Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3580

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • 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

§ 3580. Contract between town and company not affected

Nothing in sections 3570-3579 of this title shall interfere with an express contract made by a railroad corporation and a town relative to keeping in repair or rebuilding any such bridge, culvert, crossing, or other construction.