECTION !. That part Of the town Of Brattlcboro'
in the County Of Wndham within the following
bounds to wit beginning at the mouth Of West Riv-
or thence running westerly as the river now runs
the south side thereof to the north west Of the
Grm formerly owned by Ebenezer Wells, deceased
thence souther the west line of the said Wells
farm and the west side Of the farms formerly owned
bv Col. Joseph Goodhuc and Henry Clark deceased
to the north line Of Guord, thence eastcrly on the
north line Of Gulford and Vernon to Connecticut
River thence northcry the west bank Of said river
to- the place Of beginning, being the present buuuda-
res Of said village shall hereafter be known by the
name of the Village Of Braitleboro. and shall also in
Guide the fire district Of said village and the lrccho
ors aud inhabitants OF said village qualified by law 10
vote in town meetings may on the first Monday Of
December next at six O'Clock in the afternoon meet
~ the town hall in sad village which meet ug shall
be notified by publishing this net in the Vermont
Phoenix. printed in said village, At eas' bel re
the said first Monday Of Deccmber,rin the first bail
f or in his absence the senior hnilin present shall
preside ~ said meeting. at which meeting shall be
chosen Clerk five ireeholers Of said village ~ he
Bals Of said village, Chief Engineer Of the fire
departments Treasurer aud Collector of lnxcs-nnd
meeting Of said inhabitants and ireeholders shall he
holden annually thereafter on the said first Monday Of
December for the purpose Of elccting the officers
aforesaid and for the transaction Of BUSH css
specified ia the warning Of such meeting, which
which warning shall be signed 10y the clerk specifying
such other business beside the choice Of officers
tho bailI. or majority uf them may direct, which
notice warning shall be posted up in at least three
Of the most public places in said village at lea.i
twelve DAYS before the time for hold ug such meeting
SECTION 2. The frcchoders and inhabitants
siding within said village are hereby ordained, con-
sttuted md declared to be forever heieaf er body
polite and corporate IL name and fact by the name
of the Village Of BratieDuru ard by that they
AMI their successors shall and may have perpetual
succession and be capable in 'Aw of sung and teug
sue, pleading and being impicaaci. and nhswcri'
being
fcuted in all court, and place, whatever. may have
common -eal and the same change and alter ~ plea
sure. and shn be capable IN law Of purchasing. hold
ing and conveying estate. boA real and pei sonal, for
the use Of said village aud for maintaining and sup
porting five department, may tax Themselves and
levy and collect such tHSe- Tor the purpose aforesaid
to carry into effect any legal vote or bylaw of said
corporation, provided that tax shall be laid co"
lectcd withou; the cpn.ent or appreciation Of N or
part of the legal Of said village present in
meeting duly warned and holden agreeablv TO the
provisions Of this act provided also, that the amount
of estate, real aud personal owned by said corpora
ton shall not ut time exceed in value the sum OF
ten thousand dollars.
SECTION O. 1t i. hereby enacted that said village
shall be and constitute fire district for the purpose
OF eiIectuay extnguishing fires and preventing
/ their destructive consequences.
SnsrIuN I. The fire department shall consist OF u
! Chief Engineer chosen AT the annual meeting, and
four assistant eugincer 10 be appointed by the chief
engineer with the consent aud approval Of a majority
Of the Biilfs The clerk Vi the village shall be the
clerk Of the chief engineer. The chief engineer and
assistants hereby al all ircs WITHIN
said village, they wearing or showing such badge OF
their Office the ailiii> of the village shall de,i L.
nate, 10 demand and require the assistance OF any of
the inhabitants OF sHd village or Of any person
present TO cx,ingui-h and prevent the spreading Of
ihe flames and IA remove good. effects and merchau
die from any house, store shop other place ell
daugerd tv aid fire and 20 pull down ard remove
such house, ~'ore shop other building MAORI
~ " the eng present shall deem necessary to be
! 80 ruiei down or removed to prevent the spreading
Of the flames aud the destruction Of property, and
neither they nor those acting under their direction
shall be made liable for dong and aid engineers
hereby further empowered on such occasions to
suppress all tumus and riots If necessary with force
and 10 direct the labor of all person, present during
the continuance of sail fires and nil persons are here
by commanded to yield obedience To such orders.
