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24A V.S.A. § 219-20
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-20. Bylaws; water

§ 219-20. Bylaws; water|The Village may, at any legally warned meeting, enact and adopt bylaws and regulations concerning the management and use of an aqueduct, reservoirs, and appurtenances, not inconsistent with law, as it may deem expedient, including the fixing and collecting of water rates, and the exaction of bonds from the Collector of the rates for the faithful discharge of the Collector's duty, and the water commissioners are hereby empowered to carry the bylaws and regulations into effect. (Added 1890, No. 87, § 5.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-21
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-21. Malicious disturbance or interference

§ 219-21. Malicious disturbance or interference|Any person who shall maliciously disturb or injure the aqueduct, reservoirs, springs, stream, pond, or fountains, or any of the connecting appurtenances, enclosures, or works thereof, or pollute the waters of the aqueduct, reservoirs, springs, stream, pond, or fountains 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 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.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-22
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-22. Water rights; leasing and selling

§ 219-22. Water rights; leasing and selling|The Village may, at any legally warned meeting, authorize the water commissioners to lease, dispose of, or sell upon terms fixed by the meeting, to any person, partnership, or body corporate, or other company, any part or all of the rights and privileges granted by this chapter to the Village, and any property acquired thereunder, to have and to hold the same for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants of the Village with water for fire, domestic, and other purposes; and the person, partnership, body corporate, or company, and their assigns upon such lease, disposal, or sale, shall for the purpose only succeed to the rights, privileges, and property so leased, disposed of, or sold, subject to all the conditions herein named, but the Board of Water Commissioners herein provided for shall be continued for carrying out and completing any proceedings under this chapter hereafter needed. (Added 1890, No. 87, § 6.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-23
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-23. Sewers and drains; construction and maintenance

§ 219-23. Sewers and drains; construction and maintenance|Whenever the public health or convenience shall require the construction of a common sewer or main drain in the Village of Enosburg Falls, the trustees of the Village, upon the application in writing of five percent or more freeholders and lawful voters of the Village, are hereby authorized and empowered to lay, make, and maintain such common sewer or main drain, and to repair the same from time to time when necessary. (Added 1892, No. 119, § 1; amended 2007, No. M-22 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 19, 2008.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-24
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-24. Sewers and drains; condemnation

§ 219-24. Sewers and drains; condemnation|The Village may take the land of individuals and corporations on making compensation for the lands so taken; and the trustees shall proceed in the same manner as is prescribed by law for selectboard members in taking land for public highways and in awarding damages therefor; and the trustees shall make a return of their doings to the office of the Clerk of the Village. (Added 1892, No. 119, § 1.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-25
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-25. Sewer and drains; condemnation; appeal

§ 219-25. Sewer and drains; condemnation; appeal|(a) When any person shall be dissatisfied with the decision of the trustees in the award for damages for land taken for a sewer or main drain, or in any assessment for contribution for the same, the person may appeal by petition to the next stated term of Franklin Superior Court for a reassessment of such damages or contribution, and any number of persons aggrieved may join in the petition, but the petition and appeal shall not delay the laying or repairing of the sewer or main drain. The petition and appeal shall be served on the Clerk of the Village within 60 days next after the award of damages or assessment for contribution shall be filed in the Clerk's office, if there be that many days before the next stated term of Franklin Superior Court; otherwise, the petition and appeal shall be served on the Clerk before the commencement of the next stated term of Court and shall be entered in the Court at that term.(b) The proceedings shall be had on such petition and appeal in the Superior Court as are provided for by law in 24 V.S.A. § 3415 and the laws of the State, except as herein provided, and the commissioners appointed by the Superior Court to reexamine any assessment or contribution, shall notify the Clerk of the Village of the time and place when they will hear the matter. (Added 1892, No. 119, § 1; amended 2007, No. M-22 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 19, 2008.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-26
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-26. Sewers and drains; assessment

