The Newtown bee., 1903-02-06
TO AMEND THE LOCAL FIRE AssOCIA-
 TON CHARTER.

1O AM END THE LOCAL FlRE ASSOClA-
 TON CHARTER.
 The New Milford Fire association has petitioned the Legislature for an amendment to it's charter. A copy of the petition is as follows:
 Resolved by this Assembly: That the charter of the New Milford Fire Association, municipal corporation created by the General Assembly by resolution approved dune 25, 1863, and having local limits within the town of New Milford, be and the same>is here by amended as follows:
 l. Said association shall have power to assess and tax, for the purposes con- -ferred upon it by law, all taxable prop 'erty situated within it's corporate limits, the basis of such taxation to be the grand list of said town next con- pleted before the making of such as sessment, provided, however, that no person shall be taxed under the pro- vision of this charter, unless such per SOnS' taxable property as shown by such next before completed grand list of said town shall equal or exceed the sum of five hundred dollars, and pro- vided also that for good cause shown the assessors of said association may add to or take from the assessed valu ation of any item of property situated in said district, and said association may by vote at any meeting duly called for that purpose appoint board of relief, which, as to taxation within the limits of said association, shall have all the powers of boards of relief of towns, and said association may make bylaws regulating the procedure of such board of relief, and appeals therefrom, which may be taken in the manner provided by law for appeals from the board of relief of a town. 2. Said association may, provided majority of those present and voting at meeting duly warned for that pur pose so decide, take, have, and exercise any or all of the additional powers elusive, of the General Statutes. 3. The provisions of Section 1898 of the General Statutes shall not apply to the territorial limits of said aSSocia- tion.
 4. In case said association shall hereafter assume any or all of the ad- ditiOnal powers enumerated in Section 2 hereof, it may pass all reasonable and proper bylaws convenient and neceS- sary for the purpose of carrying out and exercising such powers of any of them, provided, however, that any by- law passed by said association shall be
 
 pealed by the Superior Court, at any session thereof held in and for Litch- field county, if on complaint of any person aggrieved it shall be found ar bitrary or unjust.
 5. Said association may also, pro- vided majority of the voters thereof present and voting at any meeting called for that purpose so decide, ac- Quire, build, and maintain lighting plant to light the streets and public places within it's limits, or in case il shall decide to alter the present means and methods of lighting such streets and public places, may make reaSOna ble and proper contracts with any Oth CT person or corporation to furnish , such light, and any person or corpora } make such contract is hereby empow cred and authorized to furnish and de liver such list as may be contracted for to said association.
 6. Said association may, provided majority of it's voters present ant voting at any meeting called for tha purpose so decide, purchase, operate : and maintain the plant, stock ant r franchise of any water company whicl now is, or hereafter may be located il D said town, at a valuation to be agreed upon by the contracting parties.
 '. In case said association shall vot as provided in Section 5 hereof, thel and in such case the provisions o Chapter 122 of the General Statute