41 Vt. 409 | Vt. | 1868
The opinion of the court was delivered by
The result of this cause in this court depends mainly, independent of the question as to the sufficiency of the-
It is urged that the warning of the meeting is insufficient and does not authorize the votes relied upon. Article 2d of the warning is “ to see what action the town will take in regard to the expected draft soon to be made,” etc., and article 3d is to “ see whether the town will vote to pay bounties to volunteers, if so, what bounties.” This we think sufficiently indicates the business to be done, and that was done under the warning. All that is necessary, as held in Alger v. Curry, 40 Vt., 437, is that the warning should set forth in general terms the purposes or objects for which the money is to be raised, so “ as to notify all interested in the subject matter of the proposed vote or action of the town.” This is also substantially held in Kittredge v. Walden, 40 Vt., 211. It is also urged that the special meeting, which adopted the votes referred to, could not legally adjourn for the purpose of completing its business. We can conceive of no valid objection to doing so, and none is suggested. Circumstances might exist that would not only render it proper but necessary to do so in order to complete the business for which the meeting was called; as the importance, amount of business contemplated to be done, and the time required to accomplish it. As to the validity of the record of the proceedings of that meeting, we think the point made was virtually decided in Hutchinson v. Pratt, 11 Vt., 402, and that it was admissible for the purpose for which it was used.
The only remaining question is, can the plaintiff recover upon the common counts and as for money paid for the use and benefit of the town. Holding, as we do, that the town, in view of the general policy and object of the law, had an interest to relieve its citizens from draft and military service, and as being under an