President.

Clerk.

Constable,

Treasurer's duty.

Assessors.

File Wardens, &c.

Fire'depart

ment.

discharge all the duties of their respective offices, and account for and pay over all money belonging to the corporation that may come into their hands, according to law. The bond to be given by such constable, shall also contain a condition by which such constable and his sureties shall severally agree to pay to each person who may be entitled thereto, all money said constable may become liable to pay, on account of any execution which shall be delivered to him for collection.

15. The trustees shall elect one of their number president of the board of trustees, who shall be the presiding officer of the corporation; who shall receive complaints of the breach of any by-laws, see that the by-laws, rules and regulations are duly executed and observed, and who shall prosecute, in the name of the trustees of the village of Albion, all offenders against such by-laws, and for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture belonging to the corporation, and do such other acts and things as may be proper for him, as president of the board of trustees.

16. The clerk shall attend and act as clerk at all meetings of the inhabitants, duly called on business of the corporation, and at all meetings of the trustees, when required by them to do so, record their proceedings, keep all books and papers and the seal of the corporation, and deliver the same to his successor, on demand, attend to the publication of all by-laws and ordinances as the trustees shall direct, and notify all persons of their election or appointment to office under this act.

§ 17. The constable shall possess the same powers, rights and privileges, and be subject to the same duties and liabilities, and entitled to the same fees for services, as belong to constables in the town of Barre. He shall also perform such duties as may be required of him by the by-laws of the corporation.

18. The treasurer shall receive all money directed to be paid into the treasury of the corporation, and pay out the same on the warrant or order of the trustees, and shall render an account of the state of the finances to the trustees whenever required by them, and shall deliver all money, books, papers and property of the corporation, in his hands, to his successor, on demand. Every such warrant shall specify the purpose for which the amount specified therein is to be paid.

19. The assessors shall make out and deliver to the board of trustees, valuations of estates, real and personal, assessments and assessment rolls, with apportionments of taxes annexed thereto, whenever they shall be required by the trustees to do so, as hereinafter provided by this act.

20. The fire wardens, pound master, and all other officers appointed by the trustees, shall perform such duties as shall be required of them by the by-laws of the corporation.

21. The trustees are authorized and empowered to organize and establish a fire department, to consist of not exceeding

two engine companies and not exceeding two hook and ladder companies, with a sufficient number of members, not exceeding thirty, to each company, with the consent of the individual so to be appointed.

firemen.

§ 22. Every member of the fire department so long as he Privileges of shall remain such member, shall be exempt from serving on juries in courts of justices of the peace, and from one day's service on highways; and a certificate of being such member under the hand of the clerk, made within the year in which such exemption is claimed, shall be presumptive evidence to entitle him to such exemption in all courts

neer.

§ 23. The trustees are authorized to appoint a chief engi- Chief engineer, and one or more assistant engineers of the fire department. The chief engineer, and in his absence the senior assistant engineer present, shall have the direction and control of the fire department, subject to such regulations as shall be prescribed by the by-laws of the corporation.

disobeying

$24. Every member of the fire department, who shall at Penalty for the time of any fire, refuse to obey the orders of the chief en- engineer. gineer, or in his absence of the senior assistant engineer present, shall for every such offence forfeit such penalty as shall be prescribed by the by-laws of the corporation, not exceeding ten dollars.

§ 25. The trustees may remove any member of the fire department for misconduct, after giving five days' notice to show cause against such removal.

impounded.

( 26. Any person may take up any cattle, horses, swine, geese Cattle and or other animals found doing damage, or running at large in said horses may village, contrary to any by-law, and put the same immediately in the village pound, without first confining them in any other place, or having his damages assessed, and may recover the damages which has been done, or the penalty incurred for running at large, as the case may be, in such manner as shall be provided in the by-laws of said corporation; and it shall be the duty of the pound keeper to receive such animal and detain it in pound until discharged according to law.

of taxes.

