Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-12-07

39nd tn comnel tba cIoans;no, ond
repairinp of anv premises when in surh
condition as To seriously imnair the con.
eral appearance of the Village. and To he
seriously iniurious To anv nronertv in
the village. and TO control the removal of
rubbish. waste and objectionable m,teri.
al therefrom.
33rd To reo,,late mr. nrobibit tba enc.
pending or putting M of anv sign tent
or awning in or over anv street. lane
alley. common or other public Mace in
said village. and to order and direct that
tents. sipns and awnings already erected
or suspended as aforesaid. shall be
changed, taken down or removed.
34th. To regulate and prohibit the
erection of billboards within said village.
and to designate the situation of the
same, and to order the same to be changed,
taken down or removed, and to prohibit
the display thereon of lewd or immoral
pictures or words: and to regulate or
prohibit the use of buildings, trees
fences, telegraph. telephone or electric
light poles and other structures within
said village for the display thereon of
notices or pictures for advertising or
other purposes.
SEC % The bylaws and or finances
of said village shall be recorded in the
office Of the clerk of said village. i'm a
book kept for that purpose, and the
clerks certificate that such bylaws and
ordinances were adopted at legal meet
ing of said village shall be prima facie
evidence of such fact in any court i'm this
State, and such certificate shall be re-
ceived in evidence in all courts in this
State.
Said corporation may impose fine or
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for the violation of any bylaw or ordi-
nance. Such penalty. or any fine or pen
atty imposed 10y the provisions of this
act, with costs of prosecution. may be
recovered in an action on the case
founded upon this statute in the name
of said village, in which action it shall
be sufficient to declare generally that the
defendant is guilty of violation of
certain bylaw or section of this act,
naming it generally and setting it forth,
and under such declaration the special
matter may be given in evidence; or
prosecution for violation of the provi-
sions of this act or the provisions of any
bylaw or ordinance made in pursuance
of this act, may he commenced before
any Justice of the peace of the County of
Addison upon complaint of said village
attorney, and grand juror of the town
of Middlebury or the States attorney of
the County of Addison when costs shall
be taxed as in criminal causes; and in
case of conviction the court shall impose
the costs of prosecution in addition to
the fine, with the alternative sentence to
the house of correction in case said fine
and costs are not paid, as is provided by
law in criminal causes, or said court may
commit the respondent to the Vermont
In In j., "A ln
in criminal causes.
Fines and costs imposed for violations
of the provisions of this act, the bylaws
of said corporation or of the laws of the
State committed within the limits of
said village, not by law payable to the
State, shall he paid into the treasury of
said village, and all such costs and the
costs of prosecution in case the respon-
dent is not convicted not payable by the
State, shall be paid out of the same
treasury to the persons entitled thereto
on the order of the court before whom
the trial was had.
If the respondent is committed in de-
| fault of payment or enters his appeal
| from the Judgment of a Justice of the
peace in Addison County Court taken as
hereinafter provided the justice bill of
costs shall be paid by the State: and the
provisions of law concerning fixing, TAX
ing and collection of bail, commitment
in default of bail or upon failure to enter
appeal, and all other such provisions
touching disposal of criminal causes
after conviction before a Justice of the
peace shall apply in prosecutions under
this act. Nothing herein shall be so
construed as to prevent said village from
having such other and further relief as it
may be entitled to by law to compel a
compliance with the bylaws and ordi-
nances of said village All actions or
prosecutions for violation of the provi-
sions of this act or of any bylaw or ordi-
nance of said village shall be commenced
within six months after the commission
OF the offense And the defendant shall
be allowed the same right of appeal to
the Addison County Court as is allowed