The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-15


make out rate bill accordingly and
deliver the same TO the treasurer o
the village, and the provisions o
chapter "a OF the Public Statutes
shall be applicable to the assessment
and collection Of such tax.
Sec. 9. The village shall have and
exercise the following powers and
functions
l. To be body corporate; tc
have seal and to sue and be sued
9. To have and organize a govern
ment; to fix and provide for the com
pensation OF its officers. and divide
the village into wards.
3. To acquire real or personal
property for municipal uses and pur
poses by gift. purchase, or otherwise
and to dispose of the same.
4. To acquire by gift or purchase
or to erect and maintain any build
ings necessary for public use.
5. To appropriate money for the
support OF any non-sectarian hospital
D. To acquire. establish and main.
tain an electric lighting or gas sys
TEN, or both. for furnishing electrici-
ty or gas for lighting streets and for
| municipal use and for the domestic
use OF It's inhabitants; TO enlarge or
| extend the same from time to time rs
may be required. and TO make con
tracts with individuals or corpora.
tions for supplying gas or electricity
| for such uses.
Z. To establish, equip, maintain
and regulate fire department for
the protection OF the lives and prop.
erty OF its citizens.
s. To maintain and keep lp repair
the present streets and highways
within the limits OF the village. es.
tahlish grades thereof, and to lay out
and establish new streets from time
to time according to the provisions
OF the general law.
~. To build, construct or repair the
sidewalks. curbs and cutters TO pro
vide for assessing abutting owners
for betterments thus made, and
awarding of damages they may SUI
fer by reason of lowering or raising
grade OF same.
10 TO provide for laying the dust
on the streets and highways of the
village or any part thereof by sprlnk-
ling. oiling or otherwise. and 10
! assess the owners of land abutung
upon such street or streets or part
thereof such portion of the cost OF
sprinkling. oiling or otherwise layinS
the dust on such streets and high
| ways as the village may determine.
H. To maintain and keep In re-
pair the water system conveyed to
such village by the Bennington Water
Company, according to the terms. pro
visions and purposes set forth in the
deed Of conveyance.
u. To maintain and keep in repair
| it's present system OF sewers and 20
make extensions or renewals OF the
same. and to construct new sewers
as the public good may require.
Is. To provide for and regulate
the collection and disposition OF gar
bage
IA. To establish and maintain a
police department and provide Ior
the appointment of police officers.
who shall be sworn and who shall.
within the limits OF such village.
have the same power as constables in
the service of criminal process. and
such further special authority as
may be provided in the charter or by
laws not inconsistent with law.
Is. To borrow money to an amount
not exceeding the limitations of the
general law and issue notes, bonds
or other evidence of indebtedness
therefor to pay it's expenses and re-
fund itsindebtedness or to improve
or purchase or construct any bulla
ings, works, plants, highways or 9th.
er public utilities or purposes acquir-
ed. established constructed, main
tanned or exercised in the proper dis
charge of its function as herein pro-
vided.
16. To take. whenever necessary
to the exercise of the powers herein
granted and when the public good
and necessity require, the lands or
promises, or gravel or stone therein
of any person or corporation upon
paying proper compensation therefor
in the manner now provided by law.
II. To regulate, license tax and
prohibit the exhibition Of common
showmen. circuses, menageries and
shows OF every kind not prohibited
by law, and all public plays, exhibit
tions, entertainments or dance halls
IS. To regulate the speed of cars
operated by electricity, for riding or
driving, horses, teams or bicycles, the
operation and use of automobiles.
19. To regulate the selling. peddl-
ing or vending of meat. fish. yeget-
ables, produce or other provisions
from vehicles.
20. To restrain coasting, ball play
ing or other sports in or upon the
streets, sidewalks, parks or com
mons.
81. To restrain the running at
large of domestic animals and fowls
and regulate the manner of their
keeping.
20. To regulate and determine the
time and place of bathing in any OF