Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-24


oil annual rents to be charged, and paid at
snch times and in such manner as NAV be
determined by said corporation, for the
supply of water to the inhabitants of said
village. and may from time TO time alter,
modify, amend, increase or diminish such
rates, and extend them to any description
oil property or use as the said corporation
may deem proper.
SEC. IA. Such rates or rents as shall be
established upon lots or buildings, facto,
RES, furnaces, steam engines, stores, shops,
stables, and other property, shall be coll
lected from the owner of the property SO
supplied, unless otherwise provided in the
tease OF the water aud such rates or rents
shall be in the nature of a tax, and he lien
and charge upon such buildings, lots, and
other property so supplied, and may he
collected in the same manner as any cor
poration tax.
SEC. 10. The water rates or rents may
be ordered TO be paid in advance and all
necessary provisions and orders may be
made by the corporation relating TO the
supply or stoppage of water as they may
deem necessary TO insure such advance
payments.
SEC. 10. Said village corporation, at its
next annual meeting, shall elect by ballot
three commissioners who shall constitute
a board of water commissioners; and said
commissioners so next elected shall hold
their offices as follows: The first commits
sioner chosen shall hold his Office three
years, the second commissioner two years,
and the third one year and at every sub
sequent annual meeting the village corpo-
ration shall elect one water commissioner
to fill the vacancy occasoned by the then
expiring term, who shall hold his Office
three years from his election, and until his
successor shall he chosen as above provid-
ed and in case of the decease, resignation,
or removal Of one or more commissioners,
the vacancy may DO filled at any special
meeting OF the corporation duly warned
and holden for that purpose.
SEC. IL. The wafer commissioners, un-
der the direction of the village corporation,
shall have the supervision OF the water de-
partment of the corporation; shall make
and establish all needfnl rules and regula-
lions for the government and operation OF
the water works; and the baillffs, upon
application of The water commissioners,
may draw orders upon the treasury for the
necessary expenses of the same. The COM
missioners may appoint superintendent
and remove the same at pleasure; may es-
tablish rates for the use of the water and
provide for the collection of the same, and
generally take charge of the water depart
ment, subject 10 the control, order and d.
rection of the corporation. Tho rents and
| receipts for the use Of the water shall first
be used and applied to pay the annual in
terest as 1t becomes due upon the bonds is
sued TO pay for the property, and when the
money derived from the use Of the water
aforesaid shall amount 10 more than is nee
essary to pay said interest and the expenses
of repairs and management OF the water
works, 1t shall be the duty of the wafer
commissioners to set apart said excess and
invest the same in the name of the corpo-
ration so that the same shall be applied
safely for the payment or purchase OF said
water bonds ill the full amount of the
bonds of said corporation for water pur-
| poses shall be paid.
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ration, for the purpose of successfully es-
| tablishing and operating their water works
| and making such improvements as the
necessities Of the corporation may require
| from time 10 time in respec. TO such water
| works, are hereby authorized and empow-
cred ~ purchase and hold real and personal
| estate to the amount of five hundred thou
| sand dollars, and may levy and collect such
taxes upon the polls and ratahle estate of
| the corporation as they may deem necessa-
ry for the payment o: their corporation ex-
penscs,-tbeir present and future indebted
ness and may issue their negotiable bonds
in such sums and payable at such times
| and places as they may elect for the pay
meut of all bonds negotiated for water pur-
poses only the village corporation Is not
authorized TO negotiate or sell any bonds
| of the village corporation TO pay any corpo-
ration Indebtedness other Than for water
purposes only and they are authorized to
| effect such loans of money from time 10
| time to enable the water department to fin
| ish and complete the work OF supplying
| the village with water according TO the pro-
visions of this act; provided, that all taxes
| laid, all loans authorized, and all bonds ne
| gotiated, shall be laid, authorized and ne
gotiated by virtue Of majority vote of the
| corporation, duly warned and holden for
those purposes.
SEC. 10. Every bond issued by said viii
| lage corporation for water purposes in pur-
| suance of this act shall be signed by the
| senior bailiti of the board of bailifls aud the
treasurer of the village corporation, and
| shall have the certificate ofthe clerk of said
| corporation that said bond Is one Of series
| authorized by the corporation, and the rec
ords of the cooperation shall he so Kept as to
| show the issue of the bonds, the amounts
| and dates of the same, when due, and the
| time of their payment; the village corpo-
ration is hereby prohibited from issuing
and negotiating bonds as Aforesaid exceed
ing two hundred thousand dollars in a
| mount.
SEC. 20 The election of all village OIL
GERS, chief engi neer of the fire department,
| and water commissioners, shall be by bal
lot upon a general ticket, and plurality
of votes shall be sufficient for an election
for this election the ballot box shall he
opened at three o'clock, p. M, and remain
open until eight o'clock, p. IN. For all
business other than the election OF officers
the time of the meeting shall be as now
| provided for by section one Of the act APP
proved October 20, 1872,
Sec. 81. All acts and parts OF acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed,
and this act shall take effect on the first
Monday of December, A. ID. 1876, and shall
be subject to future legislation TO alter
amend and repeal.