§ 219-26. Sewers and drains; assessment|(a) Every person whose particular drain shall enter into any sewer or main drain, or who, in the opinion of the trustees shall receive benefit thereby for draining the person's premises, including all owners of buildings, lands, or premises adjacent to or abutting on any street or streets along which the sewer or main drain shall be laid, shall be liable to contribute a just share for the benefits received toward the expenses of laying and constructing the sewer or main drain, and shall be assessed therefor by the trustees; and six days' notice in writing of time and place of the assessment for the contribution shall be given to the person, the person's agent, tenant, or lessee; or in their or either of their absence, at their last and usual place of abode in the Village; and if the person has no known tenant or lessee, then a copy of the notice shall be left in the Town Clerk's office of the Town of Enosburgh for the person; and a certificate of the assessment shall be left with the Clerk of the Village of Enosburg Falls and recorded by the Clerk and, when so recorded, the amount assessed shall be and remain a lien in the nature of a tax upon the lands assessed until paid; and if the owner of the lands shall neglect for 60 days after the final decision of the trustees, or final decision in case of petition and appeal to the Superior Court, to pay to the Village Treasurer the amount of such assessment, the trustees shall issue their warrant for the collection of the same, directed to the Village Collector of Taxes, who shall have authority to sell at public auction so much of the lands as will satisfy the assessment and all legal fees and who shall proceed in the same manner as collectors of town taxes are required by law to proceed in selling real estate at auction for the collection of town taxes, or the trustees' warrant for the collection of the assessment may run against the goods, chattels, or estate of the delinquent, and shall be executed accordingly.(b) If in the judgment of the trustees it would be unjust to make an assessment for contribution upon such persons sufficient to pay the full expense of laying and constructing the sewer or main drain, the trustees shall assess the persons for an amount as they deem equitable and just under all the circumstances, and the balance of the expense, if any, shall be paid by a tax on the grand list of the Village. (Added 1892, No. 119, § 1; amended 1894  No. 178, § 2; 2007, No. M-22 (Adj. (Sess.), § 11, eff. May 19, 2008.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-27
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-27. Sewer and drains; abutting landowners

§ 219-27. Sewer and drains; abutting landowners|Whenever in the judgment of the trustees, the public health, convenience, or sanitary condition of the Village renders it necessary, the Village may require any abutting or adjacent property holder to construct a suitable sewer or drain from the abutting or adjacent premises and suitably connect the same with the main sewer or drain, or they may require that any sewer or drain already constructed be so connected with the main sewer or drain and if, after 30 days' notice in writing to the abutting or adjacent property holder of the requirement, he or she neglects to construct and connect a sewer or drain, or connect an already constructed sewer or drain with the main sewer or drain, the trustees may construct and connect such sewer or drain, or connect an already constructed sewer or drain with the main sewer or drain, assessing therefor the actual cost of so doing against the property and, the property holder; which shall be a lien upon the premises, and shall be enforced and collected in the same manner as is hereinbefore provided for the enforcement and collection of assessments for benefits; and any property holder shall have the same right of petition and appeal as is also hereinbefore provided in case of the assessments. (Added 1892, No. 119, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-28
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-28. Electric light plant; purchase; operation

§ 219-28. 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. § 5601. 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.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-29
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-29. Electric light plant; damages

§ 219-29. 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 which 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.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-30
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-30. Malicious disturbance or interference

§ 219-30. 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.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-31
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-31. Electric and gas plants; bonding

§ 219-31. 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.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-32
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-32. Village indebtedness

§ 219-32. Village indebtedness|Any bonds issued for the purposes herein specified shall not be taken into account in determining the amount of the indebtedness which the Village is permitted to incur. (Added 1935, No. 247, § 3.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-33
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-33. Borrowing; authorization

§ 219-33. 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.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-34
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-34. Bonds; denominations

§ 219-34. 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 act 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.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-35
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-35. Bonds; authorization

§ 219-35. 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.)
24A V.S.A. § 219-36
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 219 - Village of Enosburg Falls|App § 219-36. Legislative authority

§ 219-36. Legislative authority|This chapter shall always be under the control of the Legislature to alter, amend, or repeal as the public good may require. (Added 1886, No. 195, § 14.)
24A V.S.A. § 221-1.01
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-1.01. Corporate existence

§ 221-1.01. Corporate existence|The inhabitants of the Village of Essex Junction, within the corporate limits as now established, shall continue to be a municipal corporation by the name of the Village of Essex Junction.
24A V.S.A. § 221-1.02
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-1.02. Village boundaries

