Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-08-24
Proposition to Amend Village
Charter.

of the General Assembly for the alter
alton or amendment of the charter of
the Village of Middlebury, in the follow
ing respects:
Relating to the election of chief engi
neer of the fire department.
Providing the qualifications for voters
in village meetings.
Providing for the calling of special
meetings and for a penalty for refusal
to call upon application of q certain
number of voters,
Providing for the giving of bonds by
treasurer and collector.
Comforting certain powers on the vii
lage clerk.
Providing that no trustee shall be eligi-
BILE to serve as water commissioner.
Providing for the collection of taxes
by the village treasurer
Providing for the preparation of the
grand list of said village.
Authorizing the payment of moneys
upon the order of the water commits
sioners.
Authorizing the construction of sewers
and the taking of lands therefor, and
providing method of procedure.
Authorizing a rental for the use of
sewers.
Authorizing the board of health to
compel buildings to be connected with
the public sewer.
Creating a board of health, and au-
thorizing the appointment of health
officer in case of the failure of the state
board of health to appoint.
Fixing a method ofprocedure in laying
out streets and highways.
Providing for the liability of the viii
lage in case of failure to keep its high
ways, bridges and culverts in repair.
Authorizing the construction of drains
and bitches, the taking of private prop
erty, and establishing method of pro-
cedure therefor
Authorizing police officers to act as
officers of Justice courts, to arrest with
out warrant, to require assistance and to
serve criminal process throughout Addi-
son County.
Providing a penalty for failure to
perform duty.
Authorizing the board of health to
make regulations in regard to filth and
causes of sickness, and to make orders
1Or tne removal OF same.
Providing penalty for failure to COM
ply with the same.
Providing penalty for failure of the
board of health to examine nuisances.
Providing for the abatement of nui-
sances on private property.
Providing for the transaction at ad-
journed meetings of business not speci-
Il a6 II, tho original warning
Providing for the appointment of a
superintendent of streets and village
attorney.
Providing the procedure for taking
property for the use of the water de-
partment
| Providing for an assessment upon
property owners of a portion of the
expense of the building and improving
of streets and sidewalks, and of the
watering of streets and providing a
method of procedure therefor.
Providing for the extension of sewers,
drains. water pipes and sidewalks across
railroad lands and tracks.
Limiting the time in which prosecu-
tions for violations of village ordinances
may be commenced.
Providing for suits against non-res-
dents.
Providing authority for constructing
or acquiring municipal lighting plant
Providing board for the abatement
of taxes.
Relating to quorum at village meet
ings.
Providing penalty for injuring water
works or polluting the water supply.
Authorizing the appointment of a
deputy village clerk.
Authorizing the enactment of ordi-
nances to regulate the use of buildings
in crowded localities; to provide for in
spection with the view of preventing
fires; to regulate entrances and exits to
public halls and theatres; compel persons
to remove snow and ice from the side
walks; to regulate gauging: selling and
weighing hay; the selling and measur-
ing wood. lime and coal; inspecting and
branding beef, pork and produce; to reg
ulate the watchmen of said village; to
establish and maintain a public library;
to limit the time during which horses
may be allowed to remain fastened on
the streets without suitable covering;
to prohibit the use within the village
of sick, lame and disabled horses; to
prevent loafing on the sidewalks; to
prevent the assembling or gathering
of crowds of people on the sidewalks;
to regulate or prevent bathing in the
waters of Otter Creek; to compel the
repairing of buildings injuring the gener-
al appearance of the village, and the
removal of waste and rubbish; to regu-
late or prohibit the suspending of signs
or awnings over the sidewalks or streets
to erect and regulate hay scales; to regu-
late the speed of automobiles and other
horseless vehicles; to regulate the use of
bicycles and prevent their use upon the
sidewalks or without lights; to require
the cutting of weeds, grass and brush
growing in the streets.
A copy OF the full text of the pro-
posed alterations and amendments is on
file at the office of the clerk of the
Village of Middlebury and the same
is open to the inspection of all persons
desiring to inspect the same.
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