The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-30
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'TssE NEW WATER EsHr.a..
Ar Act im Addition TO An Act Encor.
pOrating tao village OF Rutland,
Approved Nov. 10, 1853

Section /. All sums OF money due the
village of Rutland, Tor water supplied to
tenements, buildings and lots in said vii
lage, shall be called "water rents, and the
same shall be due and payable in advance
on the Goth day OF June in each year, and
if the same are not paid on or before the
Goth day of July following five per cent
thereof shall be added thereto as penalty
for not paying the same when due.
Sec. 2. All such water rents shall be
collected from the owners of the tcnemcnts,
buildings and lots wherein tho water is
used, or to be used, Tor which the same are
due, and such water rents shall he tax,
and lien upon such tenemeuts, buildings
and lots, and shall be collected in the same
manner as other taxes OF said village and
the owners Of such tcnements, buildings
and lots shall be subject to the same liabil-
tiles therefor rs for other village taxes.
Sec 3. The water commissioners of SAID
village shall bet ween the goth of July aud
the first day OF August in each year make
out q list of the water rents due said village,
with five per cent thereof added thereto,
as provided in the first section of this act,
in which list they shall set down in three
separate columns, according to the best in
formation in their power.
First-In the first column, the name of
| the owner Of the tenements, buildings or
! lots chargeabe with water rents, Under the
| provisions OF this act
Second-In the second column, the name
| of street or avenue, and the number or de
scription of the tenement, building or lot
chargeable with water rent as aforesaid.
| Third--In the third column, the amount
of water rent due for water used, or to he
used, in such tenement, building or lot,and
| the water commissioners, or majority OF
| them, shall certify that the same is true
| list of the "water rents" due said village al
the date thereof, and shall attach thereto q
warrant for the collection of said wateI
rents signed by n justice Of the peace in
and for the county Of Rutland, which shal
be in the same form RS ID now prescribed
by statute for warrants for the collection
| of town taxes, and shall be directed to The
collection Of taxes for said village ant
the water commissioners shall deliver sucl
list ot water rents, with the warrant for tht
collection of the same thereto attached e
such collector OF taxes, who shall proceed
to collect the same rs is provided in thi.
act, and all money collected thereon by
him shall be paid To the water commission
ers OF said village.
Sec. 4. The owners of tencmcnts, build
ings or lots on the Goth day Of June in eacl
year shall be the person or parties from
whom all water rents for the year mex
ensuing shall be collected, ngrecably to thu
provisions of this act: provided, however
that should the ownership of any tenement
building or lot change after the goth da,
of June IN any year, and no water be use,
therein until after that date, then the waite
rents therefor shall be collected of TIN
owner or owner thereof at the date of thu
commencement of the use of the waite
therein; and all water rents due after In
Goth day of June in any year, il not palt
to the water commissioners, shall, will
interest thereon from the time the cam
shall have become due to the Goth day O
June next following, and penalty of iv
per cent. thereof added thereto, be includ
ed in the list of water rents for sal,
village issued next after the same shall
have become due; and all water rent
omitted by mistake or through ignoranc
thereof from any list, may, with interes
thereon from the time the same may hav
become due to the Goth day of June mex
after the discovery of such omission, an,
a penalty Of tiye per cent. thereof adde,
thereto, be included in the list of waite
rents for said village, Issued next after til
discovery of such omission, provided tina
the date of such list shall be within tire
years from the time such water rents shall
have become due.
Sec. s. Every water commissioner TO
said village, hereafter elected, before enter
ing upon the duties of the Office, shall Civ
a bond to said village with sufficient surct
to be approved of by the treasurer of sal
village, in the penal sum of six thousan
dollars, with the condition to faithfully pei
form the duties of water commissioner TO
said village during his term of office; an
to account to and with said village for al
moneys which shall be received by him be
longing to said village, which bond shall b
kept by ouch treasurer for said village
And the office of any commissioner failin
to give such bond for the space of one wee
after his election shall become vacant, an
may be filled as is now or may hereafter b
provided by law.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect from ii
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