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.
Subchapter
002
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POWERS OF THE TOWN
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 101, § 8)
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§ 8. General powers
The Town shall have all powers that Towns have under the Constitution and laws of
the State of Vermont, as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated
in this charter, together with all powers that may hereafter be granted to towns by
the Legislature. All such powers shall be exercised in the manner prescribed in this
charter or, if not prescribed herein, in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance.
The Town’s powers shall include such as may be necessarily or reasonably implied from
other powers and shall be construed liberally in favor of the Town; any mention of
specific powers in this charter shall not be construed as limiting in any way the
general power stated in this section.