Upon approval by the voters of the said municipalities, and ratification hereof by the Vermont General Assembly as provided in 17 V.S.A. § 2630 et seq., the Town of Readsboro and the Village of Readsboro shall be deemed merged and consolidated, the said Village of Readsboro shall cease to exist, and the merged municipality shall hereafter be known as the Town of Readsboro.
24 Appendix V.S.A. § 141-1