Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-22

SECTION 10. Sued proceedings shall be had in said
county court said petition, provided by law
lot inc assesrmeht OF Jan ages LOT ANA ah ior
highways, by sections soyentyOne and eeyentytwo Of
chapter twentyfOur Of the General Statutes and the
laws Of the State except as are herein provided.
BEorIos 49, The commissioners appointed by the
said county court to re-examine any assessment Of
contribution, shall notify one q said balns Of the
time and place when they will hear said matter.
SECTION 90 The bailifs Of said village are hereby
empowered and authorized to assess the owner Of any
land such sum as Ia Just and reasonable for the eG-
pense or any part thereof, Of constructing any side
walk before such land The owner u such lanC, on
any proposed assessment shall be entitled To- hear
ing on said question, aud the decision Of said laifs
shall be FINAL provided, appeal is taken; but II the
owner Of such land shall appeal 10 the windhain
county court within sixty days after the assessment of
such share Of expense, aud shall within Lat time
serve notice Of such appeal upon the village clerk
then the proceedings shall be had ~ Is provided
In sections fifteen, sixteen and seventeen Of this act
with reference To the question Of damages or assess
ments for sewers or drains
SFCrIoS 81. A certificate Of such assessment shall
be fled and recorded in the clerks Office Of said vii
lage. And II such land owner shall neglect or refuse
20 pay such assessment on demand m action Of debt
may be maintained thereon in the name u said cor
poration IL brought within one year after the hing
| Of said certificate.
| srcrioS a. said corporation, at legal meeting
duly warned and holden for that purpose, may alter
| the boundary lines Of said village with the written
consent Of the person or persons whose residence or
property will be included or excluded thereby, such
alteration and written consent, together with the
vote Of said corporation being first recorded in the
Town Clerks Office Of the town Of Dratteboro afore-
said.
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and buildings for storing and preserving the same,
together with the water cisterns, hydrants, engine
| and hook and ladder companies shall be under the
particular charge superntcndencc and control Of the
| chief engineer, who shall at each annual meeting
| make report in writing u the condition Of his said
| department. Provided however, that the Bailins Of
said village shan have the especial charge aud direc
ton Of all rcpairs necessary to be made to any Of the
buildings engines hose hooks and ladders, hydrants
aud water cisterns and no moneys shall be appropr-
atcd or paid by said corporation for any Of the pur
poses aforesaid unless said repairs shall have been
by and with the consent and direction II paid
| STcrIot "a The Clerk Bailirs, Chief Engineer
Assistant Engineers Treasurer and Collector, shall
before they ertr upon the discharge Of the duties Of
their respective Offices be sworn to the faithful dis
charge thereof aud the Treasurer and Collector shall
respectively give londs to said corp ration in such
and with such surtties Us the Bailiffs or majority
formance Of the duties Of their respective offices.
srcTroS %. III any action which may hereafter be
brought prosecuted to recover for any fine pen
atty for the breach Of any Of the bylaws Of sad
poration, 1t Shall be sufficient TO declare generally
that the defendant defendaua is indebted to
said corporation in the amount OF the hne forfeiture
or penalty for the breach Of certain bylaw, paminR
such bylaw generally, under which declaration the
special matter may he given in evidence.
SECTION 90. II shall be the duty Of the Clerk Of said
corporation to keep fair records q all the proceedings
Of said corporaionto give copies Of the same when
required and shall receive such fees therefor as town
clerks entitled by law TO receive for like services
II shall be his duty 10 warn meetings Of said corpora
ton both annual and special asreoatly TO the drec
tions Of the Bais, or majority Of them; and th'
Bailis hereby authorized TO call special meeting
Of said corpo ration from time TO time, the interest
Of said corporation may require, causing the t
be warned by the clerk in the manner herein befor
specified for warning annual meetings.
, SEcrIoS u. The Bailihs Of said corporation ar
hereby fully authorized and empowered upon appli
cation by petition u frceholders and inhabit
ants Of said village, to lay, locate and maintain els
terms and reservoirs Of water for the purpose Of
tinguishing rcH aud thereby protecting the propert
of the inhabitants Of said village from destruction b
fire. also, to lay and locate distributing reservoirs
water, for the purpose Of supplying tn inhabant
Of said village or any number thereof with pure wa
ter for domestic uses with the power Of laying sup
I ply pipes thereto and waste pipes therefrom.
r SEcrIos %. Whenever land is taken for the pun
poses contemplated In the preceding section the sal
Bailiffs major part Of them shall proceed in tn
same manner is prescribed by law for selectmen
= taking land for public highways, and in awardin
damages therefor. And the said BniliEs shall max
returns Of their dongs to the Office Of the clerk
said village who shall record the in the record
: Of the village corporation.
d sEcrIos 20. Whenever any person shall be dis sal
shed with the decision of said Bailifs in their awar
of damages for land taken for cstern distribu
ing reservoir with the necessary supply pipes an
pipes to and from said cistern and dstributin
reservoir. provided for In Section ~ Of this
such person may petition the Windham County CouI
for re-assessment Of such damages; which petitio
shall be served on the CLERK of said village within 81,
c ty days next after said award Of damages shall b
. filed in said Clerks office.
e sEoT1oN 80. Such proceedings shall be had in sal
| County Court, Gaid petition, are provided b
law for the re-assessment Of damages for land take
4 for highways by Sections Il and Y Of Chapter "a
the General Statute entitled "Of lay ing cut and dis
continuing highways and bridges" excepting that tn
notices Of the Commissioners Of the time and place
hearing, shall be given TO the CLERK OF the village.
D sEcIIoS 81. In awarding damages for lands take
for the building Of csterns for fire purposes, tn
damages shall be AWARDED to be paid to the land own
by the village corporation and in the
Of distributing reservoirs for the convenience Of
number Of the Inhabitants of said village the damage
shah he nrded to the land owner owners. to b
paid by the original petitioners for the location
said distributing reservoir and the supply and vast
] pipes thereto attached.
SECTION 81 said Corporation shall have power L
; make, alter or amend such bylaws, from time t
time as they may deem proper to carry into effect tn
provisions and intent OF the foregoing act Of incoi
poration,
Section 3d. All acts aud parts u acts, inconsister
with the provisions Of this act are hereby repealed
and this act shall take effect on the irst Monday
De .ember next provided majority Of the voters
= said village, shall said first Monday Of Decemb'
vote to accept the provisions thereof and If accepte
1t shall be subject to future legislation to alter amen
Z | or repeal.