The following is a list of the Massachusetts
General Laws accepted by the Town of Stoughton:
|
Year Accepted
|
Acts Of
|
Chapter and/or Section
|
Subject
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|---|---|---|---|
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1900
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1899
|
344
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To make eight hours a day's work for city and
Town employees
|
|
1901
|
102 (revised laws)
|
Licensing of junk and secondhand dealers
| |
|
1902
|
49, § 43
(revised laws)
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|
1906
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1903
|
202 as amended by c. 44, Acts of 1904
|
Street railway franchises
|
|
19, § 37
(revised laws)
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Putting police under civil service
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|
1907
|
1907
|
505
|
Allowing Stoughton to refund certain indebtedness
|
|
1909
|
1908
|
209
|
Protection of forest and sprout land from fire
|
|
1910
|
1907
|
360, § 366
|
Election of Board of Health
|
|
1909
|
423
|
Licensing of ice cream parlors for Sunday business
| |
|
1911
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1908
|
452
|
Watering of public streets
|
|
1912
|
1911
|
468
|
Extending civil service to include Chief of
Police
|
|
1913
|
1911
|
751
|
Industrial accident compensation
|
|
1914
|
1909
|
514, § 42, as affected by Acts of
1911, c. 494
|
Eight-hour day for municipal employees
|
|
1913
|
807
|
Municipal employees' accident compensation
| |
|
1913
|
487
|
Firemen subject to call
| |
|
1914
|
217
|
Vacations of laborers employed by cities and
towns
| |
|
1918
|
1917
|
23
|
Licensing of coffeehouses
|
|
1919
|
1916
|
293
|
Licensing of taxis (accepted with provision
that bonds in amount of $400 be posted)
|
|
1920
|
1920
|
166
|
One day off in eight for police without loss
of pay
|
|
1922
|
32, § 85
|
Retirement of permanent members of Fire and
Police Departments
| |
|
1929
|
1928
|
406, § 2
|
Sports and games on Sunday
|
|
140, §§ 188, 189, 190
|
Licensing of picnic groves
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|
140, §§ 194, 195, 196
|
Licensing renters of boats and bathing suits
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1934
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40, § 42(a) to (f)
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Collection of water rates
| |
|
1935
|
31, § 48
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Civil service for Fire Department
| |
|
1936
|
31, § 48
|
Civil service laws to govern promotion of call
firemen
| |
|
1938
|
139, §§ 1, 2, 3
|
Empowering municipalities to order the demolition
of dangerous buildings
| |
|
40, § 6b
|
Purchase of police and fire uniforms
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|
32, § 89
|
Compensation to families of members of Police
and Fire Departments who die in the line of duty
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|
1939
|
147, § 16B
|
One day off in six for members of Police Department
| |
|
1936
|
403
|
Extending workmen's compensation to all Town
employees other than members of the Police and Fire Departments
| |
|
1942
|
85 as amended by c. 710, Acts of 1914
|
Registration of bicycles
| |
|
76, § 11
|
Authorizing School Committee to collect from
institutions whose inmates attend Stoughton public schools
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|
1945
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94, §§ 120, 120a
|
Licensing and regulation of slaughterhouses
| |
|
1946
|
1945
|
723
|
Establishing Department of Veteran's Services
|
|
32, §§ 1 to 28
|
Establishing a retirement system for two employees
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|
1948
|
265
|
Closing of public offices on Saturdays
| |
|
40, § 16
|
Empowering Town Manager to tow away automobiles
hindering snow removal
| ||
|
136, § 4b
|
Empowering Selectmen to grant licenses to bowling
alleys on Sundays
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|
159, § 61 to 64
