The City of Essex Junction shall be formed notwithstanding the following language ("Notwithstanding the provisions of any other municipal charters, territory within the corporate limits [of the Town of Essex] shall not be annexed to or become a part of any other municipal corporation except by annexation procedures as set forth in the statutes of the State of Vermont.") contained in chapter 117, section 101 of this title.
24 Appendix V.S.A. § 4-1303