( 27. The trustees may direct the assessors to assess upon Assessment the taxable inhabitants of said village, any sum which a majority of the legal voters present at any annual or special meeting called for that purpose, shall direct and authorize, for defraying the contingent expenses of the corporation, and for any special object, not exceeding five hundred dollars in one year, exclusive of all highway taxes and street expenses, authorized by this act, and may cause the same to be levied and collected of the real and personal estate of the inhabitants of said village. In assessing any such tax, the assessor shall apportion the same among the taxable inhabitants of the corporation and non-resident owners of property therein, in just proportion, according to the last assessment roll of the village, or according to a new one, when thereunto required by the trustees, and a new as

Owners or Occupants! to be assess

ed.

Tax to be a lien on

lands.

Land may

be sold for taxes.

sessment roll shall he made once in each year at least. Ten days' notice, posted in three public places in said village, of the time and place at which the assessors will meet to review the assessment roll, shall be given, and any person liable to taxation, who shall consider himself aggrieved by such assessment, may, in ten days after such roll is completed by the assessors, appeal therefrom to the trustees, by giving the assessors notice in writing of such appeal, and of the time and place of determining thereon by the trustees, who shall hear the same and do justice in the premises. When the assessment roll is completed, the assessors shall deliver the same to the president with their certificate annexed thereto, signed by a majority of them. In case any person shall neglect or refuse to pay his or her tax, the collector shall levy the same by distress and sale, the same as collectors of town taxes are authorized to do.

28. All assessments for taxes upon real estate shall be against the owner or occupant, and may be collected from either; and if paid by the occupant, may be recovered by him in an action against the owner, for money paid by him at his request. Any sum directed to be raised for a specific improvement which the trustees shall judge to be local, (other than for street expenses,) shall be assessed by the assessors on or among the owners or occupants of real and personal estate in said village, in a just proportion, as near as may be, to the benefit which each person so taxed shall be deemed to receive from such improvement; and like notice of every such assessment, and of any appeal therefrom to the trustees, shall be given as is provided in section twenty-seven of this act; and on such appeal the trustees may confirm or alter such assessment as they may deem just; and in making out a tax list for any purpose under this act, the per centage of the collector not less than three nor more than five per cent, as the trustees may direct, may be added to the sum so to be raised, and collected as a part of such tax in addition thereto.

§ 29. Every tax or assessment authorized by this act shall be a lien on the lands and premises upon which the same shall be assessed, and when any such tax or assessment shall be returned by the collector, on the warrant issued to him, unsatisfied by reason that no personal property liable to be distrained for such tax can be found by him, it shall be lawful for the trustees of said village at any time within two years next thereafter, to cause such real estate, or such part thereof as they shall see fit, to be sold at public auction for the payment of such tax or assessment, or such part thereof as shall remain unpaid, and the interest thereon, together with the expenses of advertisement and sale. Public notice of such sale shall be given in the manner, and for the time required by law in case of sale of real estate on execution. All such sales shall be in the village of Albion, and for the shortest term of time for which any person will take such premises, and pay the assessment, interest and

expenses; and the right of redemption in all cases of such sale shall exist to the owner or owners, and his, her or their legal representatives and creditors, for the same time, to the same extent, in the same order and on the like conditions, as is provided by law in case of sale of real estate on executions; upon such sale, the president of the board of trustees shall give the purchaser or purchasers, a certificate in writing, under the corporate seal, containing a brief description of the premises, and the time for which the same was sold, the amount of tax or assessment, interest and expenses, and the time when the purchaser or purchasers will be entitled to a lease for the said premises, if the same shall not be redeemed, and shall cause a duplicate of such certificate to be filed in the office of the clerk of the county of Orleans. The proceedings shall be discontinued at any time. before sale, upon any person paying to the village treasurer the amount of such tax or assessment, with the interest, and two dollars in addition to the printer's bill; and if the premises are sold, three dollars in addition to the printer's bill may be charged for the expenses of such sale, and such certificates as aforesaid; and if the premises are not redeemed, the trustees shall Lease conexecute to the person or persons entitled thereto, a lease of the redeemed. premises so sold, under the corporate seal, and signed by their president, for the term for which the same were sold, to be computed from the expiration of fifteen months from the day of such sale, which lease shall be presumptive evidence that such tax was legally imposed, and of the regularity of the proceedings and sale, for which the trustees may charge the sum of two dollars, on delivery thereof to the purchaser. And such lessee or lessees, his, her and their executors, administrators and assigns, may, by virtue of such lease, obtain possession of said premises in the manner prescribed by law in relation to persons holding over real estate sold under execution; and shall, and may lawfully enjoy said premises during the term specified in such lease, against the owners thereof, and all persons claiming under them, and shall be at liberty within thirty days after the expiration of said term to remove all buildings put on said premises during the said term in the right of such

