The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-23
CHAPTER l
Duties of omcers.


visions of the Act to amend No. 254
of the Acts of 1872 as amended, ineor
porating the Village of Brattleboro |
passed at the Twenty Biennial |
Session of the General Assembly of Yer |
mont and approved February Is, A. d.
1913, and adopted by said Village at
the annual village meeting on May 6,
A. d. 1913, and any amendment that
may hereafter be made to said charter
and all bylaws and ordinances or
amendments thereto that may hereafter
be adopted by said village are executed
and enforced.
Sec. 2. All village meetings shall be
called by the clerk at the direction of
the Board of Commissioners. The Chair
man of the Board of Commissioners
shall call the meeting to order and pre-
side until moderator has been elected.
See. 3. All meetings of the Board of
Commissioners shall be public except
such as are held for the appointment OF
officers.
See. 4. The Commissioners shall
make Qua and deliver to the collector
of taxes, n tax bin with warrant for
its collection, said tax bill being at such
rate per cent upon the polls and taxable
estate as has been voted by the village.
Sec. ;. The Commissioners shall have
the same power to abate taxes assessed
by them that the board of civil author
ity have in the abatement of town
taxes,
Sec. g. The collector of taxes shall
upon assuming the duties of his office
furnish bond for the faithful perform
ance of his duties with sureties satisfac-
tory to the commissioners Of said viii
lage.
Sec z. The Commissioners shall es-
tahlish police department and may ap-
point a chief Of police and as many po-
lice officers as may be necessary. Such
officers shall be commissioned by the
Clerk at the direction of the Commits
sioners for such time as they may desig-
nate. Such commissions so issued with
a record of the oath thereon shall be
recorded by the Clerk and may be re
voked at any time by vote of the Com
~ nissianersSz41iTh e- compensation of al
police officers shall be fixed by the Com
missioners. The Commissioners may
when they deem it necessary, employ
special detective officers.
Sec s. The Commissioners may a
any time direct the police officers o
the village to prevent the assembling o
gathering of crowds Of people upon tn,
streets, sidewalks, commons, or ar
place used as a public place in said vii
lage and to dispense such crowds whel
gathered, by such force as is necessar
for that purpose to prevent loafin
upon and unreasonable occupancy o
any street, sidewalk, common or an
place used as a public place in said vii
lage. If any persons or person so as
sembled upon or loafing upon or unrea
sonably occupying any street, Sidewalk
common or any place used as publ
place in said village, shall refuse or neg
lect forthwith to disperse and ceas
such loafing or unreasonable occupancy
upon being requested so to do by any pc
liceman of said village, every person $
offending shall be fined not less tina
one dollar and not more than twent
dollars and the costs of prosecutio
for such offence.
See. 8. The Commissioners shall e
tablish a fire department consisting
a chief engineer, two assistant eng
neers, forty -eight firemen and ten sui
stitute firemen and apportion and a
sign said fremen to different comp
MES and appoint foremen Of said cor
panies.
All members of the fire departmel
shall be appointed to their respect,
positions by the Commissioners al
may be removed from the departmeI
whenever in the Judgment of the Coz
missioners the public good shall requi
the same.
The Commissioners are authorized
purchase such equipment and suppl
as they deem necessary for the efficie
cy of the department. and to hire dri
So Al
and to arrange for such other teams
may be necessary to handle the fire a
paratus. The salary of the chief ems
neer shall be 5000 per year, the sala
of each assistant engineer shall
fifty dollars per year, the salary of ca
fireman shall be thirty dollars per ye5
The Commissioners are authorized
locate and provide for the installati
of fire hydrants at such places as tn
may Judge necessary. The Commissio
ers are authorized to make and enfor
such rules and regulations as may
necessary for the government and dis
pline of the fire department
The Commissioners shall appoint
superintendent of fire alarm whose du
it shall be to keep the fire alarm systt
in efficient working order. The co
pensation of the superintendent of f
alarm shall be one hundred dollars !
year
Sec. TO- The Commissioners are
thorized to make provisions for prc
erly lighting the streets, lanes a
commons within the village limits, a
are authorized to make contracts wi
any private concern or corporation /
such lighting.
Sec. IL The Commissioners
hereby empowered to lease or sell a
real or personal estate belonging to 81
village and all conveyances, grants,
leases of any such real estate shall
signed by the Commissioners as /
duly authorized agents of said villa
Sec. 10. The Commissioners shall
point village attorney and arrar
with him for his COMMUNICATION s.