24 Appendix V.S.A. § 251-701 - Police department; appointment; duties

• Cite as: 24 Appendix V.S.A. § 251-701

The board of trustees shall also annually appoint a chief of police and not more than five additional police officers, except on public occasions, when they may appoint such number of special police for that occasion as they may think necessary, by appointment in writing under their hands, who shall be qualified by taking the oath of office, and causing their said appointments to be recorded by the clerk of the village; but any such appointment may be revoked by the said board, in its discretion, which revocation shall also be in writing and be recorded by said clerk. Such chief of police and other police officers shall, by virtue of their said appointment be constables, informing officers and conservators of the peace within the village, and may serve any criminal process throughout the county of Bennington returnable within said village or to the county court within and for said county of Bennington; and they may commit an...