Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-04-17
LAWS OF VERMONT.


County Railroad. 7a1
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
81. The towns of Montpelier, East
Montpelier. Plain6eld, Marsh6eld, and
Cabot in Washington County, the town
of Orange in Orange County, the towns Of
Hardwick, Walden, Dauville. Peacham,
St, Johnsbury, Waterford and Kirby, i,
Caledonia County, and the towns Of Con.
cord and Lunenburgh, in Essex County.
are hereby authorized. and empowers in
the manner hereafter specife1a to aid in
the construction of the Montpelier and
St, Johnsbury, Ind the Essex County
Railroads, c;,ther by subscribing. for, or
purch "-Slng the stock or bonds Of such
loads, or by guaranteeing the payment Of
interest on such stock or bonds. l.4
S 2. Such subscription, purchase or
contract, r1ay be made by any of said
towns when the assent in writing thereto
of a majority of those paying taxes, both
in nnmber and amount of grand list then
in force in such town. shall first be obtain
ed by an instrument of assent. signed and
acknowled ged before any person author
ized to take the acknowled cement of deeds
in the county in which such town is sit
uated, by each person SO asserting and
each assent shall be dated and shall spec
ify the amount of the grand list of the
person asserting Said instrument of as
sent shall set forth in substance the con-
tract. subscription or pur' hase. to DO
made by such town. and the conditions
on which the same is to be made; provid-
ed, the assent of no taxpayer shall be
binding or of force, Or be counted in az
certainiug the majority aforesaid, unless
such majority shall have been obtained
within six months from the date of the
first certificate Of assent.
IS. Every such instrument of assent
shall name three persons, who shall he
resident citizens and tax payers Of the
town wherein suca assent shall take effect
who shall be commissioners to make and
execute in the name of and on behalf OF
such town. the contract. subscription or
purchase therein mentioned. And when
said commissioner shall have executed said
subscription, purchase or contract, in pur-
suance of the terms of such assent and
the provisions of this act, the same shall
be binding npon such town. sai 8
S a. Any of said towns il hereby au'
thorized and empowered to make and issue
negotiable bonds or notes at rate Of iu-
terest not exceeding seven per cent. per
annum, specified in semi annual coupons
thereto attached, for the purpose Of carry
ing out the contract, subscription or pur-
chase made by the commissioners Of such
town. as before provided in this act. Said
bonds or notes shall be signed by the Sc
lectmen and countersigned by the treasur-
er of the town issuing the same, and shall
be dated aud numbered; ard a record of
sa id bonds or notes shall be made and
kept in the town clerks Office Of such
town And the Treasurer Of such town is
hereby authorized, and it is made his du-
ty. to Issue said bonds or notes. or pay
over the avails thereof, to the parties en-.
titled thereto by the terms Of such con-
tract purchase or subscription.
S5. In determining the majority
provided for in section two of this act.
reference shall be bad to the grand list Of
such town in force at the time the first
certificate Of assent is made. And where
the estate Of any person deceased. or IN
der guardianship. or any estate in the
hands Of trustees, shall be included IN
said list. the executor. administrator,
| guardian or trustee representing such es-
tate, is hereby authorized to give the as
sent herenbefore provided, in behalf Of
such estate In case the property Of any
co, poration is embraced in such list. the
majority Of the directors Of such corpora
tion may give such assent. And where
any real estate included in such list, has
since the making Of sand list, been convey.
ed. the assent herein provided for shall be
| given by the persou or party to whom
such property has been conveyed. In de-
termininp the majority provided for in
section two of this act, taxpayers non-re
sideot 10 such town. and the grand list
against such non resident tax payers shall
be excluded. ds
7 Sc. When any instrument Of assent
herein provided for shallhavel been sign
ed and acknowledge by the majority in th'
manner hereinbefore required, the com
missioners named IN such instrument shal
append thereto q certificate, BY them sub
scribed and sworn to. stating that sucf
assent has been signed and acknowledged
by such majority as is required by thi'