The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-02
WARNING

Bennington, qualihed by law 10 vote
In town meeting, are hereby notified
and warned to meet at Library hall,
in said town on Tuesday the Bird day
of March, 1914, at nine o'clock in the
forenoon to transact the following
business
/. To see whether the town will
vote to empower and authorize the
selectmen to appoint one or two road
commissioners, the number to be de-
termined by the town in said meet
ing. or whether the town will vote to
elect one or two road commissioners.
2. To see if the town will vote to
elect one library trustee.
3. To see if the town will vote
to elect lister to serve one year III
addition to the lister to be elected at
said meeting for the term of three
years.
4. To see if the town will vote to
elect a second constable.
5. To see how many grand jurors
the town will vote to elect for the
year ensuing.
6. TO see if the town will vote to
elect collector of taxes.
Z. To see if the town will vote
to elect tree warden.
s. To elect all town officers.
8. To vote by ballot in the man
ner provided by law, upon the follow
ing questions: A.-"Shall license be
granted for the sale of intoxicating
liquors in this town." B.-"Shall IL
censes Of the fifth class be granted in
this town."
TO- TO vote by ballot in the man
ner provided by law upon the follow
ing question; "Shall an act of the
General Assembly of 1912, entitled,
An act to provide for erection Of a
building for the use of the state Ii
hrary and Supreme Court, and for
other state purposes become law
July. i, 1917
II. To vote BY ballot in the man.
ner provided by law upon the follow
ing questions: ADO you favor a
preferential primary system whereby
the voters may instruct their dele
gates to political conventions as to
their preference for candidates for
office? ?"
BIO You favor direct pri-
mary law whereby the yo-ers are to
vote directly for the candidates rath-
er than the present system OF nomi-
mating candidates for state, congress
ional and County oiiices?"
f. To hear reports Of the town Of
Icers.
10. To see what sums are neces-
sary to be raised for the following
purposes. viz For the laying out.
maintaining and repairing the high
ways Of the town and for the pay
ment Of q STATE highway tax: for
maintaining the schools and school.
houses. and for the school purposes
or tho town and for the payment OF a
state school tax; for the payment OF
any Indebtedness and interest there
en-; for the support Of the poor; Tor
the maintenance OF bridges and OF
winter or snow roads, for the prose-
cutlon and defense OF the common
rights and interests of the inh2bi-
tants of the town: for the other
necessary incidental current town eX-
penses; and the payment Of the d.
rect state tax required by No 80 OF
the Acts of 1912. and TO vote tax
upon the Grand List of the town Tor
the payment thereof
IA. TO see what sum, if any. and
not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars. in
excess OF the amount OF the highway
taxes now required by law. the town
viii vote to appropriate to be expend-
ed for permanent improvements of
its highways in accordance wish the
provisions of Chapter 172 Of the Pub
lie Statutes of Vermont. and amend
ments thereto.
Is. To see If the town will vote TO
appropriate the sum OF four hundred
nincty-six dollars and ten cents to
pay its share Of the expense incurred
in the employment Of government.
county agricultural adviser pursuant
to the provisions OF an Act entitled !.
An Act to Enable Towns to Appro-
pirate Money for County Agricultural
Work, being No. i2l of the Acts OF
1912.
1G. To see if the town will vote
to have medical inspection q the
schools of the town.
L. To see what. II any. sum the
town will appropriate for the plant
ing or protection of shade trees. pur-
suant to the provisions OF No. IS of
the Acts OF 1894 entitled An Act TO
Provide for the Protection OF Shade
Trees"
IS. To determine at what time the
tax bills shall be delivered to The
treasurer Of the town for collection.
70. To see If the Listers for 1914
shall be paid for their services Sep
TENDER LIST. next. and what sum per
day. also 20 see what sum per da,
shall be paid to other town officers.
the town clerk. aud the board OF civil
authority for their services for the
coming vpqr