[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Haverhill (Ch. A258 of the 1980 Code). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The following is a list of the General Laws
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts accepted by the City of Haverhill.
|
Year
Accepted
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Subject
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Statute
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|---|---|---|
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1873
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Sidewalks
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1872, c. 303
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1873
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Veto power of mayors of cities
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1873, c. 139
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1874
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Fire prevention
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1872, c. 243
|
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1878
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Unsafe and dangerous buildings
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1878, c. 47
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1879
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Boards of health
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1877, c. 133
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|
1880
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Apportionment of sewer and sidewalk assessments
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1878, c. 249
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1884
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Special assessments for public improvements
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1880, c. 187
|
|
1884
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Inspection of buildings (Secs. 4 to 12, inclusive)
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1880, c. 104
|
|
1884
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Common nuisances (Secs. 1 to 5, inclusive)
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1880, c. 101
|
|
1890
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Authorization for public parks
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1882, c. 154
|
|
1891
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Inspection and sale of provisions and animals
intended for slaughter
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1880, c. 58
|
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1891
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Preservation of public health
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1890, c. 74
|
|
1892
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Manufacture and distribution of gas and electricity
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1891, c. 370
|
|
1892
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Watering of streets
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1891, c. 179
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1893
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Watering of streets (second adoption)
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1891, c. 179
|
|
1894
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Repair of private drains in streets
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1893, c. 312
|
|
1896
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Sewers, drains and sidewalks (Secs. 1 to 7,
inclusive, and 14 and 25)
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1880 P.S., c. 50
|
|
1899
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Eight-hour workday for City and Town employees
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1899, c. 344
|
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1901
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Term of office of City Clerk
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1901, c. 332
|
|
1903
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Joint caucuses of political and municipal parties
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1903, c. 454
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1904
|
Joint caucuses acceptance revoked by 1904, c.
377
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1903, c. 454
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1905
|
Municipal building insurance funds
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1905, c. 191
|
|
1905
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Term of office of Municipal Auditor
|
1905, c. 373
|
|
1908
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City firemen's pension (Sec. 81)
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1899, R.L.C. 32
|
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1908
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Reserve police force (Secs. 26 to 28, inclusive)
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1899, c. 108
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1908
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Public playgrounds
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1908, c. 513
|
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1910
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Sale of certain items on Sunday
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1909, c. 423
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1911
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Use of school halls for other than school purposes
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1911, c. 367
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1911
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Appointment of deputy election officers
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1911, c. 436
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1912
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Police pensions (Sec. 29, as amended)
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1899, c. 108
|
|
1912
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Pensioning laborers
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1912, c. 503
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1912
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Vacations for Fire Department members
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1912, c. 546
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1912
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Independent agricultural school (Essex County)
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1912, c. 587
|
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1913
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Promotion of call men in Fire Department
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1913, c. 487
|
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1913
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Compensation for public employees for injuries
sustained in course of employment
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1913, c. 807
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1914
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Vacations of laborers
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1914, c. 217
|
|
1914
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Saturday, half holiday for laborers
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1914, c. 688
|
|
1914
|
Abolish enrollment and limit membership of ward
and Town committees
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1914, c. 790
|
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1916
|
Authorization for maintenance of schools of
agriculture and horticulture
|
1916, c. 185
|
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1916
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Boards of Survey
|
1916, c. 190
|
|
1917
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Licensing of coffee houses
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1917, c. 23
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1917
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One day off in 15 for police officers
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1911, c. 210
|
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1917
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Payment of part of salary for men in military
service
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1917, c. 254
|
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1918
|
Purchasing departments
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1916, c. 223
|
|
1918
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Bonds of jitney operators
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1916, c. 293
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|
1919
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Two-platoon system in Fire Department
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1919, c. 132
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1919
|
Continuation School
|
1919, c. 311
|
|
1920
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Days off for police officers
|
1920, c. 166
|
|
1920
|
Sunday sports
|
1920, c. 240
|
|
1920
|
Fire prevention
|
1920, c. 436
|
|
1922
|
Pensions for laborers (§ 77, Par.
