Vermont § 8 - Village Clerk; recording of rules and ordinances

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 8 — Village Clerk; recording of rules and ordinances, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 8. Village Clerk; recording of rules and ordinances

  • (a) The Clerk shall keep a record of all called Village meetings of the Village trustees;
    shall perform the usual duties of a clerk; shall have the same power and be subject
    to the same liabilities as are prescribed by law for town clerks; shall have exclusive
    custody of the Village records and papers, which shall not be taken from the Clerk’s
    office unless upon the order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction; and
    the Clerk’s records, copies, and certificates shall be as legally authoritative as
    those of Town Clerks, and shall have the power to certify the same. (b) The bylaws, rules, and ordinances of the Village shall be recorded in the office of
    the Clerk of the Village, and the Clerk’s certificate that such bylaws, rules, and
    ordinances were adopted at an annual meeting of the Village, or at a special meeting
    thereof, called for that purpose, shall be prima facie evidence of such fact in any
    court in this State and certified copies of the bylaws, rules, ordinances, and Clerk’s
    certificates shall also be received as evidence in all the courts in this State. (Added 1937, No. 301, § 8.)

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

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