Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-12-04

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wish to say word to you,
on the q Bonding dct'' of which copy is
in the last Newsletter. The towns arc to
be conycned il appears, to say in TOM
Meeting, whether they will 'accept this
act.p What does such accepting imply ?
A very few words will put my answer be-
fore you, and, If / misunderstood the
matter, hope the gentleman, who pre-
pared that act, will do me, and the people
generally, the favor to point out in what
PARTICULAR labor under the mistake. z
Does this accepting imply that the
towas shall say. IF they accept on eohat
conditSons ? e. G Shall it be for item in
open meeting, by BALLof to say whether
4 they may gre, to the company, the right
of ecay and ony so much? or that they
will give $4,000, $4,000, or $4,000 {?
/ Sc In a word Is it for them to name
the nature and amount, in which they are
to be bonded ? No. They viii not he
allowed to say one aord about it, Who
,ciHAare that right? The majority (about
to be ascertained) /? No The three COM
mjssioaers? No. Will nobody 2 Yes.
The RAIL ROAD company aoW hare said
all the ld,c alloqcS, viz. TWELVE TINES
THE GRAND LIsT Where have they said
| IL? Ia the instrument which they have
prepared. 70 this the Turns win be
bound. If they vote to ''dccspt" the act
say-aoW be 6ouad, for the company is
sure Of getting in each town. the major
ity. "Sare of getting the myoritg"-4I
Perhaps, in some towns they may not
yet see how probable it is:-1'hc law is
shaped to this end to decree thatii8 as
toniabibg a' 4his appears thus-The H.
stramett, containing the coadti5H$. of
bonding, the co@Pd''y prepare The jus.
ltice of the peace Cor the man into whose
hands it is putt is their appointee. He
has alfull rightto address himself to the
voters aione4thus the hw has distributed
Mci, BALLOT PRorEcTloN-Det me &C. G J
be The voter. and illustrate others BY me.
| may not understand his law, and am
liable to be misled. | may be depeRdsnt
on this man or on some whom he can H.
farm, and may far to act spontaneously.
/ may be the unfortunate victim Of strong
drink, and may thus fall d prey to a wrong
vote. may be moro or less in pe'i,s'y,
and be overcome in some Pcrdttsm of
poverty But, suppose succeed. to day
in resisting any, or all Of these tcmpta-
tons, he can come u m0rrop, or Oh sub.
s,qucnt days; for he has allowed him by
this atful act, SIX FULL 3I2yrrs, II chtcd /.
to SUBJECT Us, VOTERS, 70 rms ATRooIoUs
ORDEAL! Aud, if in sir m5nMs, a maj f.
GRITTY cannot be m1nnfacufed by an I'M }
man, supported and counsclIcd I
by many resident men, equally artful and .
Gn tbs enterprise not liEe'y to be oeyy
backed up by any qoap-
tity of finds and Other Appliances u .
say, that to fail getting a majority would I
imply sach hdrculian virtues and sound.
ness Of patriotism, as onccan hardly look
for, yet, In this defective world.
The majority being once obtained, the
deed Is done. 1t, then, only remains to
the formalitios and 6i;8d the
to,cnS to tie caEamitouS liability.
These are few and easy;-l, The jus
tice having taken the acknowl edgmepts,
certifes to the majority of names and lists.
To his the three men named IN lie ~
StrVmeat append Mei, certificate and have
both papers recorded in the Office of the
town clerk, and q certified copy of both
recorded in the office Of the county clerk.
Then these three men are commissioners
md bond the toloas 10 tie RAILROAD COM
pANY, F)R TWELVE TIMES ITS GRAND LIST
aken in 1866. Il
But cannot the mgoTty name snch
sum asthsy qhoose?" No, They are as
powerless over it as dead Eep 1t il not
to gice them any agency tint they are
nyqrity, IT'S that step, provided 6yHe
am, whereby the company may eract
from the town, The Sum--the WHOLE sfn1
named in the law But caunet the
commissioners modify the sum?" Mo-
Not one mill. lis the town, then, bound
10 Ms sum when it, accepts the act ?',alT
IS BOUND. And should it refuse to give
he bonds for this entire sum, on annual
interest Tor semi-apnuaD the sum becomes
IN immediate liability. and may be col
ectod after thirty days from the making
If tho demand, by, the most summary pro
,ess. pr si5 deys 90 fsr.. .stsr r-,
In my nextI will show, that the towns
will, IN no sense, be compensated for the
money. Iogg1 be Ilul 50 i1slEisab dsJs d !
o % sgagI sa tiss dg1s A lYoTERa u