B)
|
MGL c. 32
|
|
1922
|
Exempting firemen from jury service (Sec. 1)
|
MGL c. 234
|
|
1929
|
Pensions for laborers (§ 77, Par.
B)
|
MGL c. 32
|
|
1930
|
Payments to widows and children of police and
firemen
|
MGL c. 32, § 89
|
|
1933
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Advance payment of taxes
|
1933, c. 99
|
|
1933
|
Borrowing money for welfare
|
1933, c. 307
|
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1937
|
Pensions for veterans of Spanish and World Wars
|
MGL c. 32, §§ 56 to 60
|
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1937
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Pensions
|
MGL c. 32, § 60A
|
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1942
|
License for renting boats, bathing suits, etc.
|
MGL c. 140, §§ 194, 195, 196
|
|
1942
|
Money for uniforms for police and fire departments
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MGL c. 40, § 6B
|
|
1943
|
Agent for state and military aid and soldier's
relief
|
MGL c. 115, § 3A
|
|
1945
|
Vacations for employees who return to work after
serving in armed forces
|
1945, c. 447
|
|
1945
|
Control of Planning Board
|
MGL c. 41, § 81F, G, H, J
|
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1946
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Advances of vacation pay
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1945, c. 635
|
|
1946
|
Single contributory retirement law for public
employees
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1945, c. 658
|
|
1946
|
Licensing of bowling alleys to operate on Sunday
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1946, c. 207
|
|
1946
|
Increase in pension payment for certain former
public employees
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1946, c. 559
|
|
1946
|
Retirement of certain members of police force,
etc. (Secs. 2 and 3)
|
1946, c. 576
|
|
1947
|
Advance date of biennial election
|
1947, c. 157
|
|
1948
|
Election and powers and duties of Mayor and
Aldermen; municipal departments and subdepartments
|
1948, c. 166
|
|
1948
|
Increase in pension payments for certain former
public employees
|
1948, c. 588
|
|
1948
|
Repealed 1954, c. 368, § 1
|
MGL c. 40, § 27A
|
|
1948
|
Municipal planning
|
MGL c. 41, §§ 81A-81J
|
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1948
|
Vacations for firemen and policemen
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MGL c. 41, § 111A
|
|
1949
|
Office of Mayor and administration of City
|
1949, c. 338
|
|
1949
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Removal of snow and ice from private ways
|
MGL c. 40, § 6C
|
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1950
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Forty-eight-hour week for foremen
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MGL c. 48, § 58B
|
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1950
|
Development and Industrial Commission
|
1950, c. 181
|
|
1951
|
Regional school district authorized
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1951, c. 317
|
|
1952
|
Application of Ch. 31 of General Laws
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1952, MGL c. 31, § 47
|
|
1952
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No loss in pay for militia
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MGL c. 39, § 59
|
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1952, 1958
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Five-day week for policemen
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MGL c. 147, § 17B
|
|
1953
|
Rent control
|
1953, c. 434
|
|
1953
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Repairs on private ways
|
MGL c. 40, § 6F
|
|
1955
|
Pay or compensatory time for certain public
employees required to work on legal holidays
|
1953, c. 640
|
|
1956
|
Operation and registration of bicycles
|
MGL c. 85, § 11A
|
|
1958
|
Licensing of motor vehicles used for carrying
passengers for hire
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1916, c. 293
|
|
1958
|
Authorization for commissions to promote business
and industry in cities and towns
|
1954, c. 297
|
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1958
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Pensions for widows of policemen and firemen
under noncontributory retirement law
|
1956, c. 374
|
|
1958
|
Authorization for payroll deductions for charitable
contributions by certain employees
|
1956, c. 489
|
|
1958
|
Increase amounts of pension, retirement allowances,
etc.
