The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-23
MR.PU|NAM' GIFT
TO VILLAGE OF
BENNINGTON
Legislation Necessary for Its
Legal Acceptance
TWO BILLS IN LEGISLATURE
One incorporates Henry w. Putnam
Memorial Hospital, Other Chang
es Village Charter

Two bills of particular interest TO
Remington were introduced In inc
senate by Senator Batchelder during
the present week. One is Senate Dill
1856. IAN act to Incorporate the Henry
w. Putnam Memorial Hospital ana
the other is Senate bill 1877 to En-
able the Bennington Water Company
to Donate to the Village of Benning-
ton its System of Water Works and
the Village tc receive the Same"
The two acts which were referred to
the committee on judiciary are as fol
lows:
Section l. Henry w. Putnam, Jr.,
of New York City; Lyman F. AbDott,
Edward L. Bates, A6elbert w. Bralst-
ed. Alexander J. Cooper Charles II.
Dewey, George f. Graves, Edward II.
Holden, Alexis C. LaMarre, John Nor
rissey I'd, Harrison /. Norton, Luman
S. Norton William A. Root, Edward
l.. Sibley, Daniel A. Ward, Homer II.
Webster. all of Bennington; James {.
Colgate and Arthur J. Holden OF Ola
Bennington; Henry T. Cushman and
Edward d. yelling, of North Ben
nington, Abram b. Gardner of Pow
nal. Farrand b. Randall of Shafts
bury James X. Batchelder and Jeher-
son r. Judson of Arlington; and
James b. Wilbur of Manchester, and
their successors are hereby constitute
ed a body nolitic and corporate by the
name of Henry w. Putnam Memorl-
al Hospital, with all the powers and
privileges incident to such corporat-
ions, and by that name shall have per-
petual succession, may sue and be
sued. prosecute and defend suits, and
have common seal and alter the
same at pleasure, and may make and
carry into effect II such bylaws,
rules, and regulations as may be
necessary for the proper management
of the affairs of said corporation.
Sec. 2. The object and purpose of
this corporation is and it is hereby
empowered to receive from year to
year from the treasurer of the VII
lage of Bennington and hold the net
income of the system of water works
conveyed or to be conveyed to the
village of Bennington by the Benning-
ton Water Comapny. a corporation 10
Gated in said village, and with the
same and the accumulations thereof
if any there be, and such other sums
as il may from time to time receive
from the income of said system or by
gift. bequest, charges for treatment
or otherwise, to build, establish, equip
and forever maintain and operate
public hospital which for all times it
is to manage, control and govern, and
into which all persons requiring hos
pital treatment residing in the viii
lage or town of Bennington, and other
towns in Bennington county, or re-
siding elsewhere if the hospital is of
sufficient capacity, are to be admitted
and receive treatment at reasonable
charges, and the destitute free of
charge, under such reasonable rules
and regulations as may be adopted by
said hospital corporation for the gov
eminent, management and operation
of said hospital Said hospital is al
ways to be located within the present
limits of the village of Bennington
and said corporation may acquire by
purchase, gift or devise, lands with
in said village upon which to erect
the same; the legal title to which,
and the structure thereon, to be in
and held by said village.
Sec. g. The persons named in the
first section of this act are hereby de,
ciared to be the corporators of this
corporation, and the first meeting
thereof for the elections of officers
and the adoption of rules and bylaws
shall be held in the village of Ben
nington and may be called by any
three of the persons named in the
hrst section of this act, by giving
written notice mailed postage pre-
paid, to the other corporators. of the
time and place of such meeting. or
by publishing such notice in the Ben
nington Evening Banner at least ten
days prior to such meeting.
Sec. 4. If any member of this cor
poration shall die or resign, or a va
cancy otherwise occurs in the mem
bership thereof, a majority of the re-
naming corporators shall fiji such va
cancy by the election of some person
as corporator, who shall thereupon
have the same power and duties as If
named in section l of this act. At
least twelve of said corporators shall
always be residents of the village Of
Bennington and a majority thereof Of
the County of Bennington, and a ma
ibAAlg VI Etilu wi bol aAbtn shall toAA-
stitute a quorum.
Sec. 5.-The corporation shall have
power to appoint a president, vice
president, treasurer, secretary, exc
cutive committee and such other Off
GERS as it may from time to time
deem necessary, and tx their terms
Of Office and prescribe their duties,
and may remove such officers.
Section 6. The corporation hereby
created may receive, take and hold by