Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04

 under him to assist him in the performance of his duties, at such salary as they, in their i judgment, shall determine.
 Sec. 12. Each of said villages shall have the same powers to make bylaws and regula- 1 tions touching the persons or territory with in it's jurisdiction, which it would have if 1t were 8 separate town, subject to all Emlta- tions applicable to towns.
 Sec. i3 The warden of each village shall have the powers and duties, as respects such village, which the first Selectman of town has, as respects such town. Sec 14. The clerk of each of said villages shall keep the records thereof; and shall en- ter thereon all the votes and proceedings or his village and of the warden and burgesses thereof; and shall perform such other duties as the bylaws of his village may prescribe Sec 15. The treasurer of each of said Vll- Iages shall have and exercise the same powers and duties in his respective villages as town treasurers have and exercise in their respec. 1 tive towns and he shall be accountable to the warden and burgesses of his village, as town | treasurers are to the Selectmen of their 1 towns.
 | Sec. Is. The collector of taxes shall col 1 lect all taxes and assessments duly laid and made by his village; and shall have the same powers and duties as collectors of town taxes 1 by law have; and shall be accountable
 to his village and to the warden | and burgesses thereof as collectors of town I ~OOO~-~-~-- 1 and the Selectmsn thereof,
 In case any person residing or dwelling l without the corporate limits of either of said
 villages, but owning property, subject to taxation, within the corporate limits thereot, shall neglect to pay his tax, then such prop l erty, or so much thereof as shall be neces- sary to pay said taxes and the legal expenses l and fees of the collector, shall be levied on
 and sold as provided by law in case of prop
 srty of non residents, who neglect to pay
 taxes assessed thereon by any town 1n this State.
 Sec. IT. The treasurer and col lector of taxes in each of said 1 villages shall give sufficient bonds with sure- ty to the warden of their respective villages
 and his successors in office, to the acceptance 1 of the wardens and burgesses of their duties,
 before entering upon the performance of the l same.
 Sec. Is. Each of said villages may, at any
 legal meeting thereof, lay taxes upon the
 inhabitants and ratesble estate within it's
 corporate limits, for such purposes aS may
 be authorized by the provisions of this act,
 and all taxes so levied may be collected in 8
 manner similar to that provided for the col lection of town taxes.
 l The persons and property subject to taxa
 ton by each village shall be the same as
 would be subject to taxation by school dis
 trict having the same corporate limits as
 said village; and all provisions of chapter 8,
 title 12, of the general statutes shall apply | to the laying and assessment of such village
 taxes, the references therein to school dis
 tricts and officers thereof being applied to
 said villages and the corresponding officers
 thereof.
 ! Sec. 19. No town meeting of the town of New Haven shall hereafter be held for any
 other purpose than the election, by ballots, ! to be cast in the several voting districts
 thereof, of such town officers as the law may
 prescribe. All taxes heretofore laid by said
 town shall be collected in the same manner ! as if this act had not been passed.
 See. 20. No collector of taxes shall here ! after be elected for the town of New Haven,
 for the collection of any taxes hereafter
 laid.
 I There shall be elected on the first Tuesday
 of December, 1884, and annually thereafter, l a collector of the taxes of the city Of New
 Haven, who shall have the same powers,
 duties and rights as the collector of the taxes | of the town of New Haven now has, ex-
 officio, in his capacity of the collector of the
 taxes of said city of New Haven.
 Sec. 21. The State taxes imposed on | the town of New Haven, shall be paid by each of said municipalities in proportion to
 the ratio of the property taxable by such l municipality, to the total grand list of the
 town of New Haven, as shown by
 such grand list; and all provisions of law in
 regard to the payment and collection of State taxes by towns shall apply to said munici
 
 ) having like functions with the officers oi towns specified in such laws.
 3 The duties and powers as to the enroll , ment for the militia, and the imposition and 3 collection of and accountability for the mill
 tary communication taxes now belonging to thu r ! town of New Haven, shall hereafte belong to said four other munici ] palities respectively, as respects thu B inhabitants of each, and the dutie r and powers of the seLectmen as to the san' 5 ! shall devolve upon the board of aldermen oi l | said city, and the wardens and burgesses ot : each of said other municipalities, as respects l | the inhabitants of each
 Sec. 22. An inventory and appraisal shal
 be taken, oh or before the first day of Sep 3 tember, 1884, of all the property ther r belonging to the town of New Haven; and
 schedule prepared of all the debts and liabili ties of such town Said inventory, appraisa 3 and schedule shall be made anC prepared by the selectmen of such town s and be by them presented tt a judge of the Superior court, on or befor 3 the fifth day of September, 1884. sait 3 judge, on such notice as he may deem reason f able being given to the city of New Haven 1 the borough of Fair Haven East and tho l town of New Haven, shall examine, adjust } determine and settle said inventory, appraisa and schedule, making any alterations therein which to him may seem just; and the decision
 of said judge as to the items and valuation oi } said inventory and schedule shall be conclu sive on all parties in interest All property described in said inventory is hereby vested j in the city of New Haven as full, as if the same had always belonged thereto as absolute estate; and an amount of the : indebtedness in said schedule equal to th' amount of such inventory is hereby made } debt and obligation of the city of New ] Haven, to be assumed and paid by it as fully 5 ;. as if originally contracted by it; and saiC judge shall specify the portion of said indsbt I'd kh,o &ha aitx 3 residue of the indebtedness in said schedule l shall be by said judge apportioned betweel ) ! said city, borough and villages in proportion 3 to the respective amounts of taxable prop l | erty sppertaiuing to each, as shown by th' grand list of the town of New Haven, com pleted last before the passage of this act s And said judge shall specify and assign th ] several items of indebtedness in said schedule 3 to be assumed and paid by each of said nun l icipalities respectively; and his decision shal 3 he conclusive upon all parties in interest l Each of said municipalities shall thereafter l assume and pay those items of said indebted l ness so specified and assigned to it, in th F l same manner as if such items of indebted 8 ness had been originally contracted by it. r Sec. 23. The necessary expenses of sup porting the town government of New HaveI l in the manner prescribed by law shall be me l annually by said city, borough and villages l. I as part of their ordinary expenses, to be psiC : ! by each in proportion to the ratio between the property taxable by it and the tota ] amount of the grand list of the town, fo Q the year next preceding that in which sucl 3 expenses were incurred. Each municipality r is hereby required to make an annual appro @ priation sufficient to meet its proportion o l. such expenses and all other expenses devolv . ing upon them under this act.
 Sec 24. Within thirty days after the com v pletion of the grand list of the town of Nev D Haven in each year the chairman of tn t board of relief of said town shall certify ant l transmit to the clerk of each of said othe s municipalities statement of the aggregat 8 amount of property taxable by such munici d pality, as ascsrtained from said grand list @ and of the number of persons taxable by ), for polls or other personal taxes.
 = Sec. 25. The treasurer of the town Il whenever funds are needed by hin IS to pay any proper expenses o d the town duly approved by tn e Selectmen, shall notify the treasurer of eac d of said other municipalities of the propor n tion of such expenses chargeable to it, an e the treasurer so notified shall, either within @ thirty days after receipt of such notice or g d least one day before the time when said pay B. ments ought to be made by the town treasuI