The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-11
CHARTER OF LIGHT
A n D P 0 " { R
COMP ANY
To revelOp Electricity in Ben
nington County
CAPITAL STOCK $4,000
Conditions Upon Which Corporation
Asks for Rights to Acquire ana
Develop Property,

BELOW is printed the charter Oh
4ba Southern Vermont Power c1m-
.any which has for its object the oe-
velopment of electric power through
the ACQUISITION OF water pawer rights
in the towns of Woodford, Benning-
ton Stamford. Sunderland and Gas
tenbury. -.
The draft published below is the
original document prepared by the
comnany's attorney, Robert 5. Heaiy'
and there may have been some
changes made by the legislative com
mittee to whom the bill was referred
There will be a public hearing on
the bill at Montpelier THURSDAY eve
ming: co,,4h.
An Act to Incorporate The South
ern Vermont Light and Power COM
pany. co,o,.o,
Assembly of the State OF Vermont
Section l. Emory S. Harris, VIII
liam II. Bradford Irving Il. Gibson,
Jacob 7 Stakeholder and Edward Hol
den of Bennington, VT, James N
Ratchelder. William !. Jones ana
irving e. Grout Of Arlington, Vt, T.
7 Mallory of Woodford, VT, and f.
e Shaw of Providence, r. !.
togetber with such persons as shall
hereafter become stockholders, are
hereby incorporated under the name
of The Southern Vermont Light ana
Power Company and by that name
thew and their successors may nave
perpetual succession, may sue ana De
sued. may have common seal anu
alter the same, and shall have all me
rights and privileges incident TO
corporation
Section g The said corporation
shall have the power and authority
subject to the limitations hereinafter
appearing, to acquire, purchase, lease
and hold land and other real estate,
water rights. riparian rights and me
right of diverting the waters OF
water-courses. to build and maintain
dams for the storage and diversion
Of water and the purposes herein
enumerated, upon the streams ana
rivers in the Towns of Woodtoru'
Remington, Stamford, Glastonbury
and Sunderland in the County OF
Remington. and to acquire, purchase
and hold any and all ponds upon any
of the aforesaid streams or at the
sources of the same, and to raise the
level and increase the area and
volume thereof, TO take and divert
the waters of said streams for the
nurposes herein enumerated and SUD
iect 10 the restrictions herein ehom,
Grated. 10 construct and MAINTAIN all
necessary wing walls, retaining Walis
syphon lines, canals, humes ana
fume lines, tunnels, penstocks, gates
transmission lines, power houses ana
stations, sub-stations and all neces-
ary appurtenances and apparatus, all
for the purpose of generating, utiilz-
ing, developing, using, applying ana
selling power, electrical or other
wise and electricity and electric
energy for lighting, heating, munlcl-
pal. domestic or manufacturing pur-
poses, or any other purpose whatso-
ever, TO buy electricity or to sell the
same, to buy the property oil other
corporations and persons engaged IN
similar business, to issue notes ana
bonds and to mortgage any or all OF
its property, rights and franchises 10
secure the same, to enter into and 10
execute contracts and agreements
in relation to the objects OF the cor
poration and to enforce the same
Said corporation shall have the right
for the purpose of distributing and
delivering electricity and electric
energy for the purpose herein de-
scribed, to construct and maintain
transmission lines, conduits, and
lines Of poles and wires in, upon,
above and under the streets and high
ways of the Towns and Villages of
the State under such regulations as
are provided under the general laws
Of the State, and may buy and sell
all articles necessary for carrying on
business authorized by this act.
Section 3. Said corporation shall
not extend or construct the trans
mission lines or conduits or other
agencies for distributing its products
under, along, across or above the
streets or highways of any town, city
or incorporated village unless II
shall first file with the selectmen OF
the town OF aldermen of the city or
trustees Of the village a written no
tee Of its intention so to do, which
notice shall enumerate the streets or
highways wherein the same are TO be
located and the maner OF construc-
ton thereof; whereupon said select
men, aldermen or trustees, as the
case may be, shall fix a time within
ten DAYS of the receipt OF said notice
and a place within said Town, City
or Village when and where the sub
ject matter Of said notice will be
considered and shall cause copy OF