The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-18
SHALL WE HAVE A
COUNTY POOR FARM?
Bill Introduced TO Send Away Our
Town Charges and Make for a
County Poor System.

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Town Charges and Make for a
County Poor System.
(H. $40. introduced by Mr.. Hollis
ter of Bennington, read the first and
second timesand referred TO a special
committee, consisting of the members
from Bennington County,
II is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont;
Section /. The judges of the county
court within and for the county OF
Bennington shall at the June term OF
said court 1915 appoint three commits
sioners TO fix the value of the town
farm of the town of Bennington and
of the buildings thereon, and make re-
port to said court at its next ensuing
session; and said report shall be pub
lished in the Bennington Banner and
Reformer and the Manchester Journal,
weekly papers published in such
county. three weeks successively, at
the expense of the county of Benning-
ton, by the clerk thereof, during the
month of January, 1916.
Section 2. The town of Bennington
shall vote at its town meeting to be
held on the first Tuesday in March,
1916. whether it will lease the town
farm and the building thereon to the
county of Bennington for the term OF
two years, with the privilege OF ten
biennial renewals, provided that the
county of Bennington shall pay to the
said town an annual rental of six per
cent of the aforesaid valuation, keep
the buildings in good repair and IN
sured in good and solvent fire insur-
ance companies to an amount equal TO
the appraised valuation of such build
ings for the benefit of such town OF
Bennington and pay the premiums Tor
such insurance.
Section 9. At the general election
to be held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November, 1916,
the voters of the county of Bennlng-
ton shall decide by ballot whether they
will adopt a county system of caring
for the poor.
Section a. The county clerk OF Ben
nington county shall, iat least six days
prior to such general election, furnish
the town clerk Of each town in the
county. a sufficient number of ballots
to be used in voting upon the question
of the adoption of a county system Oh
caring for the poor; such ballot shall
be in substantially the following form;
favor the adoption of }
county system of caring for { }
the poor. ;
do not favor a county I
system of caring or the { }
poor. }
Make cross X in the upper square
Eif you favor a county system and IN
the lower square if opposed.
Section S. The town clerk of Ben
nington shall forthwith, after the town
meeting held on the first Tuesday in
March, 1916, report to the county
clerk Of Bennington county, the result
of the vote upon the question of the
adoption of a county system of caring
for the poor.
Section 6. The assistant judges OF
the Bennington county court and the
selectmen of the town of Bennington
shall and are hereby authorized and
directed to, between the first and tenth
days of January, 1917, execute lease
from the town of Bennington to the
county Of Bennington, of the town
farm of the town of Bennington with
the buildings thereon for the term OF
two years from the first day of March
1917, with the privilege TO said county
at its option of not exceeding ten bi'
ennial renewals, upon the terms anc
under the conditions heretofore specl.
fed under the provisions of section
Of this act.
Section 7. The assistant judges Of
the county court of Bennington county
shall at some time between the firs'
and tenth days of January, 1917 ap
point county supervisor of the poor
who shall be paid three dollars per day
and his necessary expenses for time
actually employed in the duties of hi
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