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corporation. Said attorney SHALL up
on taking the oath of Office, cause his
appointment and the certificate of his
oath written thereon to be recorded
In the office of the village clerk; he
shall then be an informing officer,
with all the powers OF a states at.or.
ney as to any offense committed
within sucn village.
Sec. l6 The trustees may appoint
"a collector OF taxes, who, when
sworn and qualified according to the
provisions of the general law Tor
town collectors, shall have the same
powers and be under the same liabili-
ties as collector OF taxes for towns.
Sec IL. All the territory embraced
within the limits of such village is
hereby constituted highway district.
OF the town of Bennington, and all
highway taxes assessed upon the polls
and ratable estate thereof shall ne
paid in money and tax bill thereof
shall be made and delivered to the
treasurer and collection of said taxes
made in the same manner as provided
by law for town taxes The morey
so raised from the highway taxes
shall be drawn from the treasury by
said trustees and shall be expended
by them or under their direction only
in building, constructing. maintaining
and repairing the streets, highways,
walks, alleys and lanes of the village,
and no highway commissioner for
said highway district shall be required
or chosen by such town.
Sec. Is. The trustees shall not in
any year expend or authorize the ex-
penditure of any greater sum Of
money than is raised by a tax or ap
propriated by vote of the village,
and shall not in any year draw orders
or warrants upon the village treasur.
money So raised or appropriated AMI
the treasurer shall not accept or pay
in any year warrants or orders drawn
in excess OF the amount so raised or
appropriated for such year and the
term year" as used in this section
shall be construed to mean the year
ending on the day Of the annual vii
lage meeting. Any trustee or treas
urer violating the provisions of this
section shall be liable to such village
in an action of assumpsit for money
had and received for such excess. and
in addition, upon conviction thereof
shall be fined for the use OF the vii.
age not more than FIVE hundred dol
lars nor less than one hundred dollars
Sec. 10. The trustees of the village
on or before the first day of April
and October In each year. shall draw
an order upon the general fund OF
the village for use of water supplied
from the village system OF water
| works in the village at the rates here
tofore charged for the same by the
Bennington Water Company and de-
liver such order to the treasurer OF
the village TO be credited to the
water fund in pursuance OF the terms
and conditions OF the conveyance of
such water works to the village by
the Bennington Water Company,
Sec 20. II any person shall wilfully
wantonly or maliciously divert the
| water or part thereof of any of the
ponds. springs. streams. aqueducts.
water courses, dams or reservoirs
that are now owned, or that may
thereafter be acquired, taken, used or
constructed by such village. or Shall
| corrupt the same. make il impure, or
commit any nuisance therein. or
within the limits that may be taken
or prescribed by such village pursu-
ant to the provisions of this act or
inJure or destroy any dam, embark
ment. aqueduct, pipe. hydrant or 9TH
er property held, owned or used by
such village, or shall fraudulently or
unlawfuliy take the water from any
pipes. mains, laterals or hydrants OF
such system of water works, sucn
persosn sl@all be liable to the village
for all damages 10 such village, and
to pay any individual for all damage,
resulting to him. by such disturbance.
injury or pollution, with cost, the
samevto be recovered in an action on
the case founded on this statute: and
any one who violates provision OF
this section within the village shall
be prosecuted by complaint before
the municipal court of the village,
which shall have exclusive jurisdic-
ton thereof.
Sec. IL The owner or occupant of
any tenement house or building VINO
shall take the water from such sys-
TEN of water works shall be liable fer
the water rent or price OF the same,
and the officers and agents of the
village entrusted with the, care ard
superintendent OF the system of
water works may at all reasonable
times, enter any premises supplied
with water from such system of
water works to examine the pipes
connections, fixtures or meters and
TO prevent any unnecessary waste.
Sec. 22. A court to be known as the
bennington municipal court is here
by established in and for the village |
OF Bennnstons and a judge thereof |
Shall be appointed by the governor |