Vermont § 1 - Applicability of the general law

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1 — Applicability of the general law, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 1. Applicability of the general law

  • (a) All provisions of the constitutional and general laws of the State of Vermont relating
    to towns and their officers shall apply to the Town of Westminster. (b) The Town of Westminster shall have all the powers now or hereafter conferred upon
    towns and villages by the Constitution and general laws of the State of Vermont. (Added 2009, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 17, 2010.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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