Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-04-03


II IS hereby enacted BY The General assembly
Of the State Of Vermont
Sec ! The towns Of Bennington, Shafts
bury, Arlington Sunderland, Manchester
Winhall, Peru, Landgrovo, Sandeate. Dor
set, and Woodford in the County Of Ben
nington, and the towns Of Dandy, Mount
Tabor, Clarendon. linmouth, Wallinglord
and Rutland in the County of Rutland, or
any or either Of them, are hereby authorized
and empowered TO subscribe .or purchase, or
acquire, upon the conditions in this act
specified, the bonds Of the Lebanon Springs
Railroad Company, a corporation existing in
the state OF New York or the bonds or stock
OF any other Railroad Company, now or here
after organized, whose road shall connect
with the Bennington and Rutland Rail-
road, or With any road connecting there
with, in such manner and direction as
20 afford 30 said Bennington and Rutland
road, communication By railroad with New
York, Albany, or Boston and 10 make any
contract incident To the subscription for. or
purchase Of such bonds or stock Or said
towns or either Of thcm may contract for
purchase, or acquire from said Bennington
and Rutland Railroad Company, upon the
conditions ia this act specified, and upon such
terms ms may be- agreed on with said com
pany, any Of the bonds OF stock aforesaid
and make any contract incident 20 such pur-
chase
SEC . No such subscription, purchase,
OF contract, shall he made by either of the
towns aforesaid, unless the assent in writing
thereto Of majority Of the taxpayers, both
in number and amount of tax in such town
shall be obtained before the first day Of Jan
uary 1865. Which assent shall be signed
a u i. q Al
Peace Of the county in which said town is
situated by each person so asserting. and
the amount Of the list OF such person shall be
set opposite his name And said assent shall
state substantially the contract. subscription
OF purchase 70 lie made, and the conditions
on which the same is % be made
SEC 3. In every such instrument Of as
sent shall be named three persons, who shall
be resident citizens and taxpayers of the
town wherein such assent has effect as com
missioners 20 make and execute on behalf of
such town, the subscription, purchase OF
contract therein mentioned And when such
instrument shall have been signed and ac-
knowledged by the majority herein required,
such persons therein named shall be commits
sl0ners for that purpose. And any contract,
subscription, or purchase, by them made aud
subscribed IN writing In the name and be
half Of such town, in pursuance Of the terms
OF said assent, and not inconsistent there
with nor with the provisions of thus act |
shall be valid and binding upon such town
SIC 4 Any of the said towns are hereby |
authorized and empowered Oh make and issue |
their negotiable bonds or notes at rate OIL
interest not exceeding seven per cent per
annum, specified 20 semi-annual coupons |
thereto attached, for the purpose of mixing |
any purchase or fulfilling any subscription |
or contract authorized by this act, or Of rais- |
ing money 40 To DO. Which said bonds or
notes shall be signed by the selectmen and |
countersgned by the treasurer Of the town
issuing the same, and shall be dated num- |
bered and registered ia the town clerks of |
fee of such town And saii coupons shall be |
signed by said treasurer And said bonds or
notes so made and issued shall create o valid |
obligation against such town, according to
their tenor And the same may be disposed |
of by such town treasurer for the purposes
aforesaid.
SIC. 8. Ia determining the number and
amount OF taxpayers in ans ofthe towns afore- |
said for the purposes ofths act reference shall |
be had to the grand list of the year 1866 And |
where the estate Of any person deceased. or |
under guardianship. or any estate in the
hands OF trustees, shall be included in said |
list or where any person named n said list
shall have since deceased. or have been placed
under guardianship, the executor. admins |
traitor, guardian or trustee. IS the case may
be. Of such estate, shall be- authorized in its
behalf TO make the assent provided for here
in And in case the property of any corpo-
ration is embraced in any such list, assent
may be given in behalf of such corporation
by majority of the directors thereof
And where it shall be- made % appear 20
said commissioners, chat any real estate in
cluded in the list of 1850 has since been con
yeyed. the assent herein provided for may be
given by The person or party now liable to
taxation thereon, if resident Of the town in
which said estate is situated.
And in computing the number and amount
Of taxpayers in any town, tax payers not
resident in such town shall be excluded
SIC. 6. When any instrument Of assent
herein provided for shall have been signed
and acknowledged by the majority, and in
the manner herein required, the commission
ers named in such assent shall append there
10 a certificate by them subscribed and sworn
10, stating that such assent has been signed
and acknowledged by such majority, as re-
quired by this act. And shall cause such in
strument Of assent and certificate TO be filed
in the town clerks office OF the town where
the same has effect, and cause the same TO be
there recorded And copy of such assent
and certificate, certified by such town clerk
shall be recorded in the county clerks Office
of the county where such town is situated
And such commissioners shall be sworn to
faithful discharge of their duties And until
such records are made, said commissioners
shall not proceed to make any contract, sub
scription or purchase in the name or behalf {
Of snch town IL