[The following table lists General Laws accepted by the Town of Lynnfield and the date of their acceptance at Town Meeting.]
Year
Chapter/Citation
Subject
Accepted
1890
347
Public libraries
3-14-1892
1888
331
Fisheries
3-8-1897
R.L. 78
Cemeteries
3-14-1904
R.L. 11
Official ballots
3-13-1906
1907
560
Precincts
9-13-1907
1908
General Court
An act to provide for the protection of forest and sprout lands from fire
3-3-1909
R.L. 101, §§ 1-5
Common nuisances
3-13-1911
MGL c. 32, §§ 77-79
Pensions for laborers
11-5-1912
1913
807
Workmen's compensation
11-4-1913
1911
494
Eight-hour day
3-9-1914
1912
635
Tenement House Act
3-9-1914
1907
191
An act to authorize the establishment of boards of survey in towns
3-9-1914
1914
217
Laborers' vacation
11-3-1914
1914
688
Saturday half-holiday
11-3-1914
1914
790
Party enrollment
11-3-1914
1913
807
Workmen's Compensation Law: compensating laborers, workmen and mechanics for injuries
3-28-1915
1916
293
Licensing of motor vehicles for carrying passengers for hire
8-20-1917
1915
282
Board of Commissioners for Trust Funds
3-10-1919
1919
311
Continuation schools
11-4-1919
1916
293
Licensing of motor vehicles for carrying passengers for hire
3-21-1921
1920
436
Town laws relative to fire protection
3-21-1921
1920
591
Establishment of Fire and Police Department
3-1922
1921
14
Appointment of Assistant Assessors
3-1922
MGL c. 44, § 35
State form of accounting voted at election
3-13-1923
MGL c. 39, § 20
Precinct voting for Town officers on the first Monday of March-Annual Town Meeting to be held on second Monday in March starting in 1927
3-8-1926
A.
Precinct line voted by Town
B.
Precinct line altered by vote of Town (3-10-1958, Art. 19)
Bylaws 10, § 5
Board of Appeals for building laws and Building Inspector
3-8-1926
MGL c. 41
Town Planning Board created
3-14-1927
MGL c. 41, § 81
Discontinued Commission on Town Planning and transferred duties to Town Planning Board
3-12-1928
Bylaw 1, §§ A-E
Moderator and other Town officers to be elected for 1 year
3-13-1929
Bylaw 13
Cemetery Commission regulations approved by Town Meeting
3-1-1929
MGL c. 41 § 4A
Appointment to another Town office voted to allow any Town board to appoint any member thereof to another Town office for a term provided by law, if any, otherwise for a term not exceeding 1 year, at such salary, if any, as may hereafter be appropriated by the Town
11-15-1929
Bylaw 7, § 12
License for junk collection required
11-15-1929
MGL c. 40A
Zoning Laws adopted
11-15-1929
Bylaw, Art. VI
Traffic Ordinance adopted
3-17-1930
1932
Member of Planning Board
3-31-1932
Bylaw 7, § 7
Hawkers and peddlers regulations adopted by Board of Selectmen
8-22-1932
MGL c. 131, § 105A
Steel traps
11-6-1936
MGL c. 32, §§ 56-59
Pensions-accepted by Board of Selectmen
3-15-1937
MGL c. 39, § 22 and MGL c. 54, § 64
Voted to open the polls at 9:00 a.m. and close the polls at 8:00 p.m.
3-14-1938
MGL c. 41, § 4A
Permitted Board of Selectmen to appoint 1 of their number as Chief of Police; also authorized them to appoint 1 of their number as Deputy Chief of the Fire Department
11-4-1940
MGL c. 60, § 52
Voted that tax title property was to be sold by the Town Treasurer or his successor in office, subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen or its successors in office, at public or private sale
1-27-1941
MGL c. 31, § 48
Civil service of regular members of the Police Department
3-10-1941
MGL c. 31, § 49
Civil service for Chief of Police
3-10-1941
MGL c. 41, § 81I
Voted to create Board of Appeals
3-10-1941
MGL c. 41, § 81A
Planning Board (Chapter 211, Acts of 1936)
1-27-1941
1941
487
Creation of Defense Committee
12-22-1941
MGL c. 40, § 6B
Voted to purchase uniforms for the regular members of the Police and Fire Departments
3-6-1944
1938
133
Accepted act to avoid multiplicity of zoning petitions
3-6-1944
1945
723
Veterans Service Department created
3-11-1946
MGL c. 32, §§ 1-28
Retirement
11-5-1946
1946
599
MGL c. 115, § 12
Director of Veteran's Services
1-13-1947
1913
807
Voted to extend the acceptance of Workman's Compensation Law to include other employees not specifically included in list
3-10-1947
1913
807
Voted to further extend the acceptance so as to include the Superintendent of Schools
6-9-1947
MGL c. 41, § 1
Town Treasurer term of office extended to 3 years instead of 1 year, to be effective at Annual Town Meeting of 1948
6-9-1947
MGL c. 41, § 1
Voted to authorize election of Road Commissioner
11-3-1947
MGL c. 41, § 38A
Collector of Taxes shall collect under the title of Town Collector as amended by all accounts due the Town 1948
3-21-1949
1947
631
Minimum standards of human habitation adopted
3-13-1950
1950
639
