The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-17

greater sum of money for extensions
and connections than the sum OF
FIVE hundred dollars and shall not
expend for renewals of said system
of water works sum greater than
that expressed in the deed of said
system of water works to the village.
Section 22.-It shall be the duty of
the water commissioners to prose
cute to final judgment all violations
of the act of incorporation and by
laws. and ordinances in force, rules
and regulations relating and apper
tanning to the system of water works
of said village, unless settled as
hereinafter provided, whenever
notice of the same is received by
the board All prosecutions under
this section shall be commenced
and prosecuted to final judgment by
the corporation attorney
Section pa majority of the
water commissioners shall have
power to settle any violation of the
bylaws and ordinances, for less
sum than the penalties annexed
thereto. whenever in their opinion
a respect for the laws can be main
tanned and the circumstances of the
case shall warrant it, excepting non
payments of the water rents which
shall in no case be RENTED or
abated except for over charge; and
it shall be their duty to account to
the treasurer for all sums received
by them for any violations prescott
ed by them, which said sums shall
become a part of the General Fund
of the village.
The corporation attorney shall have
all the same rights and powers
as given the water commissioners in
the settlement of violations of said
bylaws other than for any violation
by said corporation attorney.
Section 24.-It shall be the duty of
the water commissioners at their
first annual meeting succeeding their
annual election, to chose one of their
number as their man and the village
clark shall be clerk of said board,
who shall hold Office until the next
annual meeting and until their sue
cessors are chosen and appointed.
Section 25.-The clerk of the viii
lage shall act as clerk of the water
commissioners and shall be the Gus
todian of all village books. vouchers,
correspondence and other papers
pertaining to the system of water
works, except such as pertain to the
office of the treasurer. He shall at
tend the meetings CT the water com
missioners and keep the records
thereof and shall keep the accounts
of the water commissioners cover
ing all expenditures of village money
OF the water fund. he shall keep the
accounts of the water fund, the ac-
counts OF the users of the water and
all other accounts, and shall, under
the direction of the water commits.
sioners, render to the users their
bills for the same, and all other ac-
counts due from said system, and
collect and pay the same to the vii
lage treasurer TO be credited to the
water fund. All money so collected
by said clerk shall be turned over
without any deductions for any pur-
pose whatsoever. He shall furnish
bond in such sum as the water
commissioners shall direct for the
faithful performance of his duties,
and shall receive as compensation
the sum of six hundred dollars per
year payable in equal monthly in.
stallments. In case of his disability
or absence, the water commissioners
may appoint one of their number to
act in his place until his successor
has been appointed or elected
Section 26.-The following books
shall be kept by the clerk, together
with such others as the water com
missioners may direct; Ia boob
of records in which shall be recorded
all votes passed, all contracts made
all work or supplies ordered anC
from whom, all orders directed to bt
drawn, and all other action taken by
the board of water commissioners il
respect to the property or affairs O
the system of water works of the
village. PA book of accounts
! showing all money under the direct
ion of the water commissioners anC
all orders drawn therefor upon tn,
water fund, divided into the follow
ing separate accounts, and such 9th
ers as may be found convenient, viz
operating. connections, renewals.
ga book showing all income from
said system of water works and tn,
payment of the same to the villag,
treasurer, IA book of orders, to b,
| composed of blank orders to be is
sued from time to time as require,
by law. with proper stubs. on whicl
shall be entered the name of til,
payee in the order, the date. amour
and consideration thereof; ST.
book of records in which shall b.
recorded all extensions, renewals an,
new connections and the streets an,
portions thereof in which the sam
were made: GA book of record
showing the purchase of all supplies
from whom purchased, the date O
purchase and the amount paid for tn
same.
Section 27.-Water commissioner
orders shall be drawn only in pun
suance of vote of the water CON
missioners and shall be signed by a
least four members OF the board O
water commissioners. No order shal
be drawn payable to bearer, no
shall any order be drawn to cove
more than one bill against the waite
fund. except in case of pay rolls 70
the employees of the water depar
ment
Section 2S.-No member of tn
board of water commissioners sha
! be directly or indiracflv infaracfa