The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
NO. 265.

AN ACT TO ANNEX A PART OF
THE TOWN OF RIPTON TO THE
TOWN OF BRISTOL IN THE
COUNTY OF ADDISON.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section i. That part of the town Of
Ripton in the county of Addison, as
herein described and bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning at the northwest
corner of lot No. 81 of the original
lotting of Ripton but now a part Of
Lincoln; thence south fifteen degrees
west on the old Ripton west line to
the southeast corner of lot in the
Middlebury part of Ripton laid to the
original right of Ebenezer Field, Jr.,
and NJ. II. Wentworth. and numbered
20 on the map of Ripton in the office
of the clerk thereof: thence westerly
on the south line of said lot No. 20
and a lot in said Middlebury part of
Ripton laid TO the original right of
Ebenezer Field. Jr, and numbered "a
on said map, continuing said line to
the present east line of Middlebury:
thence northerly on said east line of
Middlebury to the northwest corner
of the Middlebury part of Ripton;
thence easterly on the south line of
Bristol to the northeast corner of
said Middlebury part of Ripton, it be-
ing the original northeast corner of
Middlebury as chartered: thence south
fifteen degrees and five minutes west
on the east line of said Middlebury
part about 1l2 rods to the place Of
beginning is hereby set off from said
town of Ripton and is added to and
made a part of the said town of Bris-
toll And that part of the town of
Ripton which is set off TO the town of
Bristol is hereby invested with all the
powers, privileges. rights and immu-
mites and is hereby made subject to
all the duties. liabilities and obliga.
lions TO which said town of Bristol
is entitled and subject to the laws of
this state.
Sec. >. All that Part Of the present
town OF Ripton which lies outside of
said above described line shall remain
and continue TO he the town OF Ripton
Sec >. The inhabitants and estates
hereby set of from the town of Rip
ton to the town of Bristol and the
owners of said estates shall be holden
10 pay the arrears of taxes which
have been legally assessed upon them
by the said town of Ripton. aud all
taxes heretofore assessed and uncol
lected shall be collected and paid to
said town Of Ripton in the same man
ner as If this act had not become a
law.
Sec. The town records Of the
town Of Ripton and all papers now BY
law on file in the town clerks Office
OF said town. shall continue 10 be de
posted and kept in said town clerks
Office, and all copies thereof which
shall hereafter be made and certified
I'm due form Of law by the town clerl
of said town Of Rinton shall have the
same credit and effect as by law arr
given 10 copies and certificates made
BY the town clerks Of other towns in
this state.
See. ;. The assets and liabilities
Of the town OF Ripton. as now exist
Ing. shall be apportioned between The
town Of Ripion and the town Of Bris
t0l as hereby constituted and created
on the basis Of the grand list o
1912. which represents the taxable
property In The said town of Riuton
The share Of the United States de
rosit fund. and anv other public fund
nov en- the Possession OF the Gown o.
nirinu. as A. uow exists. shall De- an
| rnrtioued between the said towns 81
the same manner and So 1'uch there
81 as IS the share Of The town OF Dris
fni therein shall be turned over anf