The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-12-24
COURT HOUSE BILL.
The Amended Portions Only Are
Herewith Given.

Hkt. 1. Everett r.. Iolitf oi row
nal, J. Henry Hicks Of Manchester,
Albert ". Varney OF Bennington. Geo.
b. Sheldon Of Rupert and James Ty.
nan Of Arlington, citizens of Benning-
ton county, are hereby appointed and
created committee with powers here
matter specified. In case of any VA.
cancy on said committee by death, res
lenation or otherwise, such vacancy
shall be filled by appointment by the
governor. Said committee shall de-
termine the location of sites for a ean.
ty court house and Jail in the village of
Bennington, and shall forthwith pro-
coed TO purchase said sites and take
conveyance thereof to said county and
shall forthwith erect thereon suitable
court house and Jail, including a resi-
dence for the county jaller, for the use
of said county. Such buildings shall
be completed not later that September
|, 1910, il possible, and at "A cost to said
county not 10 exceed the sum Of forty
thousand dollars; and for any expense
thereby incurred within said sum, said
committee may draw orders upon the
county treasurer. who shall pay the
same after said orders have been aud.
tied and approved by the county audi.
tor and the assistant judges OF said
county.
SEC. 9 This act shall take effect if
approved by a majority Of the voters pre-
sent aud voting on this question in the
town meetings of the several towns of
sad county, on the first Tuesday Of
March, 1909. Not less than thirty days
before the time OF holding said annual
town meetings. the county clerk of said
county OF Bennington shall prepare
and cause to be printed, notices con-
tanning the provisions of this act. and
copies Of the same shall be forwarded
t'td'H VI tHf tpNH tltThr VI tut stftTHi
towns IN said county. TO be posted for
the information OF the voters of said |
towns. The county clerk shall also
rause said notice to be advertised in |
al OF the newspapers published in said
county, Mt least once, not less than
.welve days before the town meeting of
he first Tuesday of March, 1909. The
county clerk shall also prepare and
nave printed for use in said meetings
ballots and forward the same
o the several town clerks Of said coun-
y. On such ballots shall be printed in
roper legal form the question "Shall
he county Of Bennington accept and
Ipprove the provisions Of the act 10
provide for the building Of court
louse and Jail at Bennington and to
,royide for the maintenance OF the court
Iouss al Manchester and bearing the
rords Yes and mo- followed by 4
uitable blank spaces in which the vot-
= may make cross 10 express his
ote on the question submitted. The
residing officer Of each OF the several
own meetings shall provide box for
be deposit OF the ballots. The select.
ien Of the several towns Of said conn-
y. shall cause notice OF the submission
( said question 10 be inserted in the
farming for said town meetings. The
allots east on this question shall be
anyassed the same as other ballots
asst in town meeting, and return
hereof certified by the town clerk shall,
fithin ten days. be forwarded by him
0 the county clerk Of said county. who
hall, within thirty days from the date
I SAID town meetings. canvass the
anne and make and Gle in his offiee
ertiiicaie Of The resal, Of said canvass.
nd shall immediately caase said eerii-
ca,e 10 be Published 10 the newspap.
r. published 10 said county. II 4
All oriiy Of the votes 80 returned and
eria6ed by said clerk are yes, this !
ei shah immediately take effect and
he COMMITTEES bereinbefvre constituted .
ball Immediately proceed With the ,
niies imposed hereunder; bat, il a
majority Of the votes so retained and ,
eriiHed sr mo-, this act shall be o.
o force.