§ 221-1.02. Village boundaries|The boundaries of the Village shall continue to be the corporate boundaries as presently established, except as hereafter altered in accordance with the requirements of applicable law.
24A V.S.A. § 221-1.03
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-1.03. General powers

§ 221-1.03. General powers|The Village shall have all powers possible for a municipality to have under the Constitution and laws of this State as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, all provisions of the statutes of this State relating to municipalities shall apply to the Village of Essex Junction. (Amended 2013, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 20, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 221-1.04
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-1.04. Construction

§ 221-1.04. Construction|The powers of the Village under this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the Village, and the specific mention of particular powers in the charter shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general power stated in this subchapter. (Amended 2013, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 20, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 221-1.05
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-1.05. Intergovernmental relations

§ 221-1.05. Intergovernmental relations|The Village may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with other Vermont municipalities, the State of Vermont, any one or more subdivisions or agencies of the State, or the United States or any agency thereof.
24A V.S.A. § 221-1.06
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-1.06. Property

§ 221-1.06. Property|By action of the trustees, the Village may acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any Village purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, or lease, it may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interest may require. The Village may further acquire property within its corporate limits by condemnation where such authority is granted by the statutes of the State of Vermont.
24A V.S.A. § 221-1.07
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-1.07. Additional powers

§ 221-1.07. Additional powers|In addition to powers otherwise conferred upon it by law, the Village is authorized:  (a) To adopt and enforce ordinances relating to making and installation of local improvements including curbs, sidewalks, sewers, drainage systems, water systems, and streets; requiring the installation of any or all of such improvements in a manner specified by the Village as a condition precedent to the issuance of a zoning permit; apportioning part or all of the expenses of such improvements against property owners benefitted thereby; providing for the collection of such assessments and penalties for nonpayment. (b) To adopt and enforce ordinances regulating or prohibiting the use of firearms, air rifles, and devices having a capacity to inflict personal injury to the extent such ordinances are consistent with State law. (c) To adopt and enforce ordinances relating to the use, protection, care, and management of all public facilities and systems of the Village. (d) To adopt and enforce ordinances relating to marathons, bicycle races, fund raising activities, and other organized events in or upon public streets and sidewalks. (e) To adopt and enforce ordinances relating to the prevention of riots, noises, nuisances, disturbances, and disorderly assembly; to provide for the enforcement of penalties for violation and non-performance; and to require permits for use of public lands and highways.
24A V.S.A. § 221-2.01
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-2.01. Composition, eligibility, election, and terms

§ 221-2.01. Composition, eligibility, election, and terms|(a) Composition. There shall be a Board of Trustees of five members elected by the qualified voters of the Village at large. At the first meeting of the Board of Trustees following each annual meeting, one of the trustees shall be elected by the other trustees to the Office of President of the Village of Essex Junction. The President shall be the chairperson of the Board of Trustees. The President shall preside at the Board of Trustees' meetings. The President shall serve until succeeded by a duly elected successor. Any vacancy in the Office of President may be filled by vote of the remaining trustees at a meeting of the Board of Trustees duly warned for that purpose. At the first meeting of the Board of Trustees following each annual meeting, one of the trustees shall be elected by the other trustees to the Office of Vice President of the Village of Essex Junction. In the absence of the President, the Vice President shall preside at the Board of Trustees' meetings and act in place of the President. The Vice President shall serve until succeeded by a duly elected successor. Any vacancy in the Office of Vice President may be filled by vote of the remaining trustees at a meeting of the Board of Trustees duly warned for that purpose.(b) Eligibility. Only qualified voters of the Village shall be eligible to hold the office of trustee.(c) Election and terms. The regular election of trustees shall be held at the annual Village meeting in the manner provided in subchapter 8 of this chapter. Trustees shall be elected for three-year terms. The terms of trustees shall begin on the Tuesday following their election. (Amended 2009, No. M-13, § 2, eff. May 26, 2009.)
24A V.S.A. § 221-2.02
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-2.02. Compensation; expenses

§ 221-2.02. Compensation; expenses|The annual salary paid to the trustees can be increased from its present level only by the voters at a Village meeting.