Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 5137

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 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

§ 5137. Issuance of license

(a) A town clerk shall issue a civil marriage license to all applicants who have complied with the provisions of section 5131 of this title and who are otherwise qualified under the laws of the State to apply for a license to marry and to contract for such marriage.

(b) An assistant town clerk may perform the duties of a town clerk under this chapter. (Amended 1985, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 9, 1986; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)