Vermont § 1304 - First meeting; officers
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§ 1304. First meeting; officers
- (a) Within 60 days after record of its name and bounds has been made, the voters in such
village shall meet in the village. Notice of the day, hour, and place of the meeting,
signed by the town clerk, or, upon his or her default, by a selectperson, shall be
posted in four public places in the village and published once in each newspaper published
therein, at least ten days previous thereto. The meeting may be called to order by
the officer signing the notice. (b) At such meeting, or at an adjournment thereof, the corporation shall elect a presiding
officer, a clerk, five trustees, a treasurer, and a collector of taxes and may elect
a tree warden and chief engineer who shall hold their offices until the first annual
meeting and until others are elected and qualified. Any qualified and eligible voter
of the town in which such village is situated may be elected as such tax collector,
chief engineer, clerk, treasurer, or presiding officer. (Amended 1961, No. 11, eff. March 3, 1961; 2003, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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