General provisions

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§ 129F-2. General provisions

(a) Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this chapter, all provisions of the statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Panton.

(b) The Town of Panton shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont and this chapter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The Town of Panton may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution of the State of Vermont, laws of the State of Vermont, or this chapter, and impose penalties for violation thereof.

(c) In this chapter, any mention of a particular power shall not be construed to restrict the scope of the powers which the Town would have if the particular power were not mentioned, unless this chapter otherwise provides.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to in any way limit the powers and functions conferred on the Town of Panton, the Selectboard of the Town, or its elected or appointed officers by general or special enactment of State statutes or regulations in force or effect or hereafter enacted, and the powers and functions conferred by this chapter shall be cumulative and in addition to the provisions of the general or special enactment unless this chapter otherwise provides. (Added 2013, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 2, 2014.)


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