Vermont Statutes Title 4 Sec. 491
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 4 Sec. 491
- Justice: when applied to a person, other than a Justice of the Supreme Court, shall mean a justice of the peace for the county for which he or she is elected or appointed. See
- Magistrate: shall mean any Supreme Court Justice, Superior judge, District judge, or Probate judge. See
- Oath: shall include affirmation where by law an affirmation may be substituted. See
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- 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
§ 491. Qualification of justice of the peace—Filing of oath and certificate
Before entering upon his or her duties, each justice shall deposit with the town clerk a copy of his or her official oath, signed by himself or herself, with a certificate of the magistrate or notary public administering the same. The Secretary of State shall provide oath forms for this purpose. The term of office of justices of the peace shall be two years, and shall commence on the first day of February next after their election. (Amended 1959, No. 71; 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1983, No. 26, eff. April 11, 1983.)