Electricity

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 219, subch. 10

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 219, § 28 Electric light plant; purchase; operation

28. Electric light plant; purchase; operation The incorporated Village of Enosburg Falls is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire, purchase, own, construct, maintain, and operate plants for generating of electricity, transmission and distribution lines, or any or all of such things, for the purpose of lighting the streets, walks, public grounds, and public buildings of the Village, and the Village may furnish and sell for public or private use electric light, heat, or both, and electric power to parties residing within or without the corporate limits of the Village upon such terms and subject to such regulations as may be fixed by the Village trustees or agreed upon between the contracting parties. The charges and rates for electric service shall be a lien on real estate, wherever located, furnished with the service in the same manner and to the same effect as taxes are a lien upon real property under 32 V.S.A. § 5061. The owner of the property, furnished with electric service, wherever located, shall be liable for the charges and rates. The Village Clerk shall file in the land records in the Town in which the property is located a notice of delinquency for all unpaid charges, to be indexed under the name of the property owner, regardless of whether an agreement has been made for the repayment of the charges. The lien provided for in this section shall be released only upon receipt of payment in full for all outstanding charges, interest, and late fees in the amount of eight percent of the delinquent charges. Added 1890, No. 87, § 10; amended 1896, No. 157, § 1; 1935, No. 247, § 1; 2007, No. M-22 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. May 19, 2008.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 219, § 29 Electric light plant; damages

29. Electric light plant; damages In the event the Village and any owner of land over which it may be desirable to pass with the poles and wires of a plant or that the Village may need for the operation of the plant cannot agree upon the damages to be paid to the owner for the passage or right-of-way, and the owner is a minor, a person who lacks capacity to protect his or her interests due to a mental condition or psychiatric disability, or out of State, or otherwise incapable to sell and convey, the same proceedings shall be had for assessing such damages as are provided for compensating the owners of water or lands taken for the construction and maintenance of a water plant for the Village. Added 1896, No. 157, § 1; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 169.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 219, § 30 Malicious disturbance or interference

30. Malicious disturbance or interference Any person who shall maliciously interfere with or injure the electric light wires, lamps, connections, or appurtenances shall be liable to be prosecuted therefor by the Grand Juror of the Town or the State’s Attorney of the county wherein the offense shall be committed, by information, complaint, or indictment, and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $5.00, nor more than $500.00 and costs of prosecution, and shall also be liable to the corporation for all damages resulting to it by such disturbance or injury or pollution, with full costs to be recovered by an action on the case founded on this statute. Added 1890, No. 87, § 11; amended 1989, No. M-26, § 5.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 219, § 31 Electric and gas plants; bonding

31. Electric and gas plants; bonding When authorized by a majority of all the voters voting at a regular or special meeting of the Village, the Village may issue and sell its negotiable bonds to an amount not exceeding the amount authorized by the meeting for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, establishing, maintaining, and operating an electric plant, electric transmission and distribution lines, and a gas plant and pipe lines, or for any or all of such purposes, or for additions thereto or any part thereof, as may be necessary from time to time. The warning calling the meeting shall state the object and purpose for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred, the estimated cost of the improvements, the amount of bonds proposed to be issued therefor, and the maximum rate of interest to be paid, and shall fix the place where and the date on which such meeting shall be held. The vote shall be by ballot. Added 1935, No. 247, § 2.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 219, § 32 Village indebtedness

32. Village indebtedness Any bonds issued for the purposes herein specified shall not be taken into account in determining the amount of the indebtedness that the Village is permitted to incur. Added 1935, No. 247, § 3.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 219, § 33 Borrowing; authorization

33. Borrowing; authorization The Village is also authorized and empowered to borrow money from time to time as may be necessary to enable it to carry on and complete the work and for paying current indebtedness incurred in connection with its electric plant, transmission, and distribution lines, and for such purpose may levy and collect such taxes upon the ratable estate of the Village as may be necessary. Added 1935, No. 247, § 4.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 219, § 34 Bonds; denominations

34. Bonds; denominations The trustees of the Village shall determine the denomination of the bonds, the rate of interest, the time and place of payment, and the form of such bond to be used. When such bonds are to be registered, they shall be registered in the manner as prescribed by the trustees of the Village. The bonds issued under this charter shall be sold to the highest bidder after being advertised for sale in such manner as the trustees of the Village may determine. Added 1935, No. 247, § 5.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 219, § 35 Bonds; authorization

35. Bonds; authorization Each of the bonds shall be signed by the trustees of the Village and countersigned by the Treasurer. The bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement of the authority conferred by this chapter and of the vote of the Village authorizing the issue thereof, and the same shall be conclusive evidence of the fact of the liability of the Village to a bona fide holder thereof. Added 1935, No. 247, § 6.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/219Fetched: 10/21/2026