Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11

since been conveyed, the assent herein
| provided for may DO given by the person
or party now liable 20 taxation thereon
If resident OF the town In which said
estate IL situated. .. H.. .r#..a ...
And 10 computing the number and
amount OF tax payers In any town, tax
payers not resident In such town shall
De excluded. ....
Sac 6. When any instrument OF So,
sent herein provided for shall have been
signed and acknowledged by the ms.
| Jority, aud 10 the manner herein REQUIRED,
the commissioners named IN such assent
| shall sppepd thereto q certificate by
them subscribed snd sworn 20, stating
that such assent has been signed and
acknowledged by such majority, as re.
qnired by this act. ARd shall cause
such Instrument OF assent and Certifi.
cate 70 be hled in the town clerks office
OF The town where the same has effect,
aud cause the stme to be there recorded,
And q copy OF such assent and Certif-
cate, certified by such town clerk, shalt
be recorded in the county clerks cflee
OF the county where such town ia stu
ated. And such commissioners shall be
sworn TO faithful discharge OF their
dnties. And until such records are
made, said commissioners shall not pro.
eeed TO make sny contract, subscription
or purchase in tho name or behalf Of
such town.
Such certificate rs executed and re-
corded shall be conclusive evidence of
the facts stated, and by this act author.
lied to be stated therein. And q certified
copy thereof, and OF such assent, from
either OF said offices where the same are
so recorded, shall he legal evidence Of
the same.
Sac, !. II any OF the commissioners
provided Tor in this act, shall, after
their appointment as such, as aforesaid,
die or remove from this State, or become
incapable Of acting, application may be
made by any signer Of the instrument
OF assent wherein such commissioner
was named, to the Court of ChaRcery, for
the appointment OF commissioner In
the place Of the one deceased, removed
or incapable. And said Court may make
such appointment, upon such notice OF
said application to parties in interest, as
sailed Court may direct And the per.
son so appointed shall be resident
citizen and taxpayer of the town for
which he is appointed. And shall have
the same powers and duties, as If origin
ally named in said instrument Of assent.
SIC. s. In case the conditions ex-
pressed in any instrument of assent that
shall be signed by majority of tax
payers Of any Of said towns as herein
provided, shall require the issue by said
towns OF any bonds under the provi.
sions OF this act, then treasurer and
Selectmen Of such town shalt make and
Issue such bonds, In accordance with
the requirements Of said conditions. And
in case they shall fail to make and issue
the same for period Of thirty DAYS
after demand in writing therefor, made
upon them by any party entitled there
TO, or entitled to the money to be raised
thereby, then the contract, subscription
or purchase specified in said instrument
shall be valid against said town as an
immediate liability, the same as If no
condition for the issue of such bonds
had been contained therein.
SEC 9. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved March %, 1857.