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1955, c. 670
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|
1959
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Burnt or dangerous buildings
|
1959, MGL c. 139, §§ 1, 2, 3
|
|
1961
|
Annuities to surviving spouse or children of
certain officials
|
1960, c. 670
|
|
1964
|
Armed forces
|
MGL c. 33, § 59
|
|
1964
|
Unpaid bills
|
1964, c. 421
|
|
1964
|
Advance retirement payments
|
MGL c. 32, § 99
|
|
1964
|
Water pipes
|
MGL c. 40, § 42G, H and I
|
|
1965
|
Exempting individuals from civil service
|
1965, c. 287
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|
1965
|
Conservation and Planning Directors
|
MGL c. 40, § 8C
|
|
1965
|
Pensions and retirement
|
1959, c. 493
|
|
1965
|
Pedestrial control rules
|
1962, c. 409
|
|
1965
|
Plan A government accepted by voters
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c. 290
|
|
1965
|
Control of stadium
|
1929, c. 168
|
|
1966
|
Insurance benefits (City employees)
|
MGL c. 32B, § 3
|
|
1966
|
Insurance benefits (City employees)
|
MGL c. 32, §§ 9A and 11B
|
|
1967
|
Historical Commission as amended
|
1963, c. 697
|
|
1968
|
Use of facsimile stamp for Mayor's signature
|
MGL c. 44, § 16A
|
|
1968
|
Snow removal
|
MGL c. 40, § 22D
|
|
1969
|
Unpaid bills (Benson Hospital)
|
1969, c. 480
|
|
1969
|
Decision of Board of Appeals
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MGL c. 40A, § 20
|
|
1970
|
Easement-Massachusetts Electric Co.
|
1970, c. 432
|
|
1970
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Name Cong. William H. Bates Bridge
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1970, c. 21
|
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1970
|
Career incentive for police
|
1970, c. 835
|
|
1971
|
Employee's medical insurance
|
MGL c. 32B, § 7A
|
|
1971
|
Indemnify retired police and firemen
|
MGL c. 41, § 100B
|
|
1972
|
Salary increases to be retroactive
|
1970, c. 211
|
|
1972
|
Insure pensioners
|
1972, c. 763
|
|
1973
|
Retroactive increases
|
1973, c. 47
|
|
1974
|
Reconsideration of zoning amendments
|
MGL c. 40A, § 8
|
|
1974
|
Repair certain private ways
|
MGL c. 40, § 6I
|
|
1974
|
Repair private ways without liabilities
|
MGL c. 40, § 6H
|
|
1974
|
Industrial Development Finance Authority
|
1972, c. 7751973, c. 1160
|
|
1975
|
Waive Municipal Building Inspector's fees
|
1972, c. 802, §§ 108-115
|
|
1976
|
Smoke or heat detectors in hotels and lodging
houses
|
1975, c. 710
|
|
1978
|
Violations of parking regulations
|
MGL c. 90, § 20C
|
|
1978
|
Fees for certificates of liens
|
MGL c. 60, § 23A
|
|
1978
|
Collection of water bills
|
MGL c. 40, § 42A-42F
|
|
1978
|
Retroactive water bills
|
c. 40, §§ 42A to 42F
|
|
1979
|
Sewer assessments
|
MGL c. 83, § 16A to F
|
|
1979
|
Last day for filing nomination papers
|
MGL c. 53, § 9A
|
|
1979
|
Limited real estate tax abatements
|
1978, c. 576
|
|
1980
|
Sealed bid advertising
|
1980, c. 217
|
|
1980
|
Qualification of certain Assessors
|
1980, c. 416
|
|
1980
|
Smoke detectors in certain residential buildings
|
MGL c. 148, § 26E
|
|
1980
|
Smoke or heat detectors in certain apartment
houses, hotels, boarding- or lodging houses or family hotels
|
MGL c. 148, § 26C
|
|
1981
|
Continuance of insurance coverages upon involuntary
termination of employment
|
MGL c. 32B, § 17
|
|
1981
|
Transfer of parking ticket function from District
Court to City
|
MGL c. 90, § 20A 1/2
|
|
1982
|
Real estate tax exemption
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 17C
|
|
1982
|
Regulation of operation of certain premises
licensed to sell alcoholic beverages
|
1981, c. 606
|
|
1983
|
Issuance of additional licenses by the License
Commission
|
MGL c. 138, § 17A
|
|
1983
|
Establishment of recreation and park self-supporting
revolving funds
|
MGL c. 44, § 53D
|
|
1983
|
Issuance without payment of a fee of distinctive
license plates to former prisoners of war
|
c. 597
|
|
1983
|
Regulation of installation of automatic sprinkler
systems
|
1982, c. 545
|
|
1983
