Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 31 Sec. 503

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • Town: shall include city and wards or precincts therein; "selectboard members" and "board of civil authority" shall extend to and include the mayor and aldermen of cities; "trustees" shall extend to and include bailiffs of incorporated villages; and the laws applicable to the inhabitants and officers of towns shall be applicable to the inhabitants and similar officers of all municipal corporations. See
  • Village: shall mean an incorporated village. See

§ 503. License required

A person, partnership, association, or corporation shall not operate a dance hall, bowling alley, or pool hall unless a license so to do has been obtained from the selectboard, city council, or trustees of the town, city, or incorporated village in which it is proposed to operate such dance hall, bowling alley, or pool hall. Any such license may, after hearing and for cause, be revoked by the municipal officers granting the same when in their judgment the public good requires.