The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-20
NOTICE

NJ HE |
The provisions of an act entitled IAN act to
provide for the building Of Court House and ,
Jall at Bennington and to provide for the u ain.
teuance OF the Court house at NJ incheSter are /
hereby published for the information Ut the |
voters oil the several towns in said county as
provided by said act:
ct is hereby enacted by the General
A ssembIY Of the State OF Vermont
"sEcrIos /. Everett e. Potter of PownaL !
j. Henry Hicks OF Manchester, Albert w Var !
ney OF Bennington, Geo. Il. Sheldon ot kuper !
and James lyman oil Arlihgt lh, eitlAens OF oeh-
niugtOn county are hereby appointed ard Gre
ated a committee with powers hereinafter |
specified. In case OF any vacancy on 9ilu
9 mutt,e by death resignation or othtr Use,
such vacancy shall be oiled ~ appointment ny
the give ruOr. Said committee shall determine
the location OF sites for county court nouse
aud jail la the village Of Bennington ana sha
forthwith proceed to purchase sald sits ai1
take convey nee thereof 10 said county aad
shall forthwith erect thereon a suitable cou
nouse and jail Including residence Tor me
the county taller. for the use OF SAID county.
such bu ldings shall be comp esed not later
than Septemher J. 1910 Il possible, aud at
cost TO said county Lot % exceed the sum Oi
l0riy thousand dollars ana iof any eAi ehSe
thereby incurred within said sum SAID COM
mittee NAV draw orders upon the county treas
urer, VINO shall pay the same after said orders
have been audited and appgOyed by the counly
auditor and the assistant Judges OF SID county
"sFc. = If said committee IS unsbl 10 agree
with the owners Of lauds suitable Tor sites as
aforesaid as W the price thereof, a Judge or the
supreme court or "a superior Judge on appuch-
ton BY said committee for that pu pose, shall
appoint three dlsiuteresied COMMISSIONS 5, VINO
ehail first determine the necessity Tor TAXI
such sites Is Aforesaid ana. II found necessary,
| shall appraise and determine the vAtue OF Sdld
and Said commissioners shan give al LEAST
twelve days not &c 10 the owners or 0ceu-
pants Of said land Of tue time and place OF such
appraisal When such appraisal y msdt, We
commissioners SHALL Within ten Gays, notify
the owners. # known, OF the amount thereof
and deliver TO said committee written siaie-
ment OF the same. with description or the
lands so BY them appraised, v hch within ten
days thereafter, SAID committee shsli cause 10
ne recorded In the own clerks ONCE ~ tie
said town Of Bennington Upon TIE payment
OF such amount OF sucn appraisal so oe ermned
by said commissioners, with the costs and
charges thereupOn accruing. 10 the OWNER OF
aid land or upon the deposit OF the sane m
UGH bank AS the commissioners direct, 10 his
| credit, the county OF Bennington shal be
appraised by sad cOmmistiCntrs The pa
receiving such deposit shall ersonsly. or BY
mail, notify the person 10 whose creolt sueh de-
| pOSitis made. OF the am unit lhere0f. oslle
| shall be purchased for said county buildings
unless said site shall be Of sufficient area 10
| provide amply for sara buildings and alsO 70
| provide Permanent open space on all sides ci
| said buildings as least thirty feet Ia Width
.sEc 8. said committee is hereby author.
| ICED aud empOw, red 10 sell at public auction or
private sale as IA their Judgment islall be Tor
| the best Interests ~ SAID county. 81 right tile
and int, rests uf sal county in and TO the build
| Lg now used for a court house and jail IN said
| Bennington, and the land upon which the same
stands, and shall pay the aYai OF said SAFE TO
| the treasurer of the county OF Bennington
| provided however, hat the possession OF the
| county building in the Town Of Benuir gton
shall In no event be surrendered until tie new
| c0u gty buildings are constructed 9nd READY TOT
| occupancy said committee may retain ana
| use any parts OF the vaults cases ana nAufee
/ now used IN the present county building, ana
linstal the same in suid new buildings 20 be
| erected when IN the jadgmeut OF SAD com
1 mitiee. II NJ be for the best interests OF SAID
| county so to do.
