§ 10. Designation of real estate in Village by listers It shall hereafter be the duty of the listers of the Town of Whitingham in making the lists of the Town to designate therein such of the ratable estate real and personal, as shall belong within the limits of the Village, and the same shall […]
§ 11. Tax assessment The Village may, at its annual meeting called for that purpose, assess a tax on the grand list of the Village for any of the purposes mentioned in this act, and shall have all the powers and may collect the tax in such manner as is provided by law for the […]
§ 12. Board of Abatement The trustees and Clerk of the Village shall constitute a Board for the Abatement of Village Taxes, and shall have the same powers and proceed in the same manner as the board for abatement of taxes in towns.
§ 13. Maintenance of library The Village may establish, keep, and maintain a free public library for the improvement of its inhabitants, and to that end may purchase, hold, and dispose of real and personal property to preserve, improve, enlarge, and continue the library and erect such building as may be necessary for its safe […]
§ 14. Power to borrow money The Village at an annual or a special meeting called for that purpose is hereby authorized and empowered to vote to borrow money for any of the purposes herein mentioned, and to issue its notes and bonds therefor; and such notes or bonds shall be signed by the trustees […]
§ 15. Bylaws The Village, at an annual or special meeting duly warned for that purpose, may make, alter, and repeal bylaws of the following subject matter, viz.: (1) Relating to their streets, sidewalks, alleys, public highways, commons, parks, and public grounds, the cleaning, repairing, and improving the same; to prevent the encumbering the same […]
§ 2. Annual and special meetings (a) The annual meeting of the Village shall be held on the third Tuesday in June at seven o’clock p. m., or at such other time as shall be prescribed by the bylaws at such places as shall be prescribed by the bylaws. (b) Special meetings shall be called […]
§ 3. Election and duties of officers (a) At the annual meeting there shall be elected, by ballot if called for by three voters, a Clerk, a Treasurer, a Chief Engineer, First and Second Assistant Engineers, a Collector, and five trustees, who shall serve until their successors are elected. They shall be sworn, and the […]
§ 4. Sewers, compensation for land taken (a) The legal voters of the Village at a meeting duly warned and holden for that purpose, may vote to construct and maintain for the benefit of the Village a common sewer or sewerage system and extend the same through the highways, streets, and lanes of the Village, […]
§ 5. Acquisition of land and water courses The Village may purchase, lease, or take by right of eminent domain, hold and convey real and personal estate, springs, water courses, and existing aqueducts, construct and maintain such aqueducts, and build and lay pipes and conduits as may be required for the purpose of furnishing the […]
§ 6. Lighting The Village may light its streets in such way as it may determine, and construct, own, and maintain gas or electric plants for lighting them or furnishing its inhabitants and the inhabitants of the Towns of Whitingham and Halifax with lights, heating, and power and for this purpose may purchase, take, and […]
§ 7. Police officers (a) The trustees of the Village shall have power to and may appoint the number of police officers within the Village as the trustees may judge necessary for the interests of the inhabitants thereof, by writing under their hands, which shall be recorded by the Village Clerk, and the appointments may […]
§ 8. Bylaws; penalty for violations The Village may impose a fine or forfeiture not exceeding $100.00 for a violation of any bylaw or ordinance. The penalty may be recovered in an action on the case upon this statute in the name of the Village, in which action it shall be sufficient to declare generally […]
§ 9. Fire district The Village is hereby constituted a fire district for the purpose of preventing the destructive consequences of fires, and the trustees shall have all the powers, and be subject to the same restrictions as prudential committees in fire districts, in making contracts and expenditures for the preservation of property in the […]
