24 V.S.A. App. ch. 207, § 1: Preface

Under authority granted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, the voters of the Bellows Falls Village corporation hereby adopt a charter for the following purposes:

(1) To clarify the structure and organization of local government.

(2) To define the duties and responsibilities of Village officers.

(3) To provide for the citizens of the Village a unified and convenient reference with respect to the basic laws affecting local government.