|
Real estate exemption for the blind and the
elderly
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, Clauses 37A and 41B
|
|
1985
|
Authorization to impose a local excise tax upon
the transfer of occupancy of any room or rooms in a hotel, lodging
house or motel within the City
|
MGL c. 145, § 3A
|
|
1985
|
Professional development grant program for purpose
of supplementing teacher compensation
|
MGL c. 188, § 13
|
|
1985
|
Indemnification of municipal employees, elected
or appointed
|
MGL c. 258, § 13
|
|
1986
|
Establishment of reserve force of firemen in
Haverhill Fire Department
|
MGL c. 48, §§ 59B, 59C, 59D and
59E
|
|
1986
|
Provision for minimum teacher salaries for school
years 1985-1986 and 1986-1987
|
MGL c. 188, § 17
|
|
1986
|
Tax exemption
|
MGL c. 59, § 5. Clauses 17D and 41C
|
|
1987
|
Tax exemption
|
MGL c. 59. § 5, Clause 5A
|
|
1987
|
Purchasing Agents in cities and town
|
MGL c. 18, § 103
|
|
1987
|
Increase in life insurance for retirees
|
1986, c. 705
|
|
1987
|
Automatic sprinkler systems in lodging and boarding
houses
|
MGL c. 48, § 26H
|
|
1988
|
Increase in veterans' tax exemption
|
MGL c. 59, § 5B
|
|
1988
|
Authorization to increase fees for certificates
of liens
|
1987, c. 306
|
|
1988
|
Raise in minimum teacher's salary to $20,000
|
MGL c. 71, § 40
|
|
1988
|
Compensation of City Clerk serving as Clerk
of City Council
|
MGL c. 41, § 19F, and 1988, c. 93
|
|
1988
|
Regulation of retirement benefits of certain
police officers and fire fighters
|
1988, c. 172
|
|
1988
|
Appeal mechanism with respect to local appeal
procedure of Massachusetts Blue Laws
|
MGL c. 136, § 7A
|
|
1989
|
Voter education and voluntary registration sessions
to be conducted one day each year in City schools by the Registrars
of Voters
|
MGL c. 54, § 42-C, and 1988, c. 281
|
|
1989
|
Regulation of dogs and assumption of dog services
currently performed by the County of Essex
|
MGL c. 140, § 147A
|
|
1989
|
Authorization for City Council to increase appropriation
for school support over amount requested by Mayor but within property
tax limitations set forth in MGL c. 159, § 21c
|
MGL c. 44, § 32, and 1987, c. 329
|
|
1989
|
Authorization for cities and towns to penalize
those who abandoned motor vehicles
|
1989, c. 213, Subsection (b) through (k), inclusive
|
|
1990
|
Handicapped Commissions
|
MGL c. 40, § 8J
|
|
1991
|
Revised procurement procedures
|
1989, c. 687
|
|
1991
|
Quarterly tax payments
|
MGL c. 59, § 57C
|
|
1991
|
Prohibiting nudity or partial nudity in licensed
premises
|
MGL c. 138, § 12B
|
|
1991
|
Enhanced 911 services
|
1990, c. 291
|
|
1991
|
Repeal of cap on salary used to compute retirement
allowances
|
MGL c. 32, § 22(1)(b 1/2)
|
|
1991
|
Supplemental dependent allowance relative to
increased benefits for dependents of accidental disability retirees
|
MGL c. 32, § 7(2)(a)(iii)
|
|
1991
|
Additional accrual of retirement benefits by
employees over 70
|
MGL c. 32, § 90G 1/2
|
|
1991
|
Vesting period for ordinary disability retirement
benefits
|
MGL c. 32, § 6(1)
|
|
1991
|
Eligibility for hardship exemption and tax deferral
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 41A
|
|
1991
|
Teachers' summer pay deferral
|
1991, c. 223
|
|
1992
|
Teachers' summer pay deferral for fiscal year
1993
|
1991, c. 336
|
|
1993
|
Permitting members to continue to accrue creditable
service beyond age 70
|
1990, c. 254, § 3
|
|
1995
|
Retirement Board members' compensation
|
MGL c. 32, § 20(6)
|
|
1996
|
Disposal of refuse on highways, public property
or in coastal or inland waters
|
MGL c. 270, § 16
|
|
1996
|
Building permits
|
MGL c. 40, § 57 as amended by Ch.
74 of the Acts of 1996
|
|
1996
|
Use of time in armed forces toward retirement
time
|
Ch. 71 of the Acts of 1996, as amended by Ch.
188 of the Acts of 1996
|
|
1997
|
Establishment and powers and duties of local
historical commissions
|
MGL c. 40, § 8D
|
|
1997
|
Sale of property with residential or commercial
buildings by public auction
|
MGL c. 60. § 77B
|
|
1998
|
