Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-04-19
Laws Of Vermont.
SPECIAL SESSION, A. D., 1867.

2 ~ ENidlI OLoolON, a. d., OO L..
, Dessgnated By the Secretary Of Sta
; TOR publication IN all the Newspaper
: An Act to enable the towns therei
mentioned, to aid in obtaining ne,
essary railroad communications
1t IS hereby enacted By the Genera
assembly Of the State of Vermont:
SEC. |. The towns of Bennington
ohaftsbury, Arlington, Sunderland
Manchester, Winhall, Peru, Land
grove, Sandgate, Dorset, and Wood
ford, in the County of Bennington
and the towns of Dandy, Mount Ta
Dor, Clarendon, Tinmouth, Walling
ford, and Rutland in the County Of
Rutland, on any or either of them
are hereby authorized and empowered
to subscribe for, purchase, or acquire
upon the conditions in this act speci
fed, the bonds of the Lebanon Spring.
Railroad Company, a corporation ex
isting in the State Of New York, OF
the bonds or stock of any other Rail
road Company now or hereafter or
ganized. whose road shall connect
with the Bennington and RUTLAND
Railroad or with any road connecting
herewith, in such manner and direc
ton as to afford to said Bennington
and Rutland road, communication by
railroad with New York, Albany, OF
Boston; and to make any contract In
cident to the subscription for, or pur
chase of such bonds or stock. On
said towns or either of them may con
tract for, purchase, or acquire from
said Bennington and Rutland Rail
road Company, upon the conditions
in this act specified, and upon such
terms as may be agreed on with said
company, any of the bonds or stock
aforesaid. and make any contract in.
cident to such purchase,
SEC. 2. No such subscription, pur
chase, or contract, shall be made by
either of the towns aforesaid. unless
the assent In writing thereto of a ma
Jorlty Of the taxpayers, both in mum
Der and amount of tax in such town
shall be obtained before the first day
Of January 1868. Which assent shall
I be signed and acknowledged before &
Justice Of the Peace Of the county il
which said town is situated. by eacl
/ person so asserting, and the amoun
Of the list Of such person shall be Sc
opposite his name. And said assen
shall state substantially the contract
subscription Or purchase TO be made
and the conditions on which the SAM
is to be made.
Sec. 3. In every such instrumen
/ of assent shall be named three per
sons, who shall he resident citizen
and taxpayers Of the town wherein
such assent has effect, as commission
ers to make and execute on behalf O
such town, the subscription, purchas
or contract therein mentioned. An
when such Instrument shall have bee
signed and acknowledged by the me-
.jority herein required, such person
therein named shall be commissioner
for that purpose. And any contrac
subscription, or purchase, by thel
made and subscribed in writing. in tn
name and behalf Of such town,
! pursuance OF the terms 0t said assen
! and not inconsistent Herewith, ne
! with the provisions of this act, sha
be valid and binding upon such tow
SEC. 4. Any of the said towns al
:. hereby authorized and cmpOrwere
:. to make and issue their negotiab
:. bonds or notes at q rate of interest n
exceeding seven per cent. per annul
specified in semi-annual coupons ther
+ to attached, for the purpose of makiI
= any purchase, or fulfilling any su
= scription or contract authorized
this act, OF of raising money so to
Which said bonds or notes shall
r signed by the selectmen and countt
! signed by the treasurer of the toy
= issuing the same, and shall be date
! numbered and registered in the toy
y clerks Office of such town. And sa
coupons shall be signed by said trei
II urer. And said bonds Or notes
re made and issued shall create a va
~ obligation against such town, accol
le inc to their tenor And the same IN
lg be disposed Of by such town treasul
" D, for the purposes aforesaid.
Vn Sec. 5. In determining the numl
- and amount of taxpayers in any Of
hV towns aforesaid, for the purposes
en- this act, reference shall be mad to
nu grand list Of the year 1866. A
se' where the estate of any person
'eS ceased, or under guardianship, or ;
gil estate III the hands OF trustees, 81
w. be included in said list, or where
III person named in said list shall h
'he since deceased or have been pla
''l under guardianship, the executor,
es' ministrator, guardian or trustee
'h' the case may be, of such estate, 5
10 be authorized in its behalf to m
lor the assent provided for herein.
;. in case the property of any corp
oil tion is embraced in any such list,
re, sent may be given in behalf OF !
anu corporation, by a majority of the
uiii rectors thereof.
And where it shall be made to
pe- pear to said commissioners, that
'aii' real estate included in the list OF
DOT has since been conveyed, the as
III herein provided for may be give
io'0 the person or party now liasle to
ge'' alton thereon, if a resident OF
town in which said estate is sltu
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