St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-12-18

pose, and may also at any town meeting, the
warning for which contain an article Tor such
n1rroSe instruct the Selectmen to have IN
seribed upon such monument the names Oh
All persons who enlisted and entered the ser
VICE to the credit OF said town, residents IN,
and all natives of such town who entered the
Tinted States service during such war.
Approved Oct. Is, loSi
No An act in amendment OF Section 2i39
of the Revised Laws relating to the fouuda-
tion and maintenance of town libraries
II is hereby enacted, etc:
SYC / section 27S9 OF the Revised Laws is
hereby amended so as 10 read as iol,9"s:
They NAV appropriate fer suitable build
inrs or rooms, and for the foundation OF such
library, a sum not exceeding two dollars lor
each of the ratable polls IN such Town IN Ile
preceding year: and may also appropriate
annually for the maintenance, care anu
increase thereof, a sum not eXceeding one
dollar for each of the ratable polls IN tIle pre-
.ceding year. and may receive, holu anu H i,.
age any devise beduest or gift for pubic
SEc2. This act shall take effect from its
Approved Oct -, 1884.
No. 66-An act in relation to fire districts.
1t is hereby enacted. etc:
SEC. 1. In any town where ire district Is
organized after the listers of such town nave
completed their grandlist. and in any town
where fire district las previously been
organized and the listers have neglected
to designate the list of such fire district as
provided by law, said listers shall, upon the
application of three legal voters OF such hre
district make such designation upon the
grand list of the town, and such list shall be
SEC. . This act shall take effect from its
passage.
No. 67.-An act to amend section 264s Revised
Laws.
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SIC. /, That section 26iS of the Revised
Laws, be amended by striking out the word
seven in the second line Of said section
and substituting i'll place thereof the word
Item"
Approved Nov. %, 1854.
No. 6S.--An act providing for the annexation
to villages of outlying districts.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. l. If ten or more freeholders residing
within territory adjoining the bounds of au III
corporated village aud residing within the
bounds of the town in which such village or 4
part of snch village lies, desire to be annexed to
such village such freebolders may apply ny petit
ton in writing to the trustees OF the village re-
questing such annexation.
SEC. 2. If majority of the trustees OF the
village favor such annexation, the tTustevs shall
apply by petition in writing to judge of the
county court of the county in which the village is
situated, and the Judge, such application, shall
appoint three disiuterested fre-holders as com
missioners to decide upon the ACCESSIBILITY OF such
annexation.
SEC. 8. The commissioners shall give notice
of hearing, hear parties interested and decide
whether such annexation is advisable. If they
decide in favor of annexation they shall fix the
bounds of the territory to be annexed, and shall
cause their report containing q statement OF the
bounds fixed to be recorded in the office of the
clerk of the in which the territory sought TO
be annexed lies.
SEC. 4. The commissioners shall, at the time OF
making their decision, if they decide in favor OF
annexation, appoint a time and place at which
persons residing within the bounds fixed by the
commissioners OF the territory sought to be an
annexation, aud the commissioners shall give
public notice of such meeting in such manner as
they see fit.
SEC. s. AT such meetings the residents of such
territory who voters in town racetlng may
vote the question of annexation. If a majority
of such residents in number, and amount of grand
list vote in favor of annexation, such vote shall
be recorded in the office of the clerk of the town
in which the territory sought to be annexed lies.
SEC. :. Upon the record OF such favorable vote
the trustees of the village shall cause village
meeting to he warned, and at such meeting the
question of annexation shall be submitted TO the
voters of the village. If majority in number OF
the voters in village meeting i'll favor of such
annexation, such vote shall be recorded in the
office of the clerk of the town in which the terri
tory sought be annexed lies, and from the date
OF the record of such favorable the territory
sought TO he annexed shall become part of such
village.
SEC. T. This act shall take effect from its
passage
Approved NOV. &c 1884.