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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 5101

  • 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
  • Village: shall mean an incorporated village. See

§ 5101. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Municipalities” means a town, a city, or an incorporated village.

(2) “Legislative body” means the selectmen in the case of a town, the council or mayor and board of aldermen in the case of a city, and the trustees in the case of an incorporated village. (Added 1975, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 10, 1976.)