Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-04-12

= Hesir1GteN og tHe SecTdGEY ~ STATE FOR pu
heaii9a. IN oil the .Ne'r'paPer,
IN Act to enable the towns therein menticne.
10 aid in obtaining Necessary railroad comm,
nications.
: II 4, hereby enacted By Mc G,asrn .I.ssa
Dig 0fhs State 0f f'efaoaf.
- SIC. l. The towns cf Bennington. Shan,bu
y ~, Arlington, Sunderland, Manchester, Win
: hall, Peru. Lsndgroye, Sandgate, Dorset, an,
Noodtord, in the County Of Bennington. al.
the towns Of Dandy, Noun Tabor, Clarendon
iinmouth, ailingforl, and Rutland IN tht
= County Of Rutland, on any Or either Of them
sre hereby authorized and empowered 10 sub
scribe for, purchase, or acquire, upon the con-
uitIons in this act specified, the bonds Of the lie,
banon Springs Railroad Company, corporstion
ezls.,pg in the State Of New \ ork. ol the bonds
eF st4ek Of any other Railroad Company, row
or hefeatter organized, whose road shall connect
sisA The Bennington and Rutland Railroad OF
any road connecting Herewith, in such
N er and e.-ection as 70 afford u said Ben
ning'on and Rutland road. communication bv
/ RAILROAD with NV York, Albany, or Boston (:
J and 10 make any cg9tract incident TO the sub
scripton for, or purehasl Of such bonds or
stock. Or said towns or either oi them may
contract for, purchase, or acquire frcm 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 aforesaii.
and make any contract incident 90 such uur-
chase
SIC. -. No such subscription. purchase. II
contract, shall be made by either of the toans
aiOresaii, unless the assent IA writing thereto
ol majority Of the taxpayers, both 10 number
and amount Of tax in such town, shall he o.
tanned before the first day Of January lsGS.
Which assent shall be signed and Acknowledged
before Justice Of the Peace Of the county in
which sad town Is situated, by each person 20
asserting, and the amount Of the list Of -uch
person shall be Sc, opposite his name And
said assent shall state substantially the con-
tract, subscription or purchase 70 be made. and
the conditions On which the same Is 10 De made.
SIC. 3. In every such iustrum,ut Of assent
shal! &c named three persons, who shall be resi-
Ient citizens ami taxpayers Of the town where
IN such assent has effect. IS c.mmissiorers 10
make and execute On behalf Of such town. the
subscription. purchase or contract therein rpeB-
toned. And when such instrument shall have
been signed and acknowledged by the u,i5rity
heIelr required. such persons therein named I
shall be commissioners for that purpose. And .
any contract, subscription, or purchase. bv 7.
them made and subscribed in writing, ia the
name and behalf Of such town. in pursuance Of .
The terms Of said assent, and not inconsistent
Herewith, nor with the provisions of this act.
shaA he valid and binding upon such town.
So T. Any % the SAID iosus are hereby
alih-r.zel anl empowered 10 make and Issue
tier negotiable bonds OF notes 50 a rate Of i1-
tcrlsi net exceeding seven yer cent. r,r aurrm.
specified N semi-aunual coupons thereto At
tacAet, iJf tie purpose OF making iuY p.rehtse.
" fulfilling any subscription or contract au-
thoi'Lel bl tlis ac'. or q raising money s9 O.
i- winch sait 'nnas OF notes sli'l Dee signed
ty tie seectmeu and couuttts.elti ly the
treasurer oi tle town issuing the same. aat
sh'' e istei, numbered AMI registered 10 ID.
TOW er1s Office u such Town AaI sad cau
pous slall b. signed by said treasurer And
saii uis or notes so made aui ssuei sail
create valid Obligation against sue. town. ac-
,oTding 90 their tenor. And the same may be
disposed % ~ slch town treasurer far the rlr-
poses aforesaid
SIC -. IN determining the Number ard
AMOUNT Of taxpayers .u any Of the towns aflre-
'all, ic- the purposes o. this act, reference shall
BE- had 10 the grand .is, Of ,be year 1850. AID
sh-Ie the estate q Any person deceased. Or uu-
Ter guariauship, or any estate Ia the hands Oh
rusiees, shall be iuclllei in said LIST. OF where
ny person named in sail ls; shall have since
ieteas,i, ~ have b-eu placed uule -uiriiau-
mp the executor. alminisirat.r, guardian or
Z Ils'ee, as the case may be, OF su-h estate shall
e authorized lu its ,lhalf o. msAe the assent I
roviiei icr herein. And iu case tle property
Z any corporation Is embraced iu aay such list.
ssent may be given in behalf OF such corpora
ion, by majority oi the directors thereof
Ani where Dc shall be made 90 appear 90 ssIi
commissioners, that any real estate ucluIeI 10
be let Of 1850 has Eince been couvtvtl. Che
sstnt herein provided for may be given lv the 4
eIson or party now liable o. tt,,ti.r thereon.
a resident q tIC t.wr in which -irl rS.i.e ., +
tuatei
Aui u computing the nun e. ia. amount .t , !
'x-payers ~ any town, tax payers u.' resi- Dent
D such town shall be excluded
So %. When any instrument Cd. assent =
cren provided ior shall have been ,igue.i and
cknoEleigel By the majority, ami TO the man .
CT herein required, the commissioners named .
q such assent shall append thereto = certificate
= them subscribed and sworn 90, stating that ,
ich sent has been signei aui acku1wlei-el !.
sN.l majority, as required 10y tins set And !,
lali cause such instrument OF assent and certi- ,
cate TO he filed +n the town clerk 5 0ir,e Of the
'Wn where the same has effect, ami cause the
Tine 70 be there recorded And a COPY Of such !
sent aud certificate, certified by sush town =
erk. shall be recorded in the county clerk, y
ice Of the county where such town is situated. !
nj such commissioners shall be sworn 70 a !,
ithful discharge Of their duties And until I,
lch records are made, said commissioners =
iau not proceed TO make any contract, sub
ripiion or purchase IA the name or behalf ol @
ich town.
Such certificate 50 executed aui recorded y
all he conclusive evidence OF the facts stateI. !,
ii BY this act authorized to be stated, therein :
nd a certified copy thereof, and Of such assent. :,
om either Of said Cihces where the same are I =,
recorded, shall be legal evidence ~ the same ( ;,
So. I. Ii any Of the commissioners provided 4
r IN this act, shall, after their appointment as =
ch, rs aiOresid, die or remove from this State. -
become incapable OF acting, application may N
Il le by any Signer of the instrument OF as
nj herein such commissioner vas named, 10 -.
e Curt Of Chancery, for the appointmen; OF =
cor. missioner IN the place Of the one so de-
ls,t removed, or incapable. And said Court q,
~ lake such appointment upon such notice 81
said application 10 parties in interest, as said
urt may direct. And the person so appointed
all be a resident citizen and Taxpayer Of the
Nn for which he Is appointed And shall Pt
We the same powers and duties, as II origi- A.
lily named in said instrument Of assent. )
SIC. s. In case the conditions expressed n III
y instrumen; Of assent that shall be signed B
a majority Of a1-Payers OF any Of said towns tn
herein provided, shall require the issue By %
ID towns Of any bonds under the provisions Ct G.
Is act, then the treasurer and selectmen Of in
CD town shall make and issue such bonds. in 81
sordance with the requirements Of SAID con- ri
ions And in case they shall fail to make
d issue the same for period Of thirty days 81
er demand in writing therefor, made upon 81
IN by sny party entitled thereto, or entitled b,
the money 10 be raised thereby, then the con- ?.
let, subscription, or purchase specified in IS
d instrument shal! be valid against said town ca
au immediate liability. the same as if no 81
ndiuon for the issue Of such bonds hal been OF
ltaiuel therein
SIC. .. This act shall take effect from lie &C
ssage. N
March ., 1867. de
N
Act to enable the Bennington aud Rutland 10
Railroad Company to aid in obtaining ncceS-
sary Railroad connections Al
II Is hereby enacted SC. =,
SIC. The Bennington and Rutland Rail pa
id Company are hereby authorized anJ em- 81
Eered to subscribe for, purchasc. or acquire th
bonds Of the Lebanon Springs Railroad 81
upany, q c0rrOration eristino in the State Of -o