|
Empowering Selectmen or Town Manager to purchase
land in Stoughton for the purpose of correcting grade crossings
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|
1949
|
139, §§ 1, 2, 3, as amended by
c. 111, §§ 123 to 125
|
Empowering Selectmen to remove or otherwise
dispose of dangerous buildings
| |
|
140, §§ 132 to 136
|
Empowering Selectmen to conduct investigations
for smoke nuisance prevention
| ||
|
41, § 100a
|
Personal liability and property insurance for
Town officers and employees operating motor vehicles
| ||
|
143, § 3
|
Criterion for building materials, permits, inspections
and fees
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|
1950
|
54, § 103a
|
Absentee voting in Town elections
| |
|
1951
|
1950
|
338
|
Temporary minor repairs on public roads
|
|
1953
|
1952
|
624
|
Increasing amount of pension and retirement
allowances to certain former public employees
|
|
74
|
Authorizing schools to establish vocational
education
| ||
|
40, § 27a
|
Reconsideration of rezoning after unfavorable
action
| ||
|
1954
|
41, § 111a
|
Granting vacations for members of regular or
permanent police and fire forces in certain cities and towns
| |
|
1954
|
40, § 36a
|
Municipal advertising
| |
|
1954
|
297
|
Establishing an Industrial Commission
| |
|
1956
|
1955
|
670
|
Increasing pensions and retirement allowances
of certain former employees
|
|
1956
|
401
|
Protection for civil defense volunteers driving
publicly owned vehicles
| |
|
1957
|
39, § 20
|
Precinct voting for Town officers
| |
|
1958
|
143, §§ 3 to 6
|
Inspection and regulation of buildings
| |
|
1960
|
1959
|
493
|
Increasing the pension of every employee under
the contributory retirement system by $100 under certain conditions
specified
|
|
1961
|
1960
|
647
|
Retirement benefits of certain former public
employees
|
|
166, § 32
|
Appointment of Inspector of Wires
| ||
|
1960
|
737
|
Appointment of Gas Inspector
| |
|
1962
|
40, § 22d
|
Authorizing towing of vehicles parked in violation
of the law
| |
|
71, §§ 14 to 161
|
Establishing a regional vocational school district
planning committee
| ||
|
1961
|
609
|
Establishing a regional incinerator planning
committee
| |
|
221, § 26qq
|
Establishing a redevelopment authority
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|
1963
|
40, § 8c
|
Conservation Commission
| |
|
1964
|
1963
|
478
|
Increase in amounts of certain pensions, retirement
allowances or annuities for certain employees and widows of deceased
employees
|
|
1967
|
41, § 111g
|
Annual vacations for certain employees of certain
cities and towns
| |
|
1968
|
1966
|
117
|
Increase amount of noncontributory pensions
paid to former policeman and firefighters
|
|
1971
|
1970
|
835
|
Career incentive pay program for regular full-time
police officers and partial reimbursement by commonwealth for certain
cities and towns
|
|
1973
|
44, § 53c
|
Deposit in separate fund of moneys received
for payment for off-duty work details of police
| |
|
1975
|
1974
|
670
|
Rights and responsibilities of public secondary
school students
|
|
1976
|
40, § 8e
|
Authorizing establishment of Youth Commission
| |
|
1978
|
1977
|
639
|
Expenditures by school committees of receipts
from certain programs
|
|
1977
|
665
|
Permitting establishment in cities and towns
of recreation and parks self-supporting revolving funds
| |
|
1980
|
40, § 8
|
Mutual aid agreements for police departments
| |
|
1980
|
217
|
Raise limit for item to be bid from $2,000 to
$4,000
| |
|
1981
|
90, § 20a 1/2
|
Collection of parking fines by Town
| |
|
40, § 13
|
Establish Municipal Building Insurance Fund
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|
1982
|
1981
|
606
|
Regulate certain premises to serve alcohol
|
|
1982
|
1981
|
743
|
Further regulate real estate exemptions (elderly)
|
|
148, § 26c
|
Smoke detectors in certain dwellings
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|
339, § 53e
|
Allocation of anticipated receipts
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|
1983
(ATM, Art. 9)
|
1981
|
644
|
Parking areas for vehicles of disabled veterans
or handicapped persons
