The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1890-12-26
The Village Charter.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE VILLAGE
OF BRADFORD.-It is hereby enacted by
the General Assembly of the State of Yer
mont:
SEC. l. The inhabitants of that part of
the town of Bradford in the county of Or
ange enclosed within the following bound
aries to wit: Commencing on the north
west corner of the Baldwin bridge, so call
ed, in Bradford, thence in an easterly di-
recton on the south side Waits River TO
and including the Connecticut and Pas
Sumpslc river railroad, thence north to the
east side Of said railroad to the north line
of Arthur w. Peters farm, thence west on
said north line to maple tree spotted on
> the east and south side standing few feet
north of said north line about twenty rods
west of the old fair ground, thence in a
southerly direction in straight line from
said tree to the northwest corner OF the two
acre field belonging to A. M. Dickey, lying
west of Cottage street thence in souther-
~ direction on the west boundary OF FIRE
District No. | in said town OF Bradford to
the west side Of the highway leading from
John c. Stearns' to Waits River just north
west of said StearnS barn, thence on the
northerly side of the said highway to the
bound begun at. including said Baldwin
bridge, and all other bridges and highways
within said boundaries are hereby lncOr-
porated and made a body polite and cor
porate by the name of the village of Brad
ford. and by that name may sue and be
sued, p osecute and defend in any court,
may have a common seal and alter it at
pleasur may lake, hold and convey real
and personal estate, and generally shall
have the rigl is and liabilities incident to
publ C corporations.
SEC. 2. Property belonging to fire dis
trict No. | In Bradford at the time OF tine
taking effect of this act shall vest in the
village of Bradford hereby constituted, and
said village shall be held for liabilities of said
pt nuf cfa n at ca
from and after said time said fire district
shall cease to exist
SEC. 3. The village may. by vote in
village meeting, alter its bounds with the
written consent of each person whose resi-
dence or property will be included or eX-
such alteration of bounds and OF such in
struments of consent shall be made in the
town clerks office of the town at Bradford
and the alteration shall not take effect UNI
til such record has been made.
MEETINGS.
SEC 4. The annual meeting of said vii
lage shall be held on the fourth Monday in
January A. ID. 1891, at the Village Hall in
said village, at one O'clock in the afternoon,
or at such other time and place as the vii
lage may appoint. Annual meetings shall
be warned by the clerk. or in case o. his
neglect by a majority of the trustees, or in
case of the neglect of both clerk and truS-
tees, by majority of the justices residing
in the village.
SEC. 5. Special meetings of said village
shall be warned by the clerk, or in case of
his refusal or neglect, by a majority of the
trustees, on application in writing of five
voters in said village.
SEC. &. Warnings for the village meet
ings shall be posted in at least three public
places in the village at least ten days be-
fore the time appointed for the meeting,
and shall specify the time and place of
holding the same and the business to be
transacted at the meeting.
VOTES.
SEC. Z. Persons residing in the village
who are voters in the town meeting shall
be voters in the village meeting.
OFFICERS, ELECTION AND TERN OF OFFICE.
SEC. 8. At each annual meeting of said
village there shall be elected the following
officers: A president of the village, two
trustees, clerk, treasurer, collector, three
auditors, chief engineer, first assistant
engineer, second assistant engineer. and
four fire wardens. Such election shall be
by ballot If called for.
SEC 2. The term of Office of officers
elected at the annual meeting shall com
mence at the time of their election and con-
tinue for one year and until their success
Ors are elected.
VACANCIES.
SEC. 10. The trustees shall fill vacancy |
occurring in village Office, and person so |
appointed shall serve for the unexpired |
term unless superseded. But the village |
may at any time before the expiration of |
such term supercede such appointment by |
new election, at special meeting, for the |
remainder of the term.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
SEC. H. The president of the village
shall be ex-officio member of the board Of
trustees and president thereof. He shall
preside at village meetings when present,
and in his absence the senior member of the !