Vermont § 796 - Petition by selectboard When a bridge is required between two towns and the selectboards of the towns do not agree to build it, the selectboard of either town may petition the Superior Court
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§ 796. Petition by selectboard When a bridge is required between two towns and the selectboards of the towns do not agree to build it, the selectboard of either town may petition the Superior Court
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The petition and citation shall be served on one or more selectboard members of the
other town, and the same proceedings shall be had as though application had been made
by persons who are either voters or landowners and whose number is at least five percent
of the voters. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 361, eff. July 1, 2022.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 796 ("Petition by selectboard When a bridge is required between two towns and the selectboards of the towns do not agree to build it, the selectboard of either town may petition the Superior Court") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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