Annual cost of living adjustments for retirees
|
Ch. 17 of the Acts of 1997
|
|
1999
|
Grant of cost of living adjustments to noncontributory
retirees
|
Ch. 456 of the Acts of 1998
|
|
1999
|
Medicare extension plans; mandatory transfer
of retirees
|
MGL c. 32B, § 18
|
|
2000
|
Regulation of real estate abatements for the
elderly
|
Ch. 181, § 1, of the Acts of 1995
|
|
2001
|
Increasing allowances of former employees retired
on account of accidental disability[1]
|
MGL c. 32, § 90A
|
|
2001
|
Increasing retirement allowances of certain
superannuated employees[2]
|
MGL c. 32, § 90A
|
|
2001
|
Increasing retirement allowances of certain
employees retired for ordinary disability[3]
|
MGL c. 32, § 90D
|
|
2001
|
Extending the time for mailing Fiscal Year 2002
actual tax bills in communities using the quarterly payment system
from December 31, 2001, to January 31, 2002
|
Ch. 203, § 19, Acts of 2001
|
|
2002
|
Budget control
|
Ch. 653, § 40, Acts of 1989
|
|
2002
|
Local government workforce reduction through
early retirement incentive program for certain employees
|
Ch. 116, Acts of 2002
|
|
2002
|
Authorizing certain public employees creditable
retirement service time for active service in the armed forces
|
Ch. 116, § 6, Acts of 2002
|
|
2003
|
Agreements for mutual police aid programs
|
MGL c. 40, § 8G
|
|
2005
|
Employment contracts for police chiefs and fire
chiefs
|
MGL c. 41, § 108O
|
|
2006
|
An Act relative to disability retirement benefits
for veterans — payment of $15 for each year of creditable
service, up to a maximum of $300 per year, to be added to their retirement
allowance
|
Ch. 157, § 1, Acts of 2005
|
|
2006
|
An Act relative to disability retirement benefits
for veterans — retroactive veteran benefits
|
Ch. 157, § 2, Acts of 2005
|
|
2006
|
In order to protect the health or safety of
persons or property, the City be authorized to expend in excess of
its appropriation and that the amount expended is to be raised by
the Assessors on the next year's tax recap
|
Pursuant to MGL c. 44, § 31
|
|
2006
|
Contributory insurance: Subsidiary or additional
rate; payment by political subdivisions; premium payment by retired
employee; acceptance of section[4]
|
MGL c. 32B, § 9E
|
|
2006
|
Increasing the accidental death benefit payable
to surviving children
|
Ch. 55, Acts of 2006
|
|
2006
|
Minimum fair cash value in excess of $2,500
required for personal property accounts to be taxable with the City
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 54
|
|
2006
|
Deferral of taxes due by a member of the Massachusetts
National Guard or reservist on active duty outside the commonwealth
|
MGL c. 59, § 5L
|
|
2006
|
Providing that the expenditure of any balance
of funds received from the lease of School Department real property
at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in said account and may be
expended for the upkeep and maintenance of any facility under the
control of the School Committee
|
MGL c. 40, § 3
|
|
2007
|
Attendance requirement of municipal board, committee
and commission members for adjudicatory hearings for Appeals Board,
Planning Board and Conservation Commission
|
MGL c. 39, § 23D
|
|
2007
|
Expedited permitting
|
MGL c. 43D
|
|
2008
|
Consolidated department of municipal finance;
petition summary; ordinance or bylaw
|
MGL c. 43C, § 11
|
|
2008
|
Maximum age restrictions for municipal police
officers and firefighters
|
MGL c. 31, § 58A
|
|
2009
|
Transfer of City subscribers to the commonwealth's Group Insurance
Commission ("Coalition Bargaining")
|
MGL c. 32B, § 19
|
|
2009
|
Consolidation of Personnel/Human Resources Departments
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MGL c. 17, § 37M
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2011
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Municipal health insurance
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MGL c. 32B, §§ 21-23
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2012
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Increasing allowance of members retired on superannuation, accidental
