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

maintenance of the water department.
and no money shall be paid out Of the
village treasury except upon orders
signed by majority OF the trustees or
water commissioners as hereinafter pro-
vlded. Said trustees and water com
missioners shall keep a full and true
record and account of all orders drawn
and expenditures made by them, and
shall make "A report thereof at each
annual meeting ;and said village may
order the accounts of any or all its Off
GERS to be audited and settled by its
auditors, or may settle the same in such
manner as it directs.
SEC. 81. The said village may, at any
annual meeting, or special Getting
called for that purpo lay tax on the
polls of the inhabitants of said village
and the ratable estate within the same
on the grand list to be completed the
same year. for any of the purposes here
tofore mentioned, and the trustees shall
make out a rate-bll accordingly, and
deliver the same to the collector unless
the village shall otherwise vote, who
shall have the same power to collect such
tax as the collector of town taxes, and
may in like manner levy upon and sell
property to satisfy the same, and for
want thereof commit any person to Jail
against whom he may have such tax.
1t shall hereafter be the duty of the
listers of the town of Middlebury in max
ing the list of said town for each year
to designate therein such of the ratable
estate, real and personal. as shall be
within the limits of said village, and
also the ratable polls of such persons as
reside therein and the same shall con-
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that year.
SEC. ~. The trustees and clerk of said
village shall constitute a board for the
abatement of taxes in said village, and
shall have the same power and proceed
in the same manner as the board for
abatement of taxes in towns.
SEC. 80. All the territory embraced
within the limits of said village is hereby
constituted a highway district of the
town of Middlebury, and all the high
way taxes assessed on the polls and
ratabe estate therein shall be paid in
money, and the trustees of the village
shall make out a taX-bill therefor and
deliver the same unless the village shall
otherwise vote with warrant for its
collection to the collector of said village,
who shall collect the same as other taxes
are collected, and pay the same over to
the treasurer of said village, which
money shall be drawn from the treasury
by the trustees. and shall be expended
by them in building, maintaining and
repairing the streets, highways, walks.
alleys and lanes of said village, but said
village shall not be liable to build or
rapalr any bridge across the Otter Greek
The village may vote to adopt the pro-
visions of chapter 30 of Vermont Sta
tutes and amendments thereto relating
to the collection of taxes by the village
/ treasurer
SEC. a. Whenever there is a vacancy
in any of the offices of said village. from
any cause whatever. the village may
/ till such vacancir, at any meeting The
/ trustees may make temporary appoint
ments for such vacancies and the per
sons thus appointed shall hold their
offices until the village shall elect others
in their place.
SEC. 30. To aid supporting the wa
ter department @! said corporation. and
to insure the al ual interest on the wa
ter bonds of said corporation. and To
provide for their final payment, said
corporation shall establish rates of an
nual rents as hereinbefore provided to
be charged and paid at such times and
i'll such manner as may be- determined
by said corporation for the supply OF
water to the inhabitants of said village,
and they may from time to time modify
amend, increase or diminish such rents
and extend them to any description OF
property or use as the said corporation
may deem proper.
SEC &c. Such water rents as shall Ice
established upon lots. buildings, fac.
tories, steam engines, stores, shops
stables and other property shall be col
lected from the owner of the property
so supplied, unless otherwise provided
in the lease of the water; and such rents
shall be in the nature of a tax, and he
a lien and charge upon such buildings
lots and other property SO supplied, and
may be collected in the same manner a.
any corporate tax.
SEC. 81. The water rents may he
ordered To be paid in advance, and all
necessary provisions and orders may be-
made by the corporation relating to the
supply or stoppage of water as they NAV