Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-02-17
TOWN MEETING.
Selectmen Should Study New Law
Before Issuing Warming for
Cemins Town Meeting.

Cemins Town Meetins.
With the nearing of the date for the
town meetings throughout the state the
various boards of selectmen in making
out the warnings, should take into con-
sideration new law passed at the re-
cent session of the legislature which
made sweeping in its effects and
changes.
The particular features of the law
are: First, it will be observed the first
sentence that hereafter town officers
will be elected from among the illegal
voters" The law previously stated
that they should be elected from among
the inhabitants, which of course in
cludes foreigners, or. in other words,
'inhabitants" is more inclusive than
Citizens" and citizens" more inclu-
sive than voters" A second fact to
be observed is the arrangement of
town officers. The election of school
director in the previous order of officers
was toward the last. AS he hereafter
will not enter upon his duties until
July first, he is elected Immediately
after the town clerk and this will in
sure better consideration of the can
didate than previously.
Returning to the list of officers, it
will be observed that the four financial
officers, collector, trustee, treasurer,
and auditors) are grouped and the three
legal officers (grand jurors, constable
and agent are also grouped.
The new law reads:-
Section 1.-Section 1926 of the public
statutes as amended by section l of No.
SO of the acts of 1908 is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:-
Sec. 1926. At the annual meeting
town shall choose from among the legal
voters thereof the following town Off
GERS, who shall serve until the next
annual meeting and until others are
chosen, unless otherwise provided by
law or herein specified
l. A moderator.
2. A town clerk.
3. One school director for term of
three years.
4. One lister for a term of three
years.
6. One or two road commissioners
who shall be elected by ballot, unless
appointed by the selectmen as herein
after provided.
I. An overseer of the poor.
8. A collector of taxes, if the town
so orders.
9. One or more trustees of public
money.
10. A town treasurer.
II. Three auditors.
IL. One or more grand jurors.
13. A first constable, and, if neces-
sary, a second constable.
IA. An agent to prosecute and de-
fend suits in which the town is inter-
ested.
Is. And may elect tree warden.
Each town shall have three select
men, three school directors, and three
listers, and such selectmen, school di-
rectors and listers as are in office at
the time of the passage of this act
shall continue in Office until the terms
for which they were respectively elect
ed shall expire. At each annual meet
ing one selectman, one school director
and one lister shall be elected, the
term of Office of each of whom shall be
three years, but, in towns so voting,
one or two additional listers, or one or
two additional selectmen, may be elect
ed for term of one year each. Any
vacancy in the office of selectmen,
school director or lister, shall be filled
at the next annual meeting after the
occurrence of such vacancy or at
meeting legally warned and held for the
purpose of filling such vacancy.