disability or ordinary disability with at least 25 years of creditable
service
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Ch. 176, § 48, Acts of 2012
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2013
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Sales of alcoholic beverages by on-premises licensees on Sundays
and certain holidays; sales between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon
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MGL c. 138, § 33B
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2013
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Increase benefit for widows/widowers of accidental disability
retiree members
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MGL c. 32, § 101
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2014
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Increase cost of living adjustment base
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Ch. 188, § 19, Acts of 2010
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2017
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Attendance requirement of municipal board, committee and commission
members for adjudicatory hearings for the Board of Health
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MGL c. 39, § 23D
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2017
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Disposition of abandoned funds
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MGL c. 200A, § 9A
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2018
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Excise of 3% on retail sales of marijuana for adult use
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MGL c. 64N, § 3
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2020
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Electronic signatures
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MGL c. 110G
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2020
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Exemption for real estate that is the domicile of an eligible
person when owned by a trustee, conservator or other fiduciary for
said person
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 22G
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2020
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Veterans' exemption for surviving parents and guardians
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 22H
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2021
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Allows employees to take sick leave pay along with disability
compensation to result in full payment of salary or wage
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MGL c. 152, § 69
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2023
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Establishing a Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund
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MGL c. 44, § 55c
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[1]
Editor's Note: This acceptance was amended
6-12-2001 by Doc. 73-B to include the letter from the Haverhill Retirement
Board of 4-24-2001 and all attachments thereto.
[2]
Editor's Note: This acceptance was amended
6-12-2001 by Doc. 74-B to include the letter from the Haverhill Retirement
Board of 4-24-2001 and all attachments thereto.
[3]
Editor's Note: This acceptance was amended
6-12-2001 by Doc. 75-B to include the letter from the Haverhill Retirement
Board of 4-24-2001 and all attachments thereto.
[4]
Editor's Note: Doc. 43-D, adopted 6-13-2006,
which accepted this statute, also provided as follows: "Also, pursuant
to said MGL c. 32B, § 9E, any subsidiary or additional rate
of contribution from the City towards the premium for contributory
group medical insurance for employees retired from the service of
the City, and their dependants, shall be determined by the Mayor."
