Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-12-31
Brat,leboro, VT, Dec. 2.
VNHE PROPOSED
Village Charter Amendments.

AN ACT in amendment Of and in addition to an act
entitled, IAN act to Incorporate the village Of Brat
ueboro, approved October 40. 1871
II is hereby enacted by the General Assembly Of the
state Of Vermont:
incorporate the village Of Brattleboro," approved oc
tober a. 1871 is hereby amended by striking out the
words "hrst Monday Of December" in the twenty
sixth line OF said section and inserting In lieu there
Of tue words second Tuesday Of March"
Sec. O. Section six Of said act is hereby amended
so as to read az follows:
IAN the territory embraced within the limits Of said
village hereby constituted highway district Of the
town Of BrAtleboro, aud all the highway taxes assess
ed upon the polls and ratAbe estate therein shall be
paid in money and the seectmen OF the town Of Brat
teboro shall make out tax bill therefor, and deliver
the same seAsonably, as required by law, with war
rant for its collection to the collector Of taxes OF said
village corporatiop who lie hereby empowered 10 col.
ect the other aIee Of said village collect
ed and pay threefourths Of the moneys collected
to the treasury Of said village and the remaining
fourth Of said tax so collected TO the treasurer Of said
town Of Bratteboro, which said moneys paid to the
village treasurer shall be drawn by the bailns Of said
corporation and expended by them and under their
direction in building constructing maintaining and
repairing the highways, Streets sidewalks, alleys and
lanes within the limits Of said VILLAGE and no survey
surveyors Of highways for said highway district
shall be required or chosen by said town"
Sec. s. Section eight Of said act is hereby amended
90 AS to read as follows:
"said corporation may purchase, hold aud convey
any real estate, aud erect and keep in repair any
| building or buildings necessary for their purposes
may construct, maintain purchase such Lqueducts
and reservoirs they may Judge best make bylaws
regulating the sale and measurement Of wood, and
weight Of hay, grain and potatoes, and all other Art
Giles within the limits Of said village; may regulate
the construction, location and Of hay scales
kets and slaugbter-houses, groceries aud yicuahng
shops and Of aienings extending Oucr the sidraks IN
said village, and the erection Of dwelling houses and
other buildings so as to provide foT the safety OF said
village aud the CONVENIENCE ~ ITS tnhdbitdnSi may
make such bylaws and regulations they shall deem
proper in relation 10 horses carriages and other veh
cles standing in any street in said vage shall have
power to restrain all nusances abae the same and
cause all of filth to be removed; may direct
the cleaning, repairing and Improvement Of Streets
| highways, commons walks, and protect the same
from Jury, light the same, keep niGht-wAch, re-
strain horses cattle sheep swine, geese and other
animals o1ls from running at large permit the
same to run at large under such restrictions they
| may provide; may make provisions for the planting
and preservation Of shade and other trees lay out,
grade, fence and otherwise improve all public parks
aud commons; remove all shade trees, Greirood, ium
Der, carriages drnngs bOres or other things that may
| cucumber the streets sidewalks in said village; and
may impose any hne not exceeding twenty-five dollars
for breach Of any Of said bylaws, which hnes, and
all others provided by this act, shall be prosecuted
within six months from the time they accrue, in the
name OF such corporation, and may be recovered be-
fore any Justice Of the peace Of said county town or
village in action Of debt declaring generally for
breach Of said bylaws Of this act; and all such
fines shall be paid to the treasurer of said village.
Sec. L. Section twenty-three Of said act is hereby
| amended so a. to read as follows:
1.-THE engines hose, hooks and ladders, aud all 9TH
! er apparatus for the ertnguishtnent Of GTes, and
buildings for storing and preserving the same togeth
er with the water cisterns hydrAnts, engines, hose
| and hook and ladder companies, shall be under the
particular charge superintendent and control OF the
chief engineer, who shall at each annual meeting
|
partment provided, however, that either the bailis
of said village or The chief engineer aud the assistant
engineers, as the Uiage may UOte shall have the espe
cia charge and direction Of the location 0f the several
| engine, hose and hook aud ladder companies, aud the
engines carts trucks hose hooks and ladders Of each
Of them respectively together NTH all repairs necessa
ry to be made TO any OF the buildings engines hose
hooks and ladders, carte trucks hydrants and water
ciserns; aud moneys shall be appropriated paid
by said corporation for any Of the purposes Aforesaid
unless said repairs shall have been made by and with
the consent and direction OF said baiis jorty
Of them; and provided further that no engine hose OF
hook aud ladder company shall be disbdnded or dis
charged from serUfce, company organized By
the chief engineer, pthOut the concurrence and dp-
pTOudl and by the direction Of either the bdiigs The
CHIEF engineer and the assistant engineers, as the nil
ldge may UOte."
Sec g. The present board Of oficers Of said village
corporation, elected at the annual meeting holden
the rst Monday OF December, 1879, shall continue "a
hold their respective Offices and full faith and credit
shall be given to their acts as such officers, until the
second Tuesday OF March, A. d. 1881.
Sec @. This act shall take effect when accepted By
a ma ority OF the legal voters Of said village.
Approved Dec. 8, 1880.
STATE OF VERMONT,
Once OF Secretary Of State,
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy OIL
act entitled IAN act in amendment of and in add
ton to an act entitled an to incorporate village
OF Bratteboro, approved October 49, 1874" approved
December 8, A. d. 1880, now on hle in this office.
| ~ In testimony whereof hereunto sub
| J.,,, / scribe my name and afhx the seal Of th
| ONCE. At Montpelier this ninth day o.
| ~ December, A. d. 1880.
GEORGE NICHOLS, Secretary Of State.