Schoff v. Town of Bloomfield
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action of debt on an award made by Daniel Smith and George W. Byram, in pursuance of a submission made as hereinafter stated. Plea — the general issue, and trial by jury.
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This was an action of debt on an award made by Daniel Smith and George W. Byram, in pursuance of a submission made as hereinafter stated. Plea — the general issue, and trial by jury. The plaintiff offered the records of the town of Bloomfield of the proceedings of the town at their annual March meeting, in the year 1833, by which it appeared that at the adjourned term of said meeting, Joseph Stevens was appointed agent of the town for the purpose of compromising the difficulties then existing between the town and this plaintiff in relation to a road laid by the selectmen of the town across…
1Opinion of the Court
*478The opinion of the court was delivered by
Reofield, J.
The vote of the town meeting, appointing an agent, is objected to for the reason that the subject is not named in the warning. This was the annual March meeting. For the adjournment to April being provided for by statute, is but a continuation of the same meeting. And all business which may be legally transacted at the stated March meeting, may, by express provision oí the statute, be done at the adjourned meeting. And no statute requires that the subject matter of business to be done at this meeting, should be specifically named in the…
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