The following is a list of votes taken at
Town Meeting relating to acceptance of General Laws. Consult municipal
records for a more detailed description of the action.
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MGL
c., Sec.
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Chapter/
Acts of
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Adoption Date/
Art. No.
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Subject
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|---|---|---|---|
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28, 1 to 14
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6-19-1908
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Public parks
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31,28 and 49
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4-28-1937 STM/6
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Civil service for Chief of Police
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31[1] , 48 and 49
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2-27-1937 ATM/50
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Civil service
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31,[2] 48
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4-28-1937 STM/4
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Civil service
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32, 4(2)(b1/2)
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12-7-1996 STM/7
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Creditable service for call firefighters
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32, 9D1/2
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11-6-1997 STM/23
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Health insurance for surviving spouse
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32, 22(1)b1/2
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6-22-1993 ATM/45
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Salary cap
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32, 22D
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6-22-1993 ATM/45
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Funding retirement system
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32, 90G3/4
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11-18-1993 STM/17
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Creditable service to employees over 70
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32B, 7A
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5-6-1980 ATM/19
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Insurance contracts
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32B, 9E
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9-19-1984 STM/5
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Insurance for retired employees
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32B, 20
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5-7-2011 ATM/22
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Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund
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5-4-2019 STM/10
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Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund
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33, 59
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11-23-1998 STM/18
2-6-2002 STM/12
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Town employees in the Armed Forces
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39, 23D
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10-29-2008 STM/6
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Allowing members of boards, commissions and committees who have
missed a single adjudicatory hearing to participate in a decision
on the matter under certain circumstances
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40, 5, cl. (50) and (51)
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3-16-1963 ATM/47
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Conservation Commission
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40, 6A
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10-17-1991 STM/15
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Advertising
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40, 6B
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8-14-1969 STM/10
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Uniform allowance
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40, 6F
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3-19-1960 ATM/28
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Repairs on private town ways
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40, 8A
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3-20-1965 ATM/68
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Development and Industrial Commission
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40, 8C
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3-16-1963 ATM/47
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Conservation Commission
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40, 8D
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4-3-1971 ATM/67
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Historical Commission
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40, 8G
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2-9-1978 STM/7
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Police mutual aid
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40, 8J
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5-3-1997 ATM/12
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Commission on Disability
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40, 13C
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5-10-1995 ATM/39
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Workers' compensation
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40, 13E
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5-6-2017 ATM/40
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School district reserve fund
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40, 21, cl. 10
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5-6-1989 STM/7
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Numbering of buildings
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40, 21D
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5-2-1992 ATM/14
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Enforcement
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40, 22F
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5-6-1995 STM/17
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Fees and charges
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40, 39K
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5-2-1987 STM/8
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Enterprise fund for water service
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40, 39K
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5-2-1987 STM/9
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Enterprise fund for sewer service
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40, 39K
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5-2-1987 STM/10
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Enterprise fund for landfill service
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40, 42A to 42F
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3-4-1944 ATM/18
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Water liens
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40, 42G to 42I
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5-4-1991 STM/11
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Water supply betterment assessment
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40, 44A to 44K
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5-12-1977 ATM/22
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Regional Refuse Disposal District
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40, 57
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5-6-1995 STM/12
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Revoke or suspend local licenses and permits
for failure to pay municipal taxes
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40N, 25 (a)-(c)
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5-1-2004 STM/8
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Establishment of regional water commission district
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41, 19K
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10-18-2005 STM/1
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Compensation of Town Clerk
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41, 23A
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9-24-1987 STM/8
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Executive Secretary[3]
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41, 25
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9-24-1987 STM/4
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Board of Assessors
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41, 38A
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2-27-1943 ATM/32
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Tax Collector
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41, 97A
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5-7-1983 ATM/8
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Police Department regulations
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41, 108L
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5-5-2001 ATM/4
2-16-2002 STM/13
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Career incentive pay increases to police officers
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41, 108P
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10-18-2005 STM/1
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Compensation of Town Collector and Town Treasurer
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41, 111A
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3-2-1946 ATM/17
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Vacations
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41, 111D
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2-5-1968
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Vacations
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44, 35
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8-16-1921
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System of accounts
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44, 53D
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5-5-2001 STM/5
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Park Department revolving fund
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44, 53E 1/2
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2-6-2002 STM/11
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Hazardous material revolving fund
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44, 53FÂ 1/2
