The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10

nose. and may also at any town meeting, the
Warning for which contain an article Tor such
purpose, instruct the selectmen to have IN.
scrihpd upon such monument the names OF
ali nersons who enlisted and entered the ser
vice to the credit of said town, residents IN,
and ali natives of such town who entered the
United States service during such war
Approved Oct. Is, 1884
No. An act in amendment of Section 213V
of the Revised Laws relating to the founda-
ton and maintenance of town libraries
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC f. Section 2739 of the Revised Laws is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
They may appropriate for suitable build
ings or rooms, and for the foundation OF such
library q sum not exceeding two dollars 1Or
each of the ratable polls in such town IN the
preceding year; and may also appropriate
annually for the maintenance, care anu
increase thereof, sum not exceeding one
dollar for each of the ratable polls III tne pre-
ceding year; and may receive hold ana MAI man
age any devise bequest or gift for pubic
library. E.
Sec 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 fire district is
organized after the listers of such town have
completed their grand list, and in any town
where a fire district has 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 IRE
district make such designation upon the
grand list of the town, and such list snail DC
valid.
SEC. p This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 18th, A. d. 1884.
No. 67.-An act to amend section 264S Revised
Laws.
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. /. That section 264S of the Revised
Laws, be amended by striking out the WOfu
"seyen in the second line of said section
"ten."
Approved Nov. &c, 1884.
No 6S.-An act providing for the annexation
to villages of outlying districts
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. l. If ten or more frceholders residing
within territory adjoining the bounds of an in
corporated village and residing within the
bounds of the town in which such village or n
part of such village lies, desire to be annexed to
such village such freebolders may apply by petit
ton in writing to the trustees of the village re-
questing such annexation.
SEC. 2. If a majority of the trustees of the
village favor such annexation, the trustees shall
apply by petition in writing to judge OF the
county court OF the county in which the village Is
situated, and thejudge, on such application, shall
appoint three disuterested freeholders as com
missioners to decide upon the ACCESSIBILITY OF such
annexation.
SEC 3. The commissioners shall give notice
of q hearing, hear parties interested and decide
whether such annexation is advisable II they
decide in favor of annexation they shall fix the
bounds of the territory to be annexed, and shall
cause their report containing a statement of the
bounds fixed to be recorded in the office of the
clerk of the town 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 time and place at which
persons residing within the bounds fixed by the
commissioners of the territory sought to be an
nexed shall meet to vote upon the question of
annexation, and the commissioners shall give
public notice of such meeting in such manner as
they see fit.
SEC. 5. At such meetings the residents of such
territory who are voters in town meeting may
vote on 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. Z. Upon the record OF such favorable vote
the trustees of the village shall cause a village
meeting to be 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 vote in favor of such
annexation, such vote shall be recorded in the
office of the clerk of the town in which the terri
tory sought to be annexed lies, and from the date
sought to be annexed shall become part of such
village
SEC. Z. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 26 1884.