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

said corporation, in such sum and with
such sureties as such TRUSTEES shall direct.
conditioned for the faithful performance
of the duties of their respective offices,
and if treasurer or collector does not
give such bonds within ten days after his
election or appointment, his office shall
be vacant.
SEC. g. 1t shall be the duty of the vii
lage clerk to keep full and complete
records of all the proceedings of said
corporation and to give copies of the
same when required and he shall receive
therefor from the person requesting the
same such fees as town clerks are by law
entitled to receive for like services. lie
shall have power to certify copies of the re-
cord of the proceedings of said village and
shall be custodian of the common seal of
said village, and copies of such records
certified by such clerk shall be received in
evidence IN all courts in the State. He
shall warn all meetings of the corporation
agreeaby to the direction of the trustees.
He shall also act as clerk of the meetings
of said board of trustees and record the
proceedings thereof in book kept for
that purpose and shall perform all other
duties required by this act, and such as
are usually performed by village clerks.
The clerk of said village with the written
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the power to appoint a deputy, and may
with the like consent of said trustees re-
move such deputy at pleasure.
Such deputy may exercise and perform
all the powers and duties herein imposed
on or conferred on the clerk of said vii
lage.
SEC. T. The trustees shall organize
within three days after their election
10y choosing one of their number village
president and sh Ill hold regular monthly
meetings upon such day of the month as
they shall select, and may hold special
meetings when they deem the same
necessary. The village president shall
have a vote as trustee, shall preside at
all meetings of said board of trustees
shall cause special meetings of said
board to be called, when deemed by him
to be necessary. or when requested by "a
majority of said board, and shall sign all
bonds issued by the village as hereinafter
; provided. 1t shall be the duty of the
trustees to make out and deliver to the
collector an assessment or rate bill of all
, taxes which shall be laid by said corpor-
alton; to see that the provisions of this
act and the bylaws of the corporation
are duly observed and executed, and
, direct prosecutions for all breaches of
the same, and generally to take care of
, the concerns of and perform all the
, duties which shall be legally enjoined on
, them by said corporation. They shall
, also appoint from time to time such num-
. Der of fire wardens as the corporation
l may by its bylaws direct and the same
: remove at pleasure. Said wardens are
authorized to organize one or more fire
: companies, with such powers and regu-
2 lations as said corporation by its by laws
,,rOx-iIa apA dis ha nd tho mn
, for cause. But no fire company nor any
} member thereof shall exercise any
powers conferred upon fire companies by
the bylaws of said corporation until the
trustees of said village by writing by
. them signed, authorize and direct the
organization of such fire company and
until such writing has been recorded by
the clerk of the village in a book re.
{ quired by law to be kept by him for
? recording the doings of said corporation.
/ All powers vested by this act in said
4 trustees may be exercised by majority
y of them and in case OF the absence OF
incapacty of the clerk, any trustee of
: said village shall have the same power
: to warn meetings of said corporation as
I by this charter are delegated to the
| clerk.
The trustees of said village shall an
: ludllJ, Wlbulu llNt bdy dieCi tiiNh CIV
r ton, appoint a superintendent Of streets
who shall have charge of the streets
g sidewalks, drains and sewers within said
q village under the direction of said trus
, tees He shall hold office for one veal
f and until his successor is appointed and
: shall receive for his services such com
v pensation as the corporation or sac
i trustees may allow.
/ The trustees of said village shall an
:; nually within five days after their cleo
k ton appoint village attorney, who
r shall commence and prosecute all suits
. and actions for and in the name of, anC
defend all suits against said village un
l. der the direction of the trustees thereof
y he shall be the counsel of said corpora
Il ton and shall receive for his Service
It reasonable compensation He shall hole
). office for one year and until his successor
q is appointed; shall have power 10 prose
o cute for violations of this charter or tin
n y-laws Of said corporation, and shall
l. have the same power to prosecute Grim
# inal offenses committed within til,
If limits of said village a. by law CRANE
o. Juror of the town of Middebury nov
is has. and for such prosecution shall b
l. entitled to receive The same fees which
d grand Juror by law is entitled to receiv
for prosecuting criminal otfenses.
n SEC. 8. The trustees of said village shall
:. have the same power To lay out, alter
If change the grade of and discontinue
r streets and highways in said village IA
> are vested by law in the selectmen il
:, towns, and all proceedings in respect L
l. laying out, altering and disconIinuinI
N stree is and highways in said village shal
$ oe had in the same manner as is pre-
d scribed by law in respect to such matter
e. in towns, and from all their acts, o
in omissions or refusals to act in such re
TO spect, appeals may be taken To tn
ne County Court in the same manner as
provided by law for appeals from tn
re action. decision or refusal of seectme
to act in lik, matters. And the select
men of the town of Middlebury sha
have no power to lay out, alter, chang
the grade of, or discontinue streets Z
highways within the limits of said vi
lage, and said village shall at its ow
40 expense build, maintain and keen i'm +,