Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-11-17
THE FOLLOWING Is THE BILL
SUBMITTED BY THE
COMMITTEES.

DEC. L. he 0OFeTilOI Oh The state OF
Vermont is hereby auhorizad to appoint
a committee of three judicious and dis
interested freeholders, not residents of
Orleans County whose duty it shall be to
examine and select the best location on
the line of the Connecticut and Passump-
sic rivers railroad, in the county of Or
leans, for the Court House and other
county buildings for said county. And
the Governor is hereby authorized
and directed to fill any vacancies in said
commission occurring by reason of any
persons appointed declining or being un-
able to serve
Sec. 2. Said committee shall, as soon
as may be, proceed to make such examin-
alton, and select said location, and hav-
ing so fixed said location, shall on or be-
fore the first day of january, A. d. 1885,
report their decision to the Governor
of the state of Vermont and the Govern
or shall within fifteen days thereafter GER
tify the same to the Judges of Orleans
County Court.
Sec. 3. The Judges of Orleans Coun-
ty Conrt shall, upon being so certified of
said location, Immediately proceed to
purchase suitable grounds at said location
for the sites for Court House. jail and
other necessary county buildings, and
take conveyance thereof to said county of
Orleans, and shall Immediately erect
suitable Court House, Jail and other coun-
ty buildings and offices necessary for the
use of said county, thereon; the same to
be completed and accepted by said Judges
on or before August l, 1886, at q cost to
said county not exceeding the sum of
sixteen thousand dollars. And for any
expenses thereby incurred said Judges
may draw orders upon the County Treas
ury.
Sec. 4. If the Judges of said County
Court are unable to agree with the owner
or owners of land suitable for sites as
aforesaid, as to the price of such lands,
any two Judges of the Supreme Court on
application for that purpose, by either of
the Judges of said County Court, shall APP
point three disinterested Commissioners
to appraise and determine the value of
said land, and said Commissioners shall
give twelve days notice to the owners or
occupiers of said land Of the time and
place of such APPRAISAL. When such APP
praisal is made, the Commissioners shall
within ten days notify the owners if
known, of the amount thereof, and deliy
er to the Judges of said County Court a
written statement Of the same, with de-
scription of the land so by them appraised,
which within ten days thereafter the said
Judges of the County Court shall cause to
be recorded in the Town Clerks office in
the town where said lands lie. And upon
payment of the amount of said appraisal
so determined by the said Commissioners
with the cost and charges thereupon &C
cruing, or upon the deposit of the same
in such bank as the Commissioners, di-
rect to the credit of the persons to whom
the amount of said appraisal has been
awarded, such bank giving notice person
ally or by letter through the post-office
to such person o. persons that such de-
post has been made, the County of Or
leans shall be deemed to be seized and
possessed of the lands appraised by the
said Commissioners.
SEC. 5. The judges of Orleans Coun-
ty Court are hereby empowered to sell
and convey all the lands and buildings at
| Trocl bala ri, To cniI ptr of r
leans, or to remove said buildings or any
part thereof in such manner as they
shall consider beneficial to said county,
and apply the avails thereof towards the
erection of said new county buildings, or
pay the same into the County Treasury.
SEC. 6. The Courts in and for said
County of Orleans shall continue to be
holden at Irasburgh until said new county
buildings are completed and accepted.
Sec. T. There is hereby assessed q
tax of ten cents on the dollar on the list
of the polls and the rateable estate in the
several towns of said county for the veal
1885, for the purpose herein specified
And the Treasurer of said county is di
| rected on or before the first day of June
1885, to issue his warrant to the collector
, of taxes in said town for the collection o
: said tax in the same manner as by Law
, taxes are required to be collected. TIL,
Selectmen of said town shall make anC
/ deliver to said collector of taxes in the
5 respective towns, in the month of June
5 1885, tax bill for the collection of salt
J tax, and the proceeds thereof shall b.
: paid into the Treasury of said county, Oh
OF before the first day of October, 1885
e Sec. s. There is hereby assessed
s a tax of cents on the dollar on the lis
$ of the polls and ratable estate in sal
It towns for the year 1886, for the purpos
V hereinabove specified, warrant to be is
= sued by the Treasurer on or before tn
e first day Of June, 1886, and the tax bill t
+. be made out and delivered by the Select
l., men in the month of June, and the pre-
n ceeds thereof to be paid into the treasur
i of said county, on or before the first da
of October 1886.
r SEC. 8. In the purchase of the site c
sites and in building, completing and flu
ID nishing said county buildings, the Judge
al of said County Court shall not expent
ID or in any manner pledge the credit of tt
county for Il sum exceeding sixteen thou
10 and dollars, exclusive of the sum receive
IN from the old county buildings; and
Y. said Judges exceed the amount, they sha
u be personally responsible for the same.
of SEC. 10. The above mentioned Cor
missioners and Judges of the Coun
or shall be entitled to receive from the trea
d. ury of the county, the sum Of three dolla
): per day severally, for the time actual
spent by them in the discharge of the
lr- duties under this act, provided that ths
Ilv respective accounts for such service sh;
no first be audited and allowed by the Gle
nd of said county.
,tv SEC. IL. This act shall take effe
lr. from it's passage.
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