The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-12-25
AN ACT RELATING TO THE BENNIG.
TON BATTLE MONUMENT,
1t is hereby enacted by the General As

1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State.of Vermont:
Section 1. That the Governor and
acknowledgements of the State of Yer
mont, John G. Mccullough, L. F. Alb
bolt, II. G. Root, j. T. Shurtleff, A. B.
Valentine, J. X. Batchelder, NJ. G. HUI
ling, Charles E. Dewey and Olin Scott
now directors of the Bennington Battle
Monument Association, residing in this
State, and their successors in the office
of directors who shall be residents of
this State, are hereby appointed COM
missioners to determine what lands and
buildings in the town of Bennington, ad-
joining the lands now owned by the
State, upon which is erected the Ben
nington Battle Monument, are required
in order to secure to the structure free
dom from Objectionable surroundings,
and enable the same to be seen in all its
proportions from different points of
view.
Such commissioners shall give notice
to all land owners, whose lands are so
required, and to the town of Benning-
ton, if any of its highways are taken as
provided in Section 2946 of the Revised
Laws of Vermont, of the time and place,
and where they may be heard in the
premises. And said commissioners are
hereby authorized to purchase for the
State of Vermont, tho lands and premi-
SEES, or any part thereof, so determined
upon by the commissioners, whenever
they can agree with the owners thereof.
| Section 2. If said commissioners can
not agree with the owners of said prop
erty, for the purchase of the same, or
any part thereof, they may make report
OF their doings, with their recommends
tions, to the supreme or county court,
within and for the county of Bennington,
and said court shall hear all parties in
interest, and may accept or reject said
report in whole or in part, as to such of
the lands determined upon by said COM
missioners, with reference to which they
have not been able to agree with the
| owners, and may its discretion appoint
three disintorested persons commission
ers to appraise such of said lands as said
court shall direct, who shall make such
appraisal after six days notice of hearing
to all parties Interested, and the report
of said last named commissioners, when
approved and confirmed by SAID court,
shall be final and conclusive, as to the
matters covered by said appraisal, and
said court shall make such orders in the
premises as may be necessary and prop
or to carry into effect the provisions of
this act. And upon the payment by the
Bennington Battle Monument Associa-
ton, within the time specified therefor,
to any owner, of the amount for which
his land was appraised, said Association
may enter upon, and take possession of,
said land in behalf of the State, and use
and manage the same, in such way
without expense to the State, as may to
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jects and purposes for which it was pur-
chased or taken, and for this purpose
may remove, take down, or sell any build
ings located on the land so purchased or
taken, and the proceeds shall be paid
INTO the treasury of said Association, and
become part of its assets.
Section 3. Said Battle Monument As
ISOLATION may pay for said lands out of
any funds it may have in its treasury and
nothing in this act contained, shall be
| construed as an obligation on the part OF
the State to pay for any part Of said
lands so purchased or taken, the object
and intent being that said Association
shall pay for the same, but the title
shall be in the State of Vermont,
And, whereas, the State of Vermont is
now the owner of the land on which the
Bennington Battle Monument is located,
and together with other States, and the
congress of the United States, has fur
nished the larger proportion Of the
money for the erection of said monu-
ment, on the lands so owned by the State
of Vermont, through the Bennington
Battle Monument Association, and doubt
may exist as to the status of said Asso-
citation, with reference to the monument
itself, said Association may, by a vote of
a majority of its members, present at any
annual meeting or at any special meet
ing duly called and holden for that pur
pose, vote to transfer and make over to
the State of Vermont, any and all right,
title and interest it may have in, and to
SAID monument, and may authorize some
suitable person or persons to make con-
veyance thereof, in its name and behalf
Section t. The management, control
and general care of said Bennington Bat
tie Monument, and of the lands around
the same, owned by the State of Yer
mont, shall at all times hereafter be con-
fided to:said Bennington Battle Moment
Association, which shall at all times
have full liberty and authority, to make
any necessary repairs, changes, additions
or improvements in or about the same,
it being expressly understood, however,
that nothing in this act of section con-
tanned, shall be construed, as granting to
said Battle Monument Association to
contract debts of any nature in the name
of the State of Vermont, or for which
said State might become liable, for any
of the purposes intended to be covered
and described by this section.
Section 5. This act shall take effect
from its passage.