§ 802. Merger of municipalities within Town
(a) Any municipality with the Town of Bennington that votes to surrender its existing charter and dissolve under this charter shall cease to exist as a corporate body and political entity on the January 1st next succeeding, unless such vote becomes final or after October 1st in any year, in which event the municipality shall cease to exist as a corporate body and political entity on the March 1st next succeeding.
(b) All assets of any municipality that surrender its existing charter or dissolves under this charter shall become the property of the Town of Bennington on the day such municipality ceases to exist under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) All liabilities of any municipality that surrenders its existing charter or dissolves under this charter that are outstanding obligations of such municipality on the day it ceases to exist under subsection (a) of this section, including the bonded indebtedness of such municipality, shall become liabilities of the Town of Bennington on the day such municipality ceases to exist under subsection (a) of this section.
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 103 - Town of Bennington
App § 101. General law applies
App § 102. Additional Town powers
App § 103. Initiative; advisory votes
App § 202. Appointive officers
App § 301. Select Board; the legislative body
App § 302. Additional powers of Select Board members to adopt ordinances
App § 303. Further powers of Select Board members
App § 304. Organization of Select Board
App § 401. Appointed by selectors
App § 402. Town Manager nonpartisan
App § 502. Discounts elimination
App § 503. Fair market value of real estate
App § 504. Special assessments
App § 505. Tax within Bennington Rural Fire District No. 1
App § 506. Creation of Bennington Downtown District
App § 508. Purposes and powers
App § 602. Ordinances of villages not merging
App § 603. Administration of ordinance of villages that merge
App § 604. Comprehensive Town ordinance
App § 802. Merger of municipalities within Town
App § 803. Method of adoption; time; voting
App § 804. Notice to Secretary of State