The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 7, § 1)
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§ 1. Establishment of City
Out of the territory heretofore existing within the limits of the Towns of Newport
and Derby is established the City of Newport, embracing all the territory included
within the limits described in this charter; and the remainder of the territory of
the Town of Newport is established as a new town to be the Town of Newport and the
remaining territory of the Town of Derby is established as a new town to be the Town
of Derby. The Villages of Newport and West Derby are hereby abolished as soon as this
charter shall go into operation, and all property, rights, funds, taxes, rights of
action, etc., belonging to said Villages of Newport and West Derby, respectively,
shall at once be transferred and belong to said City of Newport; and said City of
Newport shall assume and have all the duties, rights, and obligations and debts of
the said Villages of Newport and West Derby, respectively, except as herein otherwise
provided.