2005 Vermont Code - § 871. — Organization of selectmen; appointments

§ 871. Organization of selectmen; appointments

Forthwith after their election and qualification, the selectmen shall organize and elect a chairman and, if so voted, a clerk from among their number, and file a certificate of such election for record in the office of the town clerk. Such selectmen shall thereupon appoint from among the legally qualified voters the following officers who shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified, and shall certify such appointments to the town clerk who shall record the same:

(1) Three fence viewers;

(2) A poundkeeper, for each pound; voting residence in the town need not be a qualification for this office provided appointee gives his consent to the appointment;

(3) One or more inspectors of lumber, shingles and wood;

(4) One or more weighers of coal; and

(5) A tree warden. (Amended 1963, No. 74, § 2.)