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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 5483

  • Town: shall include city and wards or precincts therein; "selectboard members" and "board of civil authority" shall extend to and include the mayor and aldermen of cities; "trustees" shall extend to and include bailiffs of incorporated villages; and the laws applicable to the inhabitants and officers of towns shall be applicable to the inhabitants and similar officers of all municipal corporations. See

§ 5483. Acquisition of land by town

When it is necessary to enlarge a public burial ground or to establish a new one, three or more freeholders of the town may apply in writing to the selectboard, setting forth such necessity with a description of the land necessary for the purpose. The selectboard shall then proceed as in case of an application by three or more freeholders to lay out a highway. (Amended 2023, No. 6, § 183, eff. July 1, 2023.)