Duties of selectboard When a town neglects to place one or more of its public burial grounds under the charge of a board of cemetery commissioners, the selectboard shall have power to sell and convey lots in such burial grounds. They shall apply the proceeds of such sales and accept for the town and use legacies, bequests, and gifts for improving and embellishing the grounds.
Vermont Legal Code
§ 5367
Vermont Title 18 — Vermont law
Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/121/05367· Version 2026