And said engineers are hereby fuIhcr empoN cred 10
inspect the manner e keeping lin nshe- and all
inhushles and the construction and repair Of the
fire plnces, stoves and chinneys ~ said village any
portion thereof lie med necessary, and if IA naori, Y
Of said engineers deem the dangerous, they may
and j. hereby made their DUTY 10 or,ier and direct
the owner of ,uch lime. ashes and conbu.fibles m
wha, keen the same. aud the persons using
such fire places stoves or cn.mneys IN what mulnei
10 change or repair the ~iine; ana any person r. li'
ing negectrg to obey such orders >'d engineers
either IT them may and IRE emp1werei by til
act - ryc shall on conviction thereof before ANY lus
ticc of the Peace for the County OF Wndham. forfeit
and pay such village >nch fine not exceeding ~eve,
dollars, a. such Justice shall co slider and aiIudge
ffgddn r be W., cut # % ' aer . .r Of"
I fence +, committed.
SECTION b. Inc Cisferfl- engines. hose. hooks
ladders and buildings for -'orng ami preserving III,
same. shall he under the charge, N eruteueure
control Of the chi" engineer. Whose uuiy it shall bt
TO make vii necessary repair, and ~ each annua
meeting to make "a repor, IN writing of MS doing>
the amount expended, together with the condition
! thcren'.
SECTION 6. Said corporation shall have power t.
make. orlam and esihblis! such prudential bylaws
ru'e- ami regulations they shall ir m time to time
deem proper necessary, such IL, particular relate
I" their streets. sidewalks. alleys, pubic highway
ami comm Ins-clclrng. repairing and improving IN,
same. and snch ~ relate to their fire department
building and constructing reservoirs ci,teuis TO
water and such relate to slaughter houses an,
nuiSance> generally, such relating to a watch
lighting the streets OF said village such relate I,
the restraining from ru;.ng nj large in said villag,
any sheep hogs. cows, horses or cattle Of any kind
such relate 10 the erecting and regulating hay scales
uch a relate TO cemeteries or hurying grounds alc
such relate 20 the refusal e any Individual OF
cooperation 10 serve in any Office to which he
o. be eleo;c PROVIDED that no such bylaw be contra
~ 10 or inconsistent with the constitution or laws a
this state Of the United States; aud said c'rporii
ton shall have power to make, ordan and proyd,
suc.i reasonable fines AMI pcnalir and forfeiture, 60
ths breach Of any by-aws by them est.bl shed a.
they may judge reasonable. such fine or penalty no
to exceed twenty-five dollars for amy one offence Il
be prosecuted ami recovered by action oi debt beior
any courts proper Ia try Tia. same in which action
shall be sufficient to declare generally that the dctcp
dant or defendants i indebted TO said corpora
ton in the amount of the fine, forfeiture or penalty 70
the breach of certain bylaw naming such by-lav
generally, under which declaration the special matte
may be given in dence.
SECTION l. Before any assistant engineer shall en-
ter upon the duties oi his office he shall be sworn l.
y the faithful dischar geand performance Of such duties
SECTION $. In case Of the absence, DEATH remov
al or ncapacity OF the chief engineer the senior rs
sistant engineer present NJ any fire shall be chic
engineer for the time being and have all the power
conferred upon the chief engineer by this act
n SECTION 9, The clerk, bailhs, chief engineer
treasurer aud collector shall before they enter upo
the duties Of their pccve offices, shall be sworn
the faithful discharge thereof and the treasurer am
collector shall, before they enter upon the duties
their respective Offices respectively give bonds to sa
corporation in such sum and with such surcties n
said bailiti> majority of them shall direct con
: dtuned for the faithful performance of the duties
their respective offices.
SECTION To- 1t shall be the duty Of the clerk u
said corporation keep fair records Of all the pr
ceengs Of said CORPORATION aud to give copies Of tn
II same when required, and shall receive such fees a
- town clerks are entitled by law to receive for lik
services it shall also be his duty TO warn meetings
II said corporation both annual and special sgreeably
l. the direction of the baiis OF majority of them an