Vermont § 410 - Duties

§ 410. Duties

• (a) The City Clerk shall perform for the City the same duties as prescribed by the laws
  of this State upon town clerks, except insofar as the same are changed or modified
  by the provisions of this charter and shall charge and receive for the benefit of
  the City the same fees therefor. The Clerk shall be ex-officio Clerk of the City Council
  and Board of Civil Authority. The Clerk shall have exclusive charge and custody of
  the public records of the City and all records, papers, and documents belonging to
  the Town of Barre at the time the City of Barre was organized. Such records shall
  not be taken out of or away from the City Clerk’s office except upon the order of
  process of a court of competent jurisdiction; but said City Council may, by ordinance
  or bylaw, regulate the removal from said office of all papers and documents belonging
  to the City and in the custody of the Clerk as aforesaid. The Clerk shall, on being
  tendered therefor the fees allowed town clerks under the law of this State for similar
  services, make duly certified copies of said records, documents, and copies so certified
  shall be legal evidence of the same validity and effect as those of town clerks, in
  all courts and for all purposes. Compensation for the Clerk shall be fixed by the
  City Council. (b) All the books of records, papers, and documents belonging to the Town of Barre at
  the time the City of Barre was organized shall continue to be kept and deposited in
  the office of the City Clerk, copies of which, duly certified by him or her, shall
  be legal evidence for all purposes for which they would have been evidenced if the
  City has not been created, and they had been duly certified by the Clerk of the Town
  of Barre.