General Provisions

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 127, subch. 15

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 127, § 1501 Separability

1501. Separability If any provision of this charter is held invalid, the other provisions of the charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of the charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 127, § 1502 Continuance of office or employment

1502. Continuance of office or employment Except as specifically provided by this charter, if at the time this charter takes full effect a Town administrative officer or employee holds any office or position, he or she shall continue in such office or position until the taking effect of some specific provision under this charter directing that he or she vacate the office or position.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 127, § 1503 Pending matters

1503. Pending matters All rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue except as modified pursuant to the provisions of this charter and in each case shall be maintained, carried on, or dealt with by the Town department, office, or agency appropriate under this charter.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 127, § 1504 Municipal laws

1504. Municipal laws All Town ordinances, resolutions, orders, and regulations that are in force when this charter becomes fully effective shall remain in full force and effect excepting only those ordinances, resolutions, orders, and regulations that are inconsistent with this charter.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 127, § 1505 Fire District No. 1 East Middlebury

1505. Fire District No. 1 East Middlebury (a) The Fire District of East Middlebury shall continue under the provisions of its charter as established by act of the State Legislature. (b) By majority vote of the Town of Middlebury and of Fire District No. 1 of East Middlebury, the Fire District No. 1 may be incorporated into the Town of Middlebury.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 127, § 1506 Copies of the charter

1506. Copies of the charter Two copies of this charter with amendments and information sheets, if there are any, shall be kept in all Town libraries. If at any time these copies shall become unreadable or be destroyed, the Town, at Town expense, shall provide the library with sufficient new copies.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 127, § 1507 Sec. 4 of the Incorporated District No. 4

1507. Sec. 4 of the Incorporated District No. 4 (a) The officers of said District shall be a Moderator, a Clerk, a Treasurer, a Collector, and an Auditor, who shall be chosen annually, and a Prudential Committee of seven, hereafter to be chosen as follows: (b) At each annual meeting of the Town of Middlebury, there shall be elected a member of the Committee for a term of five years, except however, that at successive five-year intervals after each of the years 1969 and 1970, there shall be elected at the Town’s annual meeting, an additional member for a term of five years. Each member of the Committee so elected shall take office at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the annual meeting of School District No. 4 in Middlebury. A vacancy on the Committee shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by a majority of the members of the Committee. The officers shall hold their respective offices until their successors are chosen.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 127, § 1508 Amendment of charter

1508. Amendment of charter This charter may be amended as set forth by State law under 17 V.S.A. § 2645.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 127, § 1509 Reference to State statute

1509. Reference to State statute If any matter mentioned in this charter is said to be controlled by a specific State statute, the reference to the State statute shall include the statute as amended or renumbered, or any statute substituted therefor and having similar subject matter.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 127, § 1510 [Transitional provision.]

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/127Fetched: 10/21/2026