Vermont § 3 - General corporate powers The inhabitants of that territory embraced within the boundaries as established by 1915 Acts and Resolves No. 280 shall continue as a body corporate and politic, under the name of the City of St
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§ 3. General corporate powers The inhabitants of that territory embraced within the boundaries as established by 1915 Acts and Resolves No. 280 shall continue as a body corporate and politic, under the name of the City of St
- . Albans; and by that name may sue and be sued, prosecute
and defend in any court; may have a common seal, and alter it at pleasure; may take,
hold, purchase, and convey such property, real and personal, within or without its
corporate limits as the purpose of the corporation may require; may borrow on the
credit of the City, in the mode and under the restrictions hereinafter provided; may
elect representatives to the General Assembly of the State, and the same number of
justices of the peace, as a town of equal population; and generally shall have, exercise,
and enjoy all such rights, immunities, powers, and privileges as are conferred upon
or are incident to towns in this State; and shall be subject to like duties, liabilities,
and obligations, except as otherwise provided in this charter. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 20, 2010.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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