The following is a list of votes taken at
Town Meeting relating to acceptance of General Laws and Acts of the
Legislature. Consult municipal records for a more detailed description
of each action.
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MGL c.
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Chapter/ Acts of
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Adoption Date/ Art. No.
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Subject
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238/1857
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1857/2
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To change the boundary line between North Reading
and Lynnfield
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158/1871
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1872/8
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Election of Road Commissioners
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--/1908
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1909/19
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Protection of forest or sprout land from fire
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624/1910
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1913/11
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Appointment of Town Accountant
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807/1913
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1914
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Workmen's compensation for town employees
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153/1916
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1922/33
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Fees for slaughterhouse licenses
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271/1916, Sec. 1
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1916
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Ratifying Annual Town Meeting
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560/1916, Sec. 359
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1916/9
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Method of choosing Moderator
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288/1918
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1919/1
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Contributions toward the cost of the North Reading
branch line
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247/1920
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1920/1
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Operation of the railroad
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655/1920, Secs. 1 to 3
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1920/1
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Regulation of building construction
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--/1945
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1946
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Equal pay for men and women teachers
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9/1945
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1945/9
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Board of Public Works
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723/1945
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1946/22
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Assistance to veterans
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638/1949
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1952/63
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Appointment of RSD Planning Committee
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798/1951, Sec. 5
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3-10-1952 ATM/59
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Set working hours and days of employees
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21/1952
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3-3-1952
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Placing the office of Chief of Police under
the Civil Service Laws
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624/1952
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3-8-1954 ATM/11
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Amount of pensions, retirement allowances and
annuities payable to certain former public employees
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297/1954; 511/1954
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10-18-1954 STM/4
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Industrial Development Commission created
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223/1957
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4-11-1960 ATM/10
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Establish Conservation Commission
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647/1960
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4-3-1961 ATM/80
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Increase amount of pensions and retirement allowances
payable to certain former public employees
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31/1962
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Place Public Works Department under civil service
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703/1962; 682/1963
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1964 Election, Question 1
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Establish regional school district; amend regional
school district
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107/1965
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1966 Election, Question 1
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Remove the office of Superintendent of Public
Works from civil service
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7/1965
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3-14-1966 ATM/11
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Consolidate the offices of the Town Engineer
and Superintendent of Public Works
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494/1965
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10-11-1965 STM/20
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Payment to Shahmoon Industries
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670/1974
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5-5-1975 ATM/20
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Rights and responsibilities of public secondary
school students
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308/1985
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1986 ATM/11
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Dog licensing
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MGL c.
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Chapter/ Acts of
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Adoption Date/ Art. No.
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Subject
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10/1988
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4-1992 ATM/6 and 7
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Method for selecting Regional School Committee
members
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245/1988
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4-5-1993 ATM/5
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Release seized bond monies for completion of
approved plan work
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561/1989
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4-26-1990 ATM/24
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Mobile home park rent control
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653/1989, Sec. 40
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4-2-1990 ATM/6
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Assessment date changes for new growth
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653/1989, Sec. 41
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4-2-1990 ATM/7
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Quarterly tax bills
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291/1990
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4-11-1991 ATM/14
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Enhanced 911 service
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71/1993, Sec. 83
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7-19-1993 STM/1
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Early retirement incentive program
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181/1995, Sec. 1
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4-7-1997 ATM/10
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Increase exemptions under certain clauses of
c. 59, § 5
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170/1999
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4-2-2001 ATM/5
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Additional compensation to Municipal Treasurer/Collector
and/or Municipal Clerk
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369/2002
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4-7-2003 ATM/5
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Dog license fees for senior citizens
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184/2002, Sec. 51
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4-7-2003 ATM/7
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Adjusting qualifications for a property tax
exemption
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31, § 48
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1974 Election, Questions 2 and 3
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Placing Fire Department members and Fire Chief
under § 48
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31, §§ 61A and 61B
