Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-11-27

property and bear the parties interested in
the division of such property AMI assets,
at least twenty days prior to the time set for
hearing.
Sec. 3. Whenever the property of such
districts is of kind or character that 1t
cannot be divided equ lily between the new
districts raid judges are hereby empowered
to make sale of the same, and execute there
for all proper deeds of conveyance and other
writings necessary for a proper transfer OF
said property; and such deeds and convex
ances, when recorded in the town clerks
Office of the town or towns where such
property is situate, shall be valid in law TO
pass the title to such property to the pur-
chaser thereof; and the said judges shall
divide the proceeds of such sale between the
several new districts as to the said judges
shall appear Just and equitable.
Sec 4. Whenever any part Of the prop
erty of said original district shall consist OF
a school-house or other buildings. or build
ings and land which can be used and appro-
priated benefcially by one of the new
districts, said judges may in their discretion,
set the same to such new district III which
the buildings or land are situate, and may
assess upon the district to which such lands
and buildings may be set, such sum in
money therefor, as may appear just 10 said
Judges, and may order the same to be paid
over to such other new district or districts
in such time and manner as said judges may
direct.
Sec 5. If either of said Judges shall
reside in or own real estate in such vited
district, he shall thereby be disqualified 10
act in the premises and in such case, the
other Of said judges shall be invested with
all the powers of both, and shall perform all
the duties hereinbefore provided Tor both OF
said Judges when not disqualified.
See. 6. When said judges shall have
completed the business Of such division, 1t
shall be their duty to make full return o.
their doDgs to the town clerk Of the town
or towns in which the original district Is
located, therein stating the property divided,
the manner of the division, the names OF
the persons to whom sold and when the
same consists of real estate, the same shall
be described by sufficient metes and bounds,
and said return of said Judges shall be
recorded at length in said town clerk 5 otlc 2.
Sec :. The costs and charges OF the said
judges in making any such division shall be
borne by such new districts in such pro-
portions as said judges shall determine and
certify in their said doings and each OF such
districts shall be liable to pay to the said
Judges the sum 50 by them certified as atore-
said, to be recovered in the joint names o.
the said judges, in an action on the case
founded on this statute
Sec 8 Whenever the buildings or land
Of said original district shall he set to one
portion of the same after division and or
ganization as provided in section four OF
this act, and an asses sment by said JudI :
be made upon such district and ordered -
be paid to the other new district, and Jbo
district so assessed shall, for the space of Elk
months. neglec- or refuse TO pay to the dis
trict entitled t. tie same, the sum 50 assessed
and ordered to lie paid by said judges, such
district to V hlch the said SUN IN V be award
ed, may recover the same Of such delinquent
district before any court proper to Try the
81 me, with legal costs, in an action on the
case founded on this statute.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect from
it, passage.
Approved November p. lS72