The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-21

of said committee it will be for the
best interests of said county so to do
Sec. 4. There is hereby assessed on
the polls and ratable estate of the sew
eral towns of the county Of Benning
ton, tax of five cents on the dollar
of the grand list, beginning in the year
1911 and continuing each year until
the amount raised shall be sufficient
to pay the expenses of the erection of
the county buildings herein provided
for The last year that said tax is
assessed, It shall be such part of five
cents on the dollar of the grand list,
as may be necessary to pay the bal
ance of the warrants then outstanding.
Said tax shall be collected in the same
manner as county taxes are now re-
quired by law to be collected.
Sec. 5. The avails from the sale Of
the building and land now owned by
the county hereinbefore specified, may
be expended in addition to the amount
provided for in section one of this act
for the purpose of sites and buildings,
and for completing and furnishing
such buildings, and also for making
any repairs necessary to secure the
proper and permanent maintenance Of
the court house building in Manches-
ter in said county.
Sec g. The members OF the com
mittee and the commissioners author
lied to determine damages, shall each
receive from the treasurer of the coun
ty the sum of three dollars a day for
the time actually spent by them in
the discharge Of their duties, and their
expenses. Such accounts shall be
audited by the county auditor and as
sistant judges of said county and be
paid by the order upon the county
treasurer signed by said auditor
Sec. Z. The treasurer of said coun-
ty is hereby authorized to borrow for
the county such sums not TO exceed
fifty thousand dollars, as may be nee
essary to carry out the provisions Of
this act, at the lowest rate of interest
possible not to exceed six per cent,
and which shall be q first charge upon
the moneys raised by the tax assessed
by this act AS fast as said tax is
paid into the hands of the treasurer
Of said county. he shall use the mon
eys so collected, TO retire as fast as
possible the Indebtedness accruing
from the erection Of the buildings
/ provided for by this act.
Sec. s. The committee provided for
by this act shall not pledge the credit
Of said county beyond the sum of fifty
thousand dollars and shall not pro
coed under the provisions of this act.
unless they shall be able to secure
suitable sites and contract or provide
for the erection and completion OF
suitable aud sufficient buildings at an
expense not to exceed fifty thousand
dollars.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect
if approved by a majority Of the vot-
ers present and voting on this Ques-
tion in the town meetings Of the sew.
eral towns of said county, on the first
Tuesday Of March, 1903. Not less
than thirty days before the time Of
holding the said annual town meetings
the county clerk Of said county Of BEN
nington shall prepare and cause to be
printed, notices containing the provls.
ions Of this act, and copies Of the
same shall be forwarded to each OF
the town clerks of the several towns
In said county, to be posted for the
information Of the voters of said
towns. The county clerk shall also
cause said notice TO be advertised In
all Of the newspapers published in
said county, at least once. not less
than twelve days before the town
meetings Of the first Tuesday OF
March, 1903 The county clerk shall
also prepare and have printed for use
in said meetings sufficient ballots aud
forward the same to the several town
clerks Of said county. On such bal
lots shall be printed In proper legal
form the question shall the county
of Bennington accept and approve the
provisions of the act to provide for the
building Of % court house and jail at
Bennington and to provide for the
maintenance OF the court house at
Manchester" and bearing the words
Yes or No followed by suitable
blank spaces in which the voter may
make cross to express his vote on
the question submitted The presid.
ing officer OF each OF the several town
meetings shall provide q box for the
deposit Of the ballots. The selectmcn
Of the several towns OF said county,
shall cause notice OF the submission
Of said question to be inserted In the
warning for said town meetings. The
ballots cast on this question shall be
canvassed the same as other ballots
cast in town meetings. and a return