Occupancy.

firmed if not

30. It shall be the duty of the owners and occupants of Sidewalks. lots bounding on the streets in said village, to construct and keep in repair sidewalks opposite their respective lots, in such time and manner, and of such materials as the trustees may by by-law or ordinance for that purpose direct, and if any such owner or occupant shall refuse or neglect to construct or repair the sidewalks opposite the lot or lots owned or occupied by him as aforesaid, when so directed to do by the trustees as aforesaid, then in either case, it shall be lawful for the trustees to cause such sidewalks to be so constructed or repaired by the corporation, for and on account of the owner of such lot; and such owner shall be liable to pay the expenses of such repair

Highways.

Highway labor.

Paving, &c.

Estimate of expense.

Amount for each male.

Non-residents.

List of inhabitants and

or construction; and all sums so expended upon such sidewalk, not exceeding fifty dollars in any one year, after being audited by the trustees, by a vote of their board, shall thenceforth be an assessment or tax to that amount upon every such lot; and thereupon it shall be lawful for the trustees to advertise and sell such lot, in the manner prescribed in section twenty-nine of this act; and the purchaser or purchasers, and the owner or owners, and his, her and their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns and creditors, shall have the same rights and privileges as are given them respectively in and by said section.

§ 31. The said village is hereby exempt from the superintendence of the commissioners of highways of the town of Barre; and the said trustees shall, within the bounds of said village, have all the powers of commissioners of highways of towns, and shall perform all the duties which by law are enjoined upon commissioners of highways, and be subject to like restrictions and appeals not inconsistent with the provisions of this act; said trustees shall also be fence viewers within said village, and have all the powers which are or may be conferred by law on the fence viewers in towns in this state.

§ 32. All assessments of highway labor in said village shall be paid and collected in money, at and after the rate of sixtytwo and a half cents for each day's labor; but any inhabitant liable to assessment for highway labor in said village, may work out his assessment in the manner now provided by law subject to the direction of the street commissioner.

§ 33. The expenses of working, repairing, paving, improving and cleaning the streets, shall be denominated street expenses, and shall be provided for as follows:

1. As soon as may be after the annual election in each year of officers of the corporation, the trustees shall estimate and assess the amount of such street expenses for the ensuing year, which shall be at least equal to the value of an assessment of three days' labor on each taxable inhabitant of the corporation, estimating each day's labor at sixty-two and a half cents.

2. Every male inhabitant of said corporation being above the age of twenty-one years, (excepting ministers of the gospel, priests of any denomination, paupers and lunatics,) shall be assessed one day's labor or sixty-two and a half cents.

3. The assessors shall apportion and assess the residue of the said street expenses upon the estates real and personal, of the inhabitants of the corporation, and non-resident owners of property therein as the same shall appear from the last assessment roll of the corporation.

4. The assessors shall make a list of all the inhabitants of nonresidents the corporation, and non-resident owners of real or personal to be made. estate, who are by this act liable to be assessed for street expenses in the corporation, and shall place opposite the name of each person contained in such list, the sum and number of days work assessed against such person. The assessors shal