The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-02-11
CHANGES IN.
CHARTER
Trustees Will Be Elected Fol
Varying Terms
TWO FOR THREE YEARS
Text OF Amendment To Bennins
ton Village Chatter Made :
Last Fall

The fol lowing is the new law passed
at the recent session OF the legisl atur'
amending the charter OF the village OF
Bennington:
Section /. Section OF No 226 Of
the acts OF 1884 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
AT the annual meeting OF said cor
poration to be held on the third Tues.
day of March A. D., 1905, as provided
in the charter of said village, and al
every annual meeting hereafter, there
shall be elected in the manner herein.
after prescribed, the following officers
president, clerk, treasurer, collec
tor, three auditors and corporation at
torney.
At such first mentioned annual meet
ing there shall be elected one trustee
for each of wards No 4, 5 and 6 for
the term of three years each; for each
of wards No and I, one trustee for
the term of two years each: and for
each OF wards No and 4, one trustee
for the term of one year each and at
all subsequent annual meetings. va
cancies caused by the experation OF
the term of office of trustees shall be
fillei by the election OF trustees for the
term of three years each; and all va
cancies caused by resignation, death,
removal from the village or other
cause shall be filed at an annual or
special meeting, warned for the pur-
pose, for the unexpired term of such
trustees only; but vacancies so accru-
ing may be filed by the remainder Of
the board by appointment thereto of a
resident OF the ward in which the va.
cancy occurs; such appointee to hold
until such vacancy is filled by the vii.
lage.
All said foregoing officers shall be
elected by ballot by the village at
large, and the trustee for each ward
shall be resident thereof.
Sec 2. Said trustees shall have
charge Of and superintend the con-
struction and repair of streets, side
walks, culverts, sewers and drains in
said village, and may appoint and
remove at pleasure a street commits
sioner who shall, under their direction,
take charge of the same or any part
thereof, and the trustees may employ
expert assistance in performing the
duties required of them under this
section. The person employed as such
street commissioner or to furnish such
expert assistance, shall receive such
compensation as the trustees may de
termine, and need not necessarily be
resident; he shall give such bond to
the village for the faithful performance
OF his duties as the trustees may re
quire and shall keep such accounts
and submit the same to the inspection
OF the trustees OF said village, and to
the auditors as the trustees may re-
quire.
Sec 3. The trustees shall not in any
year expend or authorize the expend-
iture of any greater sum OF money for
any purpose than is raised by tax
or by vote Of the village appropria.
ted therefor, and shall not, in any
year draw orders or warrants upon
the village treasurer for any sum in
excess of the money so raised or APP
propriated therefor, and shall not, in
any year, draw orders or warrants
upon the village treasurer for any sum
In excess OF the money so raised or APP
propriated therefor, and the treasurer
shall not accept or pay in any year
warrants or orders drawn in excess Of
the amount so raised or appropriated
for such year.
And the term year as used in this
section shall be constructed to mean
the calendar year ending on the day
OF the annual village meeting
Sec 4. Any trustee or treasurer
violating the provisions of the pre-.
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