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6-8-2002 STM/11
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Enterprise fund for recreational facility
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5-4-2019 STM/1
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Town of Fairhaven Cable Television PEG Access Enterprise Fund
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5-4-2019 STM/3
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Fairhaven Public Schools Cable Television PEG Access Enterprise
Fund
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44B, 3 to 7
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5-1-2004 STM/6
4-4-2005 ATE/12
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Fairhaven Community Preservation Act
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48, 42
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5-6-1995 ATM/16
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Fire Department
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48, 58D
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2-2-1970
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Fire Department hours of duty
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53, 9A
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3-9-1968 ATM/26
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Nomination papers
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54, 103-A
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3-17-1951 ATM/75
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Absentee voting
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59, 5, cl. 22H
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10-21-2020 STM/25
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Gold Star Parents tax abatement
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59, 5, cl. 37A
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5-10-1988 ATM/29
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Property tax exemption for the blind
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59, 5, cl. 17D
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5-10-1988 ATM/46
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Property tax exemption for surviving spouse
or minor child
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59, 5, cl. 41C
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5-10-1988 ATM/47
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Property tax exemption for the elderly
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59, 5K
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5-5-2007 ATM/15
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Property tax liability reduced in exchange for
volunteer services; persons over age 60
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59, 57B
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5-10-1988 ATM/48
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Interest on unpaid taxes
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59, 57C
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11-23-2009 STM/7
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Quarterly tax payment system
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59, 59A
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5-7-2005 STM/23
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Tax abatement agreements for certain properties
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60, 15
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10-29-2008 STM/5
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Increase in demand fees
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60, 23B
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5-6-2006 ATM/14
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Municipal lien cerificate fees
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64G, 3
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5-4-1991 ATM/39
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Excise tax on transfer of occupancy
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64G, 3A
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5-6-1995 STM/13
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Excise tax on transfer of occupancy
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64G, 3D(a)
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6-12-2021 ATM/35B
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Community impact fee for professionally managed short-term rental
units
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64G, 3D(b)
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6-12-2021 ATM/35C
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Community impact fee for two-family or three-family dwellings
that include the operator primary residence short-term rental units
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64N
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5-5-2018 ATM/39
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Local sales tax on marijuana
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71, 37M
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5-6-2017 ATM/16
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Consolidation of public school administrative functions with
Town
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71, 71E
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1-31-1991 STM/5
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Money for school purposes
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75, 65 to 90
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3-6-1911
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Nuisances and filth
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80, 13B
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5-1-2004 ATM/15
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Betterments -- deferral and recovery agreements
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83, 16A to 16F
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5-6-1980 ATM/18
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Unpaid sewer charges
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83, 27
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3-10-1945 ATM/37
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Sewer assessments
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85, 11A
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2-28-1942 ATM/39
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Bicycle registration
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90, 17C and 18B
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5-5-2018 ATM/34
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Speed limit, safety zones
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90, 18A
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4-12-1975 ATM/36
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Pedestrians
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90, 20A
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10-1-1981 STM/4
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Parking regulations
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90, 20C
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4-12-1975 ATM/37
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Parking violations
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111, 26G
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5-7-2005 ATM/34
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Authorization of certain Board of Health members
to engage in septic tank installation in certain areas
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111, 126
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3-26-1921
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Board of Health
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130, 52
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5-3-1997 ATM/9
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Shellfish regulations
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132, 35
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2-3-1941 ATM/36
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Town forest
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136, 21 to 28
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7-8-1924
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Sports on Sunday
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136, 21
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406/1928
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2-9-1929 ATM/48
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Sports and games on Sunday
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138, 12B
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5-6-1995 STM/11
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Nudity or partial nudity in licensed premises
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138, 17B
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12-5-1985 STM/5
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Alcoholic beverages licenses
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140, 27A
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3-8-1952 ATM/55
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140, 147A
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5-5-1987 ATM/17
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Dog regulations
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143, 3Y
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5-5-1987 ATM/9
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Building Commissioner term of office
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147, 13A
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4-28-1937 STM/5
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Reserve police force
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148, 26C
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5-10-1983 ATM/38
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Smoke detectors
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148, 26G
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1-15-1987 STM/14
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Automatic sprinklers
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148, 26H
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6-7-2003 STM/15
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Fire prevention: lodging or boardinghouses; automatic sprinkler
systems
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148, 26I
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6-7-2003 STM/15
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Fire prevention: multiple dwelling units; new construction;
automatic sprinkler systems
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208, 9
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3-8-1902
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Forest fires
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258, 13
