Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3838
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3838
- Annual meeting: when applied to towns shall mean the annual town meeting in March or an adjournment thereof. See
- Personal estate: shall include all property other than real estate. See
- 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
§ 3838. Hotels
At an annual or special meeting, a town may vote to exempt, for a period not exceeding five years at a time, real and personal estate used and occupied for hotel purposes. When a majority of those voting on the question of such exemption at an annual meeting vote in favor thereof, such vote shall not be valid unless it shall appear that the total grand list of such majority is equal to at least one-half of the total grand list of those voting on such question. When a majority of those voting on the question of such exemption at a special meeting vote in favor thereof, such vote shall not be valid unless it shall appear that such majority is equal in number to one-third of the total number of legal voters in such town, nor unless it shall appear that the total grand list of such majority is equal to at least one-half of the total grand list of those voting on such question.