Vermont § 1 - Village boundaries; residents; Town inhabitants

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§ 1. Village boundaries; residents; Town inhabitants

  • (a) That part of the Town of Woodstock, in the County of Windsor, beginning at a stone
    post standing on the easterly side of the highway leading from the Village of Woodstock
    to Taftsville, and distant about 70 rods from the present northeast corner of the
    Village; thence running south 65 degrees east 62 rods to a corner; thence south 40
    degrees west 128 rods to the northeasterly corner of the creamery lot; thence the
    same course 301 rods to the southeast corner of R. E. Townsend’s meadow; thence westerly
    on Townsend’s land 117 and one-half rods to Harvey H. Lockwood’s east line; thence
    north 51 and one-half degrees west 96 rods to a stone post standing on the northwesterly
    side of the highway near Sorrel Lucia’s house; thence same course 78 rods to a corner;
    thence north 39 degrees east 73 rods to the north-east corner of L. B. Marble’s wood
    shed; thence same course 304 rods to the south-west corner of Allen W. Thompson’s
    house; thence south 65 degrees east 64 and a half rods to a stone post standing near
    the fair ground school house so called; thence same course 171 rods to place of beginning,
    shall hereafter be known by the name of the Village of Woodstock. (b) The corporation hereby created may alter the boundaries and limits of the Village,
    with the consent of any person or persons to be included or excluded by such alteration;
    and a record of all such alterations shall be made in the office of the Town Clerk
    of the Town of said Town of Woodstock. The inhabitants and territory included in the
    limits of the Village shall belong to the Town of territory of Woodstock, in the same
    manner as though this charter had not passed.

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

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