Vermont Statutes
Chapter 239 - Village of Manchester
App § 8. Village trustees; powers

§ 8. Village trustees; powers
(a) The trustees shall have the same powers to lay out, alter, and discontinue streets and highways in the Village as are vested by law in the selectboard of towns, and all proceedings in respect to laying out, altering, or discontinuing streets and highways in the Village shall be had in the same manner as is prescribed by law in respect to these matters in towns.
(b) The trustees shall have power to enact, amend, alter, or repeal bylaws, ordinances, and regulations, not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State and of the United States, or to the charter of this Village, and to enforce the same by fine, penalty, forfeiture, or any other proper remedy, and shall have the other powers as are stated in this chapter.
(c) The trustees shall assess all taxes required by law or by vote of the Village, and shall direct the expenditure of all moneys belonging to the Village, and shall draw orders for all moneys disbursed by them, and generally shall perform all duties enjoined upon them by the Village. (Added 1943, No. 183, § 8.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters

Chapter 239 - Village of Manchester

App § 1. Village boundaries and establishment of body politic

App § 2. Alteration of Village boundaries

App § 3. Powers of Village; general authority

App § 4. Village powers; specific authority

App § 5. Village meetings

App § 6. Election of Village officials

App § 7. Village Clerk

App § 8. Village trustees; powers

App § 9. Village trustees; appointments

App § 10. Fire Department; Chief Engineer

App § 11. Building Inspector

App § 12. Trustee meetings

App § 13. Ordinances

App § 14. Village as Town highway district

App § 15. Village trustees; license granting authority

App § 16. Village taxing authority on ratable estate

App § 17. Borrowing funds

App § 18. Abatement of taxes; remittance of fines or forfeitures

App § 19. Conflict of interest

App § 20. Imposition of fines and forfeitures

App § 21. Violations of Village ordinances

App § 22. Village Manager

App § 23. Aqueducts and reservoirs

App § 24. Sewer and sewage system

App § 25. Street lights and gas or electric plants

App § 26. Property of Village under former charter

App § 27. [Transitional provision related to repeal of former charter as amended.]

App § 28. [Transitional provision related to acceptance of charter by section and subdivision.]

App § 29. [Transitional provision related to Village officers serving at time the new charter takes effect.]

App § 30. [Transitional provision relating to the effective date of sections 28 and 29.]