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10-8-1998 OTM/23
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Age requirement for police officer or fire fighter
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32, §§ 1 to 28
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1946
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Retirement system
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32, § 4(2)(b 1/2)
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10-4-2004 OTM/4
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Crediting service time towards retirement to
include call and permanent- intermittent fire service, for Public
Works and Police Departments
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32, § 99
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5-2-1977 ATM/21
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Advance payment of certain retirement funds
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32B
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1960 Election, Question 2
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Provide insurance for certain town employees
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32B, § 7A
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10-15-1974 OTM/30
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Contributions to life and health insurance for
active employees
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32B, § 16
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7-12-1982 - Board of Selectmen
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Town may seek alternatives in health care insurance
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32B, § 18
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4-5-2010 ATM/22
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Require eligible retirees to enroll in a Medicare equivalent
health insurance program
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32B, § 20
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10-4-2010 OTM/14; 6-3-2013 ATM/36
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Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund (transfer
balance from OPEB Stabilization Fund)
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39, § 23
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1933/20
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Election of town officers
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39, § 23D
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79/2006
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10-16-2006/2
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Voting regulations for members of municipal
boards holding adjudicatory hearings
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40, § 5B
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3-10-1952 ATM/31
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Stabilization fund
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40, § 6B
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3-15-1954 STM/3
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Purchase uniforms for Police and Fire Department
members
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40, § 6C
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1980 Election, Question 4
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Removal of snow and ice from private ways
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40, § 6E
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538/1950; 299/1951
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3-10-1952 ATM/19
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Town may repair private ways
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40, § 6H
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3-26-1962 ATM/38
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To permit the town to make repairs on private
ways
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40, § 6J
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10-11-1965 STM/22
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Purchase of storm clothing for employees
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40, § 6N
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10-6-1980 OTM/7
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Temporary repairs of private ways
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40, § 8D
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4-8-1974 ATM/9
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Establish Historical Commission
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40, § 8E
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10-20-1969 STM/31
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Establish Youth Commission
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40, § 8G
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10-6-2003 OTM/2
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Agreements for mutual aid police programs
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40, § 8H
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4-1991 ATM/18
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Recycling
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40, § 8J
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4-11-1996 ATM/8
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Establish Commission on Disabilities
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40, § 21D
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10-6-1980 OTM/6
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Noncriminal disposition
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40, § 21E
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10-7-1996 OTM/3
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Interest on overdue water accounts
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40, § 22D
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322/1961
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9-11-1961 STM/6
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Towing of vehicles
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40, § 22F
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4-7-2003 ATM/6
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Authorizing certain Town departments to increase
fees set by statute and to charge fees which would be competitive
with other communities
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40, § 39K
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4-24-1989 ATM/21
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Enterprise fund
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40, §§ 42A to 42F
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1938/1
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Collection of water rates
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40, §§ 42G to 42K
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4-4-1966 ATM/62 10-6-2003 OTM/3
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To charge abutters a portion of costs
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40, § 57
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4-2-1990 ATM/8
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Denial, revocation or suspension of permits
for failure to pay local charges
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40A
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808/1976
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10-13-1977 STM/1
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Zoning Act
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40A, § 8
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10-20-1969 STM/11
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Basis for appeals by persons aggrieved
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41, 1
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1941/6
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Election of Board of Health
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41, 31
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1945/20
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Board of Selectmen to act as Board of Public
Welfare
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41, § 73
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1937/2
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Selection of Board of Survey
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41, § 81A
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1944/7
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Planning Board
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41, § 81U, paragraph 12
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6-16-2016 ATM/37
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Use of security funds for Town completion of subdivisions
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41, §§ 100 and 100A
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1937/7
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Pay for police officers and fire fighters
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41, § 100A
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108/1965
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3-28-1966 ATM/21
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Indemnification of officers and employees
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41, § 100B
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10-4-1982 OTM/12
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Indemnification of retired police officers and
fire fighters
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41, § 100G1/4
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4-3-2000 ATM/8
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Payment of funeral and burial expenses for fire
fