Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-12-08

sioner chosen shall hold his Office three
years. the second commissioner two years
and the third one year and at every subse-
quent annual meeting the village corpora
ton shall elect one water con missioner 10
fill the vacancy occasoned by the then ex-
piring term, who shall hold his Office three
years ltom his election and until his sue
cessor shall be chosen as above provided,
and in case of the decease, resignation or
removal of one or moro commissioners,
tho vacancy may be filled at any special
meeting of tho corporation, duly warned
and holden for that purpose.
SEC. IL. The water commissioners under
the direction of the village corporation,
shall have the supervision of the wafer de-
partment of the corporation, shall make
and establish all needful rules and regula-
tions for the government and operation of
the water works and the baililfs, upon APP
plication of the commissioners, may draw
orders upon the treasury for the necessary
expenses of the same; the commissioners
may appoint superintendent aud remove
the same at pleasure, may establish rates
for the use of the wafer and provide for the
collection of the same, and generally take
charge of the waller department, subject to
the control, order and direction of the cor
poration. The rents and receipts for the
use of the water shall first be used and APP
piled TO pay tho annual interest rs it be-
comes due upon the bonds issued to pay
for the property, and when the money de-
rived from the use of the water aforesaid
shall amount to more than Is necessary to
pay said interest and the expense of re-
pairs and management of water works, it
shall be the duty of the water commission
ers TO set apart said excess and invest the
same in the name of the corporation, so
that the same shall he applied solely for the
payment or purchase of said water bonds
till tho full amount of the bonds of said
corporation for water purposes shall be
paid.
SEC. Is. The Bratlleboro village eorpor-
alton for the purpose of successfully estab-
fishing and operating their water works
and making such improvements as the ne
cessity of the corporation may require from
time to time IN respect 10 such water works,
are hereby authorized and empowered TO
purchase and hold real aud personal estate
to the amount of two hundred thousand
dollars, and may levy and collect such tax
es upon the polls, ratable estate Of the cor
poration as they may deem necessary for
the payment of their corporation expenses,
their present and future Indebtedness, and
may issue their negotiable bonds in such
sums and payable at such times and places
as they may elect for the payment of all
bonds negotiated for water purposes only ;
the village corporation is not authorized to
negotiate or sell any bonds OF the village
corporation 10 pay any corporation ihdebt-
edness other than for water purposes only,
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of money from lime to time as TO enable the
| water department to finish and COM
| plete the work OF supplying the village
| with water according to the provisions OF
| this act, provided that all taxes laid, all
| loans authorized, and all bonds negotiated,
shall be laid, authorized and negotiated by
| virtue of majority vote of tue corporation
| duly warned aud Jlden for these pur-
poses.
| SEC. 10. Every bond issued by said viii
| lage corporation Tor water purposes in
pursuance of this act shall lie signed by
| the senior balin Of the board of bailiffs
| and the treasurer OF the village corporation,
| aud shall have the certificate of the clerk
| of said corporation, that said bond is one
of a series authorized by the corporation,
| and tho records of the corporation shall be
| so kent as 10 show the issue of the bonds
the amounts and dates of the same when
| due, and the time OF their payment; the
| village corporation is hereby prohibited
| from issuing and negotiating bonds as
aforesaid exceeding one hundred thousand
| dollars in amount.
SEC. 20. The election of baii1s shall be
by ballot upon one general ticket and plu-
rality of votes shall be sufficient for an
| election and at the first election of water
| commissioners the three may be elected
| upon one ticket, the first named being for
three years, the second for two years, and
| the third for one year. For the election OF
| opened at three o'clock p. n. and remain
| open until eight o'clock +. NJ. For all bust
ness other than the election of officers, the
time Of the meeting shall be as now
| provided for by section !, Of the act APP
| proved Oct. 20tb, 1872.
SEC. 81. The village of Brattleboro is
hereby to repair and rebuild when necessa-
| ry all the bridges within the chartered lin
its of said village, thereby relieving the
town Of Brattloboro from al such expense.
SEC. %. If any special damage shall
| happen to any person, his team, carriage oil
other property by means of the insufficient
cy or wants of repair of any sidewalk
| highway or bridge within the limits of said
village, which such village Is liable to keep
in repair, the person sustaining such dam
ages shall have the right TO recover the
same of said village, in an action on the
case in any court proper to try the same
in the same manner and to the same extent
as is provided for in chapter % of the gen
eral statutes of this State providing for the
liabilities of towns in like cases, the notice
required TO be given TO any town for inju
ries received or damages sustained through
the insuthciency of any road or bridge by
the person injured, or claiming damage!
aereeably TO section AZ of chapter 25 of tb,
general statutes, and the act in amendmen
thereof approved Nov. a, 1874, instead o
being given 10 one or more of the select
men of the town, shall be given to one o
more Of the halins of said village.
SEC. %. All acts or parts of acts incon
sistent with this act are hereby repealed
but this act shall not take effect until &C
cepted by said village by a majority of tn
votes of the legal voters Of said vilag
present at a meeting duly warned and hold
en- for that purpose, nor until the assen
thereto in writing of persons representing
a majority of the grand list of said villag
shall be obtained.
SEC. "a. This act shall be subject to tn
general laws Of this State TO alter. amen'
or repeal as the public good may require.
Approved, Nov. %, 1876.