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4-5-1982
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170/1891
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4-8-1901
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Highways and county bridges
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49/1902
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2-12-1916
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Sidewalks
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209/1908
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3-6-1909
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Forest or sprout lands
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244/1911
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6-3-1912
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Forest or sprout lands
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191/1907
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3-7-1914
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Board of Survey
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377/1914
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7-31-1914
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Wharf
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240/1916 § 1
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2-5-1917
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Employee hours
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153/1916
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2-5-1917
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Slaughterhouses
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293/1916
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2-5-1917
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Passenger motor vehicles
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655/1913 §§ 1-10
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2-7-1920
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Building laws
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43/1926
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3-15-1926 STM/3
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Union Wharf
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350/1939
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8-31-1939 STM/1
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Water for Sconticut Neck
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162/1941
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3-10-1945 ATM/36
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Inspector of Animals
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317/1948
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3-12-1949 ATM/83
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Water Commissioners
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516 and 524/1950
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3-25-1967
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Department of Public Works liability
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28/1954
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Civil service
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562/1955
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8-11-1955 STM/3
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Referendum procedure
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409/1962
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3-21-1964 ATM/57
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Pedestrian regulations
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478/1963
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3-21-1964 ATM/55
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Pension increase
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401/1966
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10-28-1967 STM/5
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Workmen's compensation
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715/1966
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3-16-1968 ATM/6
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Acquisition of Fairhaven Water Company/Millicent
Library
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1140/1973
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3-9-1974
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Transportation Aid Program
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743/1981
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5-6-1982 ATM/49
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Property tax exemption
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595/1982
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5-8-1984 ATM/19
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License plates for prisoners of war
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653/1983
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5-10-1983 ATM/55
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Property tax exemption
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640/1985
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5-9-1989 ATM/40
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Licenses and permits
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236/1987
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5-9-1989 ATM/38
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Expenditure of default funds by Planning Board
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499/1987
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5-7-1988 STM/14
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Property tax exemption for veterans' organizations
| |
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712/1987, § 3
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5-9-1989
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Municipal Scholarship Fund
| |
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281/1988
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5-9-1989 ATM/39
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Voter education and registration
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653/1989, § 181
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5-5-1990 STM/6
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Sale of alcoholic beverages
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275/1990
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5-2-1992 STM/13
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Revolving funds
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291/1990
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5-4-1991 STM/9
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911 service
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336/1990
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5-2-1992 STM/12
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Registration plates
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473/1990
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5-4-1991 ATM/36
|
Compensation of Clerks serving as Registrars
of Voters
| |
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516/1990
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5-5-1990
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Recall of elected officials
| |
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41/1993
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5-12-1993
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Town Meeting members at large
| |
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17/1997
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5-2-1998 ATM/34
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Annual cost of living adjustment for retirees
| |
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92, § 2-4/ 1997
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5-2-1998 ATM/34
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Mattapoisett River Valley Water Supply Protection
Fund
| |
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456/1998
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5-1-1999 STM/5
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Cost-of-living adjustments for noncontributory retirees
| |
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127, § 51/ 1999
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5-9-2000 ATM/10
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Increase in cost of living adjustment for retirees
| |
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116, § 6/ 2002
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10-16-2002 STM/11
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Amendment to military service credit
| |
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137/2003
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5-7-2005 ATM/35
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Public employees serving in the Armed Forces
of the United States
| |
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157/2005
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5-6-2006 ATM/42
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Disability retirement benefits for veterans
| |
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55/2006
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5-5-2007 STM/6
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Increasing accidental death benefits payable
to surviving children
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[1]
Editor's Note: Voted unanimously, acting pursuant
to General Laws, Chapter 4, Section 4B, revocation of the acceptance
of General Laws, Chapter 31, the State Civil Service Law, was adopted
12-7-1996 STM by Art. 10, as it applies to two positions in the Highway
Department: Motor Equipment Repairman and Working Foreman Motor Equipment
Repairman for the Town of Fairhaven. This revocation to apply to the
successors to the employee incumbent in that position.
[2]
Editor's Note: Voted unanimously, acting pursuant
to General Laws, Chapter 4, Section 4B, revocation of the acceptance
of General Laws, Chapter 31, the State Civil Service Law, was adopted
12-7-1996 STM by Art. 10, as it applies to two positions in the Highway
Department: Motor Equipment Repairman and Working Foreman Motor Equipment
Repairman for the Town of Fairhaven. This revocation to apply to the
successors to the employee incumbent in that position.
[3]
Editor's Note: See now Chapter 381 of the Acts of 2014 establishing the position of Town Administrator in the Town of Fairhaven. (See Ch. A502, Special Acts.)
[4]
Editor's Note: Chapter 28 of the Acts of 1954
was revoked to the extent it applies to employee of the Town appointed
by the Board of Public Works, said revocation to apply to the successors
to the employees incumbent in any applicable positions.
[5]
Editor's Note: Chapter 28 of the Acts of 1954
was revoked to the extent it applies to all positions represented
by the Custodial and Maintenance Union and appointed by the School
Department.
