2017 Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 251 - Village Of North Bennington

Subchapter 1: CORPORATE EXISTENCE

• § 251-101 Corporate existence

Subchapter 2: ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETINGS

• § 251-201 Authorization for the assessment and collection of property taxes
• § 251-202 Warning of annual and special meetings
• § 251-203 Elections at annual meetings
• § 251-204 Moderator Pro Tem

Subchapter 3: VILLAGE OFFICERS

• § 251-301 Terms of office
• § 251-302 Compensation of officers
• § 251-303 Board of Trustees; general authority
• § 251-304 Clerk
• § 251-305 Treasurer
• § 251-306 Auditors

Subchapter 4: BOARD OF TRUSTEES

• § 251-401 Election of Chair and appointments
• § 251-402 Meetings

Subchapter 5: FIRE DEPARTMENT

• § 251-501 Fire Chief and firefighters
• § 251-502 Firefighting apparatus

Subchapter 6: STREETS AND HIGHWAYS

• § 251-601 Highway Superintendent
• § 251-602 Highway tax rate
• § 251-603 Board of Trustees; authority with respect to roads, streets, and sidewalks

Subchapter 7: POLICE DEPARTMENT

• § 251-701 Police Department; appointment; duties

Subchapter 8: SEWER, WATER, AND LIGHT SYSTEMS

• § 251-801 Construction and maintenance of reservoir
• § 251-802 Use of land for reservoir
• § 251-803 Use of water; payment; inspection; damages
• § 251-804 Unauthorized diversion and malicious damage
• § 251-805 Sewers and drains
• § 251-806 Connections to sewer system
• § 251-807 Entry onto land for construction
• § 251-808 Electric light plant
• § 251-809 Furnishing of water
• § 251-810 Rights-of-way of public service corporation
• § 251-811 Rates for water
• § 251-812 Prohibition on taxation, assessment, or encumbrance of water works
• § 251-813 Board of Water Commissioners
• § 251-814 Gross income of water works
• § 251-815 Payment of water works' funds
• § 251-816 Board of Water Commissioners' rules
• § 251-817 Prohibition on abatement of water rates
• § 251-818 Annual net income of water works
• § 251-819 Annual report
• § 251-820 Staff assistance

Subchapter 9: BONDED INDEBTEDNESS

• § 251-901 Bonding for water and sewer systems and light plant
• § 251-902 Maximum bonded indebtedness

Subchapter 10: TAKING OF PROPERTY

• § 251-1001 Compensation for taking
• § 251-1002 Petition for appeal of compensation award

Subchapter 11: POWERS OF VILLAGE TRUSTEES

• § 251-1101 Designated powers

Subchapter 12: BYLAWS AND ORDINANCES

• § 251-1201 Amendment and repeal
• § 251-1202 Recordation and certification
• § 251-1203 Fines
• § 251-1204 Prosecutions

Subchapter 13: AMENDMENT AND REPEAL OF CHARTER

• § 251-1301 Amendment and repeal
• § 251-1302 [Transitional provisions related to approval of the charter and effective date]

Subchapter 14: APPENDIX

• § 251-1401 Boundaries