Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11
LAWS Or VERMONT.
SPECIAL SESSION, A. n. 1867.

Designated By the Secretary Of STATE jo,. g,a,S.
lSeation IN all the Newspapers.
AN ACT to enable the towns therein
mentioned TO to aid in obtaining nee.
essary railroad communication.
II is hereby enacted By The GeaeYol assemble
Of tie State Of Ptrmoat:
SECTION /. The towns of Benning-
ton, SALISBURY, Arlington, Sunderland,
Manchester, Winhall, Peru, Landgrove,
Santgate, Dorset and Woodford, in the
county OF Bennington, and the towns OF
Dandy, Mount Tabor, Clarendon, Tin.
mouth, Wallinsford and Rutland, ia the
county Of Rutland, or any or either of
them, are hereby authorized and empow-
cred to subscribe for, purchase, or ac-
| gnire, upon the conditions of this act
| specified, the bonds of the Lebanon
Springs Railroad Company, corpora
tion existing in the State of New York.
or the bonds or stock of any other rail
road company, now or hereafter organ.
lied, whose road shall connect with the
Bennington and Rutland Railroad, or
with any road connecting herewith, in
such manner and direction as to afford
to said Bennington and Rutland road
communication by railroad with New
York, Albany or Boston; and to make
any contract incident to the subscription
for, or purchase Of such bonds or stock.
Or said towns or either of them, Hiay
contract for, purchase, or acquire from
said Bennington and Rutland Railroad
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, aud
make any contract incident to such pur.
| chase.
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 majority
of the tax payers, both in number and
amount of tax of such town, shall be
obtSined before the first day OF January,
1868. Which assent shall be signed and
acknowledged before a Justice OF the
Peace Of the county In which said town
Is situated, by each person so asserting,
and the amount Of the list of such per.
son shall be set opposite bis name. And
said assent shall state substantially the
contract, subscription or purchase to be
made, and the conditions on which the
same Is to be made .r--
SEC. 8. In every such instrument of
assent shall be named three persons, who
shall be resident citizens and tax payers
OF the town wherein such assent has
eject, as commissioners TO make and
execute on behalf of such town, the sub
scription, purchase or contract therein
mentioned. And when such instrument
shall have been signed and acknowledged
by the msiority her,in required such
persons therein named shall be commits
sioners for that purpose. And any con-
tract, subscription, or purchase, by them
made and subscribed In writing, ia the
name and behalf of such town, 10 pur.
sua0oe of the terms of said assent, and
not Inconsistent herewith, nor with the
provisions of this act, shall be valid and
binding upon such town.
SEC. 4. ANY Of the said towns are
hereby authorized and empowered to
make and issue their negotiable bonds
or notes at rate Of interest not exceed
ing seven per cent. per anDGn, spec fed
In ssml'anpual coupons thereto attached,
for the purpose Of making any purchase,
or fulfilling any subscription or contract
authorized by this act, or of raising
money 80 to do. Which said bonds or
notes shall be signed by the selectmen
and countersigned by the treasurer OF
the town issuing the same, aud shall be
dated, numbered and registered In the
town clerks office Of such town. And
said coupons shall be signed by said
treasurer. And said bonds or notes 30
made and issued shall create valid
oblig alton against such town, according
~ their tenor. And the same may be
disposed Of BY such town treasurer TOR
the purposes aforesaid.
SIC. 6. In determining the number
and amount Of tax payers in aiy Of the
towns Aforesaid, Tor The purposes Of this
act, reference shall be had to the grand
list Of the year 1866. Aud where the
estate OF sby person deceased, or under
guardianship, or any estate In the hands
o. trustees, shall be included 10 said list.
or where any person named in ssid list
shall have, since deceased, or have been
placed under guardianship, the executor,
administrator, guardian or trustee, as
The case may be, OF such estate, shall be
authorized inits behalf To make the as
sent provided for herein. And in case
she property OF any corporation is EN-.
brsced In such list, assent may be given
IN behalf Of such corporation, by q
mss nity OF the directors thereof
Aud where 1t shall be made TO appear
10 said COMMISSIONER that any real
estate iUclHded. in ne liss Of 1866 has