| "SRC & There lie hereby assessed on the
| polls aud ratabe estate OF the several towns OF
i Inc county OF Bennington, "a tax OF iiYe cents on
/ The dollar OF the grand list beginning 10 the
| year 1911 and continuing each year I'll The
amount raised shall be sufficient 10 pay the ex
/ penses of the erection OF the county bui dings
| herein provided Tor. The last year that 81
tax i assessed. 10 shall be such part OF i've
cents on the dollar OF the grand list, as may be
cessary 10 paw the balance OF tue warrants
then outstanding said lax shall be collected
| In the same manner As county taxes are now
required by the law 10 be coll. cted,
"sEc 5. The avails from the sale Of the
building and land Ow owned by the county as
! heienbefOre specified, NAV be expended ~ al
dticn 70 the amount provided for 10 section
/ one OF this act for the purpose OF sites aud
! buildings. and for oompletin aud furnish ng
such buildings, and also for maslng any repair,
necessary to secure the proper aud permanent
| maintenance OF the court house 0uildlng 10
| Manchester In said county
"SEc G. The members Of the committee and
| the commissioners authorized TO determine
damages. seall each receive from the treasurer
OF the county the sum OF three dollars DAY
| lr the time actually spent by them IN she Is
| charge OF their duties aud their expenses
| such accounts sRall be audited by the county
auditor and assistant judges OF SAID county
ana be paid by an order upon the county treas
urer signed by said auditor.
"sEo I. The treasurer OF said county is
hereby authorized 10 borrow for The county
such sums not TO EXCEED ntty thousand dollars,
as may be ne, essary 10 carry out the provisions
OF this act at the lowest rate of interest pos
Sible not TO exceed SIX per cent, ana when
shall be u first charge upon tue moneys raised
bg the tax assessed by this act AS last as
said tax Is paid into the hands OF the treasurer
OF said county, he SHAH Use the moneys so col
ected TO retire as fast as possible the iudeht-
edness accruing from he erection of the bull -
lugs provided ion by this act.
"SEc g. Tie c, mmittee provided for by
| this act shall not pledge the credit OF salu
county beyond the sum OF nifty thousand dOl
lars and shall not proceed under the provisions
:
suitable sites and contract or prov dc lot the
erection and completion OF suitable and SUN
cient buildings at an expense not 10 exceed
fifty Thousand dollars
"SEo. o. This act shall take eii'ct II ap.
proved by a majority of the voters preseat ana
voting on this question In the town meetings
Of the several towns OF said county, on the ifsl
Tuesda, of March. 1919 Not less thhn thirty
days before the time OF holding snid annual
town meetings, tile county clerk Oi sAu cOudty
of Bennington shall prepare aui cause 70 pe
printed notices containing the PROVISIONS OF
ihis act, and copies of the same shall be for
Warded to each OF ihe town clerks 0f the sew
eral towns In said county, 10 be- posted Tor th'
Information of the voters OF said towns, Tue
county clerk shall also cause said notlce 10 DC
advertised IN all of the newspapers published IN
, said county, at least once, not less than twelve
A days before the tOW meetings - the hrsl
=, Tuesday OF March, 1909, he county @ eih
] shall also prepare and have printed Tor use IN
| said meetings suuiCient ballots ana forward the
same 90 the several town clerks of said county,
ON such ballots shall be printed ia proper legal
form the question shall the county OF bennluk'
} ton accept and approve N provisions o. Tue
{. act 10 provide for the budding II oOurt house
aud ian nc Bennington and to provide Tor the
maintenance OF the court hOu-e ~ Mancles
ter2i land bearing the words Yes and NO
followed by suitable blank spaces IN when the
voter may MAKE u cross TO express MS vote or
the question submitted The presiding omcel
/ I each OF the several town meetings shah pro
vide "a box for the deposit Of the ballots. Tho
selecimen OF the several towns OF said county
shall cause notice of the submission OF aalo
question TO be inserted IN the warning iol
said town meetings The ballots east on lhi.
question shall bec0nyassed the same as oihei