Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25

that he shall not prepare tax bills, draw
orders lay out highways, establish and
lay out public parks, make assessments,
award damages, act as member OF the
board of civil authority nor make ap-
pointments to fill vacancies which the
selectmen are now authorized by law TO
fill; but he shall, in all matters herein
excepted, render the selectmen such
assistance as they shall require.
(c) To be the general purchasing
agent of the town and purchase all sup
plies for every department thereof; and
purchases of supplies for departments
over which the general manager has no
control shall be made only upon requisi-
ton therefor by said departments.
Cd To have charge and supervision
of all public town and school buildings
and other town and school property and
OF all repairs thereon; and all building
done by the town or town school district
shall. unless otherwise specially voted,
be done under his charge and super
vision.
(e) To perform all the duties now
conferred by law upon the road COM
missioner of the town.
% To perform all duties now con-
ferred by law upon the overseer of the
poor of the town.
(g) To have charge, control and
supervision of the following matters:
l. The police department, if any, and
shall appoint and may remove said Off
GERS and shall fix their salaries. :,
2 The flredepartment, If any, and
shall appoint. fix the compensation of
and may remove all officers and en-
ployees thereof.
3. The system of licenses, If any, not
otherwise regulated by law.
4. The system of sewers and drain
age, if any, except the making of assess
ments therefor.
5. The lighting of streets. highways
and bridges.
6. The sprinkling of streets and high
ways and laying of dust, except the max
ing of assessments therefor.
7. The maintenance of parks and play
grounds.
Sec. :. The general manager or the
selectrnen may cause the affairs of any
division or department under their con-
troll, or the conduct of any officer or en-
ployee thereof, to be examined, and may
compel the attendance of witnesses and
the production of books, papers and
other evidence. The general manager
shall have access to all town books and
papers for information necessary tor the
proper performance of his duties.
Sec. 6. The selectmen may, by ma
jority vote, remove the general manager
at any time for cause.
Sec. 7. All powers, duties and llabll1-
ties now imposed upon any other depart
ments of the town or town school district
inconsistent herewith are hereby with
drawn and are conferred and imposed
upon the general manager, If appointed
pursuant to the provisions of this act.
Sec. g. Said general manager shall
receive such pay as may be fixed by the
selectmen, unless otherwise specifically
voted by the town.
Sec. Q. The provisions of this act shall
not become operative in a town unless
and until this act is approved and adopt
ed by majority of the legal voters Of
said town present and voting at an an
nual or special meeting thereof.
Sec. 10. If a number of voters equal
to four per cent of the votes cast at the
last election for governor IN a town shall
petition the selectmen therefor in writ
ing, a special town meeting shall be
called and an article shall be posted IN
the warning therefor, or an article shall
be posted in the warning for the annual
town meeting of such town IN substan-
TALLY the following form: ITO see If the
town will vote to approve and adopt an
act of the General Assembly of the State
lie the Employment of General Town or
Municipal Managers.
Sec. II No vote shall be taken under
the provisions of this act unless such
article is inserted in the warning for the
town meeting at which such action IS
taken.
Sec. II. A town adopting the pro-
visions of this act may reject the same
by majority vote of the legal voters
at an annual meeting taken under q
proper article in the warning therefor
Sec. 49, An Incorporated village may
avail itself of the provisions of this act
so far as applicable. if a majority OF the
voters thereof present and voting at any
annual or special meeting so vote under
a proper article in the warning theTefoi
as herein provided for town meetings
The trustees of a village adopting tht
provisions of this act shall have the same
powers in respect to the employment
direction, supervision and discharge O
municipal managers, and the fixing O.
their bonds and salaries as are herein
conferred upon the selectmen.
Sec. Il. This act shall take effec
from its passage.
Approved April Y, 1917.
No Ing