Vermont § 802 - Merger of municipalities within Town

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§ 802. Merger of municipalities within Town

  • (a) Any municipality with the Town of Bennington that votes to surrender its existing
    charter and dissolve under this charter shall cease to exist as a corporate body and
    political entity on the January 1st next succeeding, unless such vote becomes final
    or after October 1st in any year, in which event the municipality shall cease to exist
    as a corporate body and political entity on the March 1st next succeeding. (b) All assets of any municipality that surrender its existing charter or dissolves under
    this charter shall become the property of the Town of Bennington on the day such municipality
    ceases to exist under subsection (a) of this section. (c) All liabilities of any municipality that surrenders its existing charter or dissolves
    under this charter that are outstanding obligations of such municipality on the day
    it ceases to exist under subsection (a) of this section, including the bonded indebtedness
    of such municipality, shall become liabilities of the Town of Bennington on the day
    such municipality ceases to exist under subsection (a) of this section.

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

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Section 802 ("Merger of municipalities within Town") 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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