Department of Civil Defense
10-23-1950
1950
538
Repairs on private ways
3-19-1951
MGL c. 40, § 6E
Authority given Town to make repairs on private ways which have been opened to public use for 6 years or more, if the abutters petition for such repairs and pay for some
MGL c. 136, § 4B
Law regarding Sunday bowling
3-12-1951
MGL c. 41, § 1
Selectmen term of office changed from 1 year to 3 years
3-19-1951
MGL c. 41, § 108A
Classification of employment
6-25-1951
1950
820
Increase of pension system
3-17-1952
MGL c. 166, § 32
Inspector of Wires
3-9-1953
1952
624
Increase of pension system
3-15-1954
MGL c. 41
Establishment of Board of Health
10-25-1954
1945
124
Stabilization fund established
3-14-1955
1955
520
Purchase of reforestation land acceptance provisions authorizing Commonwealth of Massachusetts to convey to Town of Lynnfield for park, recreational and playground purposes reforestation Lot #128 (off Pillings Pond Road)
11-21-1955
1955
670
Increase of pension system
3-28-1956
1956
401
Certain protection for civil defense volunteers driving publicly owned vehicles
3-11-1957
1953
386
Repairs to private ways
3-11-1957
1956
656
Control of certain ponds or lakes or portions thereof in the Town of Lynnfield (See rules and regulations adopted by Board of Selectmen under regulations regarding persons and property.)
3-11-1957
1959
513
Increase of pensions and retirement allowances
3-14-1960
1960
647
Increase of pensions and retirement allowances
3-13-1961
1957
223
Establishment of a Conservation Commission
3-13-1961
MGL c. 32B
Group life insurance, group accidental death and dismemberment insurance and group general or blanket hospital, surgical and medical insurance
3-5-1962
1961
552
Increase of pensions and retirement allowances
3-12-1962
1962
646
Increase of pensions and retirement allowances
3-11-1963
1961
322
Towing of vehicles from Town ways where such vehicles are parked or standing in violation of the law or in such a manner as to impede, in any way, the removal or plowing of snow or ice
3-11-1963
1963
19
Establishment of an alternate schedule of minimum annual compensation for police officers
6-17-1963
MGL c. 32B, § 11B
Extend contributory group hospital, surgical, medical insurance to elderly persons retired from the service of the Town and to their dependents, with 50% of the premium cost and a portion of the administrative expense to be paid by the Town
3-2-1964
MGL c. 91, § 29, as amended 1955
To assume liability in the manner provided for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachusetts for the improvement, development, maintenance and protection of tidal and nontidal rivers and streams, harbors, tidewater, foreshores and shores along a public beach, including the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers, in accordance with MGL c. 91, § 11, and authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the commonwealth
3-9-1964
MGL c. 91
Providing for the construction of structures by cities and towns to protect private property along shores
3-9-1964
MGL c. 32, § 9a
Town to pay 1/2 premium cost payable to retired employee for group life insurance and group general, or blanket, hospital surgical and medical insurance
3-6-1967
MGL c. 40, § 8(d)
Creation of a Town Historical Commission
3-13-1967
MGL c. 45, § 14
Creation of a Public Recreation Commission
3-13-1967
1939
336
Warrant and minutes of annual meeting
9-28-1970
1972
486
Beano
3-1972
MGL c. 121B
Creation of a Housing Authority
4-24-1972
1973
608
Enabling local licensing authority to immediately have jurisdiction over the hour changes permitted by this legislation
9-10-1973
MGL c. 90, § 20C
Violation of parking regulations
10-16-1978
1975
770, as amended by 1977, c. 420
South Essex Solid Waste Disposal District
10-16-1978
MGL c. 32, §§ 7A, 9E
Permit Town to negotiate with employees for payment of more than 50% of group life and health premium
10-15-1979
MGL c. 258, § 13
Indemnify municipal officers
4-14-1980
MGL c. 121B, § 3
Amendment of Charter of Housing Authority
10-30-1980
MGL c. 90, § 20A 1/2
To establish state system of parking regulations and position of Parking Clerk
10-19-1981
MGL c. 71
To establish separate accounts for certain school programs where further appropriation is not necessary to expend receipts therefrom
10-19-1981
1981
743
An act to increase the maximum whole estate to $40,000 from $20,000 for certain survivors who apply for real estate tax exemptions
4-26-1982
MGL c. 40, § 22D
Authorizes towing of vehicles which obstruct facilities for handicapped persons or which impede the removal or plowing of snow
4-25-1983
MGL c. 148, § 26G
Adequate system of automatic sprinklers
4-25-1983
1982
