Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-11-30

viouslv taken before some Justice of the
peace t. answer for his Otfense. Said
police officers shall have the same right
to demand assistance from any person
or persons which sheriffs and constables
now have. and any person refusing to
assist any such police officer shall he
subject to the same fines and penalties
as are now provided by law for refusing
to assist sheriff or constable in making
an arrest If said police officers or any
of them neglect or refuse to arrest a
person found violating a provision of
this act, the laws of the state, or of
the by-laws of said village within said
village relating to gaming, public or
private nuisances, immoderate riding or
driving in the streets, cruelty to animals,
playing of ball, firing of rockets, squibs,
firecrackers, or disturbing the peace in
other ways, he shall be fined not less
than five dollars and not more than
twenty dollars, one-half of said fine to
go to the complainant, and the other
half to the village.
SEC. II. Whenever the public health
or convenience requires the construction
of a common sewer, or sewers in said
village, said village through its trustees,
is hereby authorized and empowered to
so construct said sewers, and to repair
the same from time to time when neces-
sary, and for that purpose may take the
necessary land of individuals and corpo-
rations on making compensation for the
land so taken and the trustees of said
village shall proceed in the same manner
as is prescribed by law for selectmen in
taking lands for public highways and for
awarding damage therefor, and any per-
or n n "a
shall have the same right of appeal both
upon the question of necessity and DANA
ages, as is allowed in case of the taking
of land by the selectmen for highway
purposes; but when such appeal Is for the
reassessment of damages only. it shall
not delay the laying or repairing of su h
sewer or drain; and the said trustees shall
make return of their dolngs To the
Office of the clerk of said village
who shall record the same in the
records of SAID village: and SAID village
may also lay pipes along and across the
streets. alleys. lanes and highways Of
said village and town. Said village may
upon vote, through its trustees, collect IA
rental for the use of said sewer con
structed by the village, and may issue
village bonds to secure any present on
future Indebtedness for construction and
maintenance Oh Sutu StWtIS.
SEC =. The board of health of said vii
lage NAV +, qure that any hotel, dwell
ling house or other building be suitably
provided with water closets connected
with the water and sewer systems and
that sink and other drains be connected
with the public sewer should there be
any on the street wherein such property
is located. or convenient theTto: and shall
! iva rrif IN hA of a
property of such order; and in case said
owner negects or refuses To comply with
such order within thirty days he shall be
fined not less than ten or more than
twenty dollars.
SEC. 10. The trustees of the Village OF
Middlebury together with the health
officer of the village appointed by tht
State board of health, shall constitute the
board of health of the village. provided
that if said State board does not appoint
health officer of the village then the
said trustees shall appoint a physician 81
said village as health officer thereof anC
a member of said board of health. Suci
board of health shall make such regula
tions as they judge necessary respecting
the suppression, abatement and remova
of sources of filth and causes of sickness
and shall cause such regulations to b,
published from time to time in the news
papers published in said village.
SEC. IA. Said board or a majority there
Of upon application of any citizen, shall
,, forthwith examine INTO nuisances, sources
! of filth and causes of sickness in said vii
lage, and make such order to destroy
. remove or prevent the same, as the cas-,
: may require, and when found on private
p operty, shall in writing, order tn
owner or occupant thereof at his ON n eX
pense, TO remove the same. and if sucl
owner or occupant thereof does not re
move the same within twenty-four hour