2013 Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix Municipal Charters
Chapter 251 VILLAGE OF NORTH BENNINGTON
§ 303 Board of Trustees; general authority

251-303. Board of Trustees; general authority

The Board of Trustees shall have the general care and management of the prudential interests and affairs of said Village; shall assess all taxes and make out a rate bill accordingly; shall direct the expenditure of all moneys belonging to said Village, and draw orders upon the Treasurer and generally perform all the duties legally enjoined upon them by said corporation, and shall submit their accounts and vouchers to the auditors at least three days before the annual meeting of each year. Said Board shall have power to abate taxes laid or assessed by virtue of this act, and also all highway taxes assessed against tax payers of said Village, to remit fines imposed for the violation of the bylaws or regulations of said Village, and to discharge offenders from imprisonment for the same. The power of said Board to abate taxes shall be subject to the same limitations and may be exercised for the causes provided in sections 3069 and 3070 of the Vermont Statutes. The Board may fill any vacancy in any elective Village office, and a person so appointed shall serve until a successor is elected, but the Village may, at any time, at a meeting duly called for that purpose, fill such vacancy for the unexpired term.