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


231O feet along said Pratt land to the
east side Of South Street; thence on
the same course PATS feet to stone
monument on lands of A. j. Dewey;
thence north 10 degrees q minute.
west 1919 feet to stone monument
In the southwest corner of the Dewey
race.course lot, so called thence
north II degrees SO minutes eas;
1854 feet TO the southeast corner OF
the village of Old Bennington thence
north 10 degrees 13 minutes east
1901 feet TO stone monument
situate in the west line OF the right
OF way OF the Ruland railroad near
the intersection OF Church and Main
streets in the Old Bennington line;
thence north degrees 80 minutes
east 56l.7 feet, crossing the right .!
way of the Rutland railroad to the
place OF beginning; shall hereafter
be known by the name of the village
OF Bennington
Sec. 2. The annual meeting OF the
legal voters of such village for the
election OF officers and transaction OF
other business shall be held on the
third Tuesday OF March, at such
place as the board OF trustees may
appoint and shall be called by warn,
Ing therefor signed by the clerk or
president. which shall specify the
time and place of meeting and the
business to be transacted therein az
the trustees shall direct, and shall DC
published in the newspapers printed
in the village and posted in at least
three public places at least ten days
prior to such appointed time and be
recorded in the office OF the clerk;
provided that, If the annual meeting
is not held for want of notice as
herein provided, or for any other
cause. the village shall not thereby
be prejudiced.
Sec. Special meetings may be
called by the president or trustees,
and shall be called when a petition,
signed by ten legal voters, shall be
presented TO them for that purpose.
The clerk. or upon his refusal or neg
lect, the trustees, shall give notice OF
such special meeting in the same
manner provided for calling annual
meetings. Any business may be tran
sacted at an adjourned meeting
which under the warning might have
been transacted at the original meet
ins.
Sec. 4. At the annual village
meeting to be held on the third Tues
day OF March, 1915, and at every an
npal meeting thereafter there shall
be elected the following officers; a
president, a clerk, a treasurer and
three auditors. AT such annual meet.
Ing In 1915 there shall likewise be
elected one trustee for each OF wards
2 and for three years; the following
year. wards l and for three years,
and the year following, wards 4. )
and for three years; and at ali
subsequent annual meetings the Va
cancies, caused by the expiration OF
the term of Office of the trustees
shall be filled by the election of trus.
tees for the term of three years each
The other officers above mentioned
shall be elected annually. BY virtue
OF his office the president OF the viii
lage shall be member of the board
of trustees and chairman thereof.
Gnn Tbaro cbatI aI.o H.
at such annual meeting in March.
1915, one commissioner for each OF
wards 1, 3 and 6 for the term of
three years; the following year,
wards and 4 for three years. and
the year following, wards and 7 for
three years, and at all subsequent an.
nual meetings the vacancies caused
by the expiration OF the term, by
death or otherwise, shall be filled by
election for the term of three yeara
each. These commissioners together
shall constitute and be known as n
board of water commissioners
Sec 6. All said officers shall be
elected by the village at large and
the respective trustees and wato.
commissioners for each ward shall b.,
residents thereof. Any person who
receives the highest number of votes
cast at any election for a given office
shall be declared elected thereto
The term of office of all elective ofiic-
ers shall commence on the day fol-
lnwinp fhair alactinn unlouc otbo.
wise provided herein, and continue
until their successors are elected and
have qualified. No person shall be
eligible for election or appointment
to more than one of the foregoing of
fees at the same time.
Sec Z. When vacancy occurs in
any office in such village by reason
of death. resignation, removal from
the village or from any other cause,
the village may fill the vacancy for
the unexpired term only. by election
at any legal village meeting. The
trustees may, by temporary appoint.
ment, fill any vacancy including that
of trustee but excluding water con-
missioners, which may occur in any
OF the Offices OF such village; and
the person so appointed by said trus.
tees shall hold such Office until t..
village shall elect another in his
stead, as above provided and such
appointment shall be recorded in tre
Office of the clerk Of the village.