The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
NO. 118.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 3426
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES. AS
AMENDED BY SECTION / OF NO.
~ OF THE ACTS OF 1908 AND
NO. JOY OF THE ACTS or 1910.
RELATING TO THE ELECTION
OR APPOINTMENT OF TOWN
ROAD COMMISSIONER. AND
OTHER TOWN OFFICERS.
II is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont.
Section 1. Section 1926 Of the Pub
nc Statutes, as amended by section I
Oh no. 81 OF the acts of 1908 and bv
NO. lO1 OF the acts of 1910, is hereby
amended so as to read as follows.
sec 3426. At the annual meeting q
town shall choose from among the in.
habitants thereof the following town
officers, who shall serve until the next
ahnuai meeting and until others are
chosen, unless otherwise provided bv
law or herein specified
l.. A moderator.
.. A town clerk.
3, One school director for n term of
three years who shall be elected bv
ballot.
4 One lister for term of three
years who shall be elected by ballot
.. One selectman for a term of
three years who shall be elected by
ballot.
G. One or two road commissioners
who shall be elected by ballot unless
appointed by the seleetmen as here
matter provided.
Z. An overseer Of the poor
3. a collector OF taxes, if the town
so orders.
9. One or more trustees Of public
money.
10. A town treasurer.
II. Three auditors.
II. one or more grand Jurors
10. A first constable and. if ueces.
sary, a second constable.
Il. An agent TO prosecute and de.
fend suits in which the town is In.
terested.
10. And may elect a 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 i'm office at
the time OF the passage of this act
shall continue i'm Office until the
terms for which they were respective.
( ly elected shall expire At each an.
nual meeting 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 select
men may be elected for a term of one
/ year each. A town shall. sat each an
nual meeting. vote whether or not the
selectmen shall be empowered and au
thorized TO appoint one or two road
commissioners, the number to be de
termined by the town. and an article
! enabling town so 20 empower and
authorize the selectmen shall be IN
! serted in the warning for such meet
! ing II the town votes so TO authorize
and empower the selcctmcn said CO.
lectmen shall forthwith appoint one oil
/ two road commissioners according 10
! the instructions of the town: but nc
! citizen III a resident Of an incorpo
rated village within such town. shall
/ vote In town meeting on the question
whether the road commissioners shall
/ be appointed by the selectmen. unles.
az least fifteen per cent of the last
/ highway tax OF such Incorporated vii
iage has been paid to the town treas
urer TO be expended upon the high
ways Of the town outside Of such in
\ oorporated village Said road com
missioners SO appointed by the select
men shall serve until the next annual
meeting and until their successor.
are elected or appointed and qualified
A road commissioner may. after hear
/ ing, be removed from office by the
selectmen for cause.
Sec. >. The selectmen shall. within
I five days after the annual meeting or
! ganize and elect n chairman from
among their number.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
/ from its passage.
Approved January %. 1913