|
|
1983
(STM, Art. 12)
|
1982
|
653, cl. 41B
|
Relief from impact of revaluation
|
|
1984
(ATM, Art. 38)
|
1982
|
597
|
License plates for former prisoners of war
|
|
1986
(STM, Art. 4)
|
1985
|
275
|
Water conservation pricing system for cities
and towns
|
|
1986
(STM, Art. 5)
|
1985
|
640
|
Granting or renewal of local licenses and permits
|
|
1986
(STM, Art. 11)
|
MGL c. 148, § 26E
|
Smoke detectors in private dwellings
| |
|
1986
(STM, Art. 12)
|
MGL c. 148, § 26G
|
Installation of automatic sprinkler systems
| |
|
1987
(STM, Art. 6)
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 17D
|
Relief from impact of revaluation
| |
|
1987
(ATM, Art. 14)
|
1986
|
306
|
Establishing an enterprise fund for the Water,
Sewer and Public Health Department
|
|
1987
(ATM, Art. 15)
|
MGL c. 40, § 4A
|
Governmental units authorized to contract relative
to performance of public service
| |
|
1988
(STM, Art. 14)
|
1987
|
176
|
Payment of funeral and burial expenses of certain
police officers and fire fighters
|
|
1988
(ATM, Art. 41)
|
1986
|
73, § 3
|
Relief from the impact of revaluation
|
|
1988
(ATM, Art. 49)
|
1987
|
236
|
Expenditure of default funds by Planning Board
|
|
1989
(ATM, Art. 44)
|
1988
|
245
|
Expenditure of default funds
|
|
1990
(STM, Art. 5)
|
1989
|
642
|
Installation of automatic sprinkler systems
|
|
1992
(ATM, Art. 53)
|
1991
|
138, § 123
|
Setting municipal fees and charges
|
|
1993
(STM, Art. 15)
|
MGL c. 147, § 10F
|
Parking control officers
| |
|
1993
(ATM, Art. 63)
|
MGL c. 32, § 22D
|
Retirement system funding schedule; establishment;
annual pension funding grants
| |
|
1993
(ATM, Art. 65)
|
1992
|
42
|
Recreation and park self-supporting service
revolving funds
|
|
1994
(ATM, Art. 59)
|
1992
|
42
|
Recreation and park self-supporting service
revolving funds
|
|
1997
(STM, Art. 9)
|
MGL c. 140, § 147A (as amended Acts
1985, c. 308)
|
Authorizing Town to retain all fees collected
from sale of dog licenses or received as fines
| |
|
1999
(ATM, Art. 37)
|
80, § 13B
|
Allowing payment deferral agreements between
Town and elderly taxpayers eligible for exemptions under MGL c. 59,
§ 5, cl. 41A
| |
|
2000
(ATM, Art. 47)
|
1999
|
127, § 59
|
Property tax liability reduced in exchange for
volunteer services; persons over age 60
|
|
2003
(ATM, Art. 28)
|
32B, § 9D
|
Payment of certain premium costs of surviving
spouse of an employee or retired employee
| |
|
2008 (Question 2, Annual Town Election)
|
44B, §§ 3 through 7
|
Community Preservation Act
| |
|
2013 (STM, Art. 10)
|
MGL c. 40, § 22F
|
Authorize Town boards or officers empowered to issue a license,
permit, certificate, or to render a service or perform work, from
time to time, to fix reasonable fees for all such licenses, permits,
or certificates issued pursuant to statutes or regulations; however,
in the case of a board or officer appointed by an elected board, the
fixing of such fee shall be subject to the review and approval of
such elected board
| |
|
2014 (ATM, Art. 18)
|
MGL c. 32B, § 20
|
To establish an Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability
Trust Fund for the Town of Stoughton
| |
|
2015 (ATM, Art. 16)
|
MGL c. 41, § 81U, paragraph 12
|
To allow the proceeds of any bond or deposit for a subdivision
in default to be made available to the Town for expenditure to meet
the cost and expenses of the Town in completing the work as specified
in the approved plan
| |
|
2017 (ATM, Art. 33)
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, clause 54 (as inserted by § 114 of Ch. 159 of the Acts of 2000)
|
To establish a value of $2,500 as the minimum value of personal
property to be subject to taxation, effective beginning in FY2018
| |
|
2017 (ATM, Art. 50)
|
MGL c. 60, § 3D
|
Authorizing the Town, subject to the approval of the Commissioner
of Revenue, to create and administer an elderly and disabled Town
aid taxation fund
| |
|
2017 (ATM, Art. 51)
|
MGL c. 59, § 5N
|
To allow veterans to volunteer to provide services to the Town
in exchange for a reduction of real property tax obligations
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