c. 258; amends MGL c. 59, § 5
Increased to $500 the sum of the taxable valuation of real property taxes due of a blind person
10-17-1983
1982
c. 653; amends MGL c. 59, § 55
Increases the permitted amount of income of such owners 70 years or older, if single, to less than $10,000; if married, combined gross receipts with spouse, to less than $12,000
10-17-1983
1982
c. 597; amends MGL c. 60A
Exempting from payment of excise tax motor vehicles owned by certain military personnel
10-17-1983
1985
MGL c. 188, § 13
To receive from commonwealth professional development grants payable in 1986 and 1987 for purpose of increasing teacher compensation
10-21-1985
1986
MGL c. 40, § 4G
No contract for purchases of equipment, supplies or materials $4,000 or more shall be advertised
4-28-1986
1986
MGL c. 188, § 17
Increasing minimum teacher's compensation to $18,000
4-28-1986
1986
c. 73, Acts of 1986
An act providing relief from the impact of revaluation
11-17-1986
1969
849
MGL c. 44, § 17
Water Commissioners
4-6-1987
1969
849
MGL c. 44, § 4
Installation of services accounts
4-6-1987
1987
MGL c. 40, § 57
Denial or revocation of local license or permit for nonpayment of local taxes
4-27-1987
1988
MGL c. 40, § 58
To establish charges or fees, payment of which are to be enforced by the imposition of municipal charges
4-25-1986
1988
MGL c. 59, § 57B
An act relative to the payment of property taxes
4-25-1988
1988
MGL c. 40, § 71
Increasing minimum teacher's compensation to $20,000
4-25-1988
1988
MGL c. 262, § 34
Establish fees to be collected by the Town Clerk
4-25-1988
1988
MGL c. 148, § 26C
Automatic smoke or heat detectors
4-25-1988
1988
MGL c. 148, § 26H
Automatic sprinklers
4-25-1988
1989
MGL c. 14, § 147A
Empowers Town to enact bylaws relative to regulations of dogs
4-24-1989
1990
MGL c. 653, § 41
Quarterly tax bills
4-30-1990
1990
MGL c. 653, § 40
Assessment date changes for new growth
4-30-1990
1990
MGL c. 60, § 23B
Establishes schedules for lien certificates
4-30-1990
1991
c. 281; amends MGL c. 60, § 2
Abatement of certain unpaid property tax bills
10-21-1991
1991
c. 138, § 126; amends MGL c. 51, § 5, cl. 41A
Permits Assessors to grant total or partial deferrals
10-21-1991
1992
MGL c. 32B, § 90
Town will pay 1/2 of premium costs payable by surviving spouse
4-27-1992
1998
MGL c. 41, § 108L
"Quinn Bill"
10-19-1998
2000
MGL c. 59, § 5k
Senior Citizens Property Tax Work-off Abatement Program
4-24-2000
2000
c. 171, § 1, Acts of 1995
Permanent firefighter in another city or town to receive credit toward retirement for service in the Town of Lynnfield call fire-fighting forces
10-16-2000
2001
MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 17E and 41D, as added by c. 380, Acts of 2000
Assessment of property taxes
4-30-2001
2003
MGL c. 32B, § 11E
Voted to rescind acceptance of this chapter and section (effective 12:00 midnight)
7-1-2004
2004
c. 245; MGL c. 41, § 81U
Planning Board's expenditure of up to $100,000 of subdivision security without Town meeting appropriation
10-18-2004
MGL c. 4, § 5
Tax exemptions
4-25-2005
2007
MGL c. 39, § 23D
Permitting local board members who miss a single session of an adjudicatory hearing to vote on the matter, provided they review the evidence submitted and file a certificate to that effect
10-15-2007 STM, Art. 14
2011
MGL c. 64L, § 2
Tax upon sale of restaurant meals originating within Lynnfield
4-25-2011 ATM, Art. 8
2012
MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 54
Exempting from taxation personal property less than a certain amount
4-30-2012 ATM, Art. 21
2013
MGL c. 60A, § 1
Motor vehicle excise tax exemption for residents on active military duty outside the country
4-29-2013 ATM, Art. 17
2015
MGL c. 140, § 139(c)
Exemption from dog license fees for persons aged 70 or over
4-27-2015 ATM, Art. 18
2015
MGL c. 41, § 110A
Closing public offices on Saturday
10-19-2015 ATM, Art. 8
2015
MGL c. 59, § 5, Cl. 56
Reduction in taxes for national guard members or reservists on active duty serving in a foreign country
10-19-2015 ATM, Art. 14
2016
c. 148, Acts of 2016
An act authorizing the conveyance of a certain parcel of land in the Town of Lynnfield
7-14-2016
2017
c. 173, Acts of 2017
An act amending the Charter of the Town of Lynnfield relative to the date of holding the regular election
1-3-2018
2021
MGL c. 59, § 5C 1/2
Providing an additional exemption of up to 100% of the exemption for which the taxpayer qualifies in addition to any exemption allowed pursuant to MGL c. 59, § 5
6-12-2021 ATM, Art. 18
2021
MGL c. 59, § 5K
Allowing the maximum reduction of the real property tax bill to be based on 125 volunteer service hours in a given tax year
6-12-2021 ATM, Art. 17