The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-14


against the answer he desires to give
Such ballots shall be prenared by th'
county clerk and furnished to the town
clerks in such county at least five days
before the annual meeting.
"Sec. 4. The town clerks OF Inr severa
! towns shall, within five days, certify *
the county clerk the result OF such vote
Within fifteen days after such annua
town meeting, the county clerk of the
| county shall canvass such vote and re-
| port the result thereof to the clerks OF
the several towns. Ii majority Of
| the votes is in favor OF establishing such
hospital, the county clerk shall so re
port to the governor
Sec g. The governor shall thereup.
on appoint IRON the residents OF such
county three trustees, not more than
one Of whom shall be a physician. The
terms of the trustees first appointed
shall be for one, two and three years
respectively, and annually thereafter the
governor shall appoint one trustee for
a term of three years.
"Sec. q. Said trustees shall be a cor.
poration by the name OF the trustees OF
the tuberculosis hospital OF the county
for which they are chosen and shall
possess the usual powers OF corpora
ton for public purposes, and may re-
ceiYe and hold real and personal prop
erty by gift, devise or purchase.
Sec. 7. Sail trustees shall receive
from the state dollars per day for
time necessarily spent and their actual
expenses, but such per diem and ex
penses shall not exceed one hundred
dollars a year each.
Sec, =. The trustees, with the ad-
vice and consent OF the governor and
the approval OF the state board OF health,
shall determine upon the location OF
such hospital, the plans therefor and
the amount, not to exceed seventy thous-
and dollars, to be expended. The trus-
tees shall make all necessary contracts
Tor establishing and equipping such hos
pitaI.
Sec. 0, A hospital esta blished under the
provisions of thisact shaltbe be subject to
regulations prescribed by the trustees,
with the advice and consent OF the state
board of health, and shall treat all cases
of tuberculosis and be open to the pub
lie.
Sec TO- To meet the cost incident
TO the establishment OF hospital under
the provisions Of this act, a county may
issue its negotiable bonds for an amount
not to exceed seventy thousand dollars.
Such bonds shall be in serial form, pay
able at the rate OF two thousand dollars
per year, and shall beer interest at
rate not to exceed four and a half per
cent. Such bonds shall be signed by the
clerk and countersigned by the
assistant Judges ef-the county court.
Sec. IL. For the purpose OF retir |
ing bonds and paying the interest there. |
IN, there shall annually be assessed, for |
a period not to exceed fifty years, tax
II three cents on dollar of the grand |
list.
"Sec, H. Such tax shall be collect |
d by the several towns OF the county /
n the manner now provided by law for
he collection of town taxes and shall
Dc paid over by the treasurers of the
several towns, on or before the first day
If September in each year, to the treas
lrer of the county maintaining such
hospital.
Sec. 10. The state shall pay to the
rustees two dollars per day for all pa
tents receiving treatment in such hos.
,ital The trustees of such hospital
hall quarterly make out and forward
o the auditor of accounts a sworn state.
nent of the number of patients treated
nd the number of days such patients
eceived treatment during the preceding
uarter, and the auditor shall draw an
rider in favor of such trustees.
"Sec a. Two or more counties may
mite for the purpose of providing such
hospital to care for persons residing
herein. When one hundred voters OF
aeh OF such counties join in a petition in
uplicate or tripleate, as the case may
e, addressed to the county clerks of
uch counties. provision for voting on
he question shall be made and the vot
~ done as prescribed in sections two
nd three of this act, except that in such
ote the ballot shall read as follows:
hall and eoun 1
rs jointly establish tuberculosis hos
ital and issue their joint bonds there
'r in accordance with the provisions OF
n act OF the general assembly of 1917,
ntitled IAN Act to Provide for the Is
lhlishment Of a County Hospital for
The ballots provided for
section three Of this act shall be pre-
AIRED by the respective county clerks
nd furnished TO the town clerks in their
'spective counties al least FIVE days be
re the annual meeting. II a majority 4
the votes in each Of such counties Is
favor Of establishing such hospital,
.e governor shall appoint five trustees, 2
sidents Of such counties, not more than
70 Of whom shall be physicians, whose
I'm shall b. the same a. designated
section five Of this act Sections 4.
!. :. .. 10. n. u and l3 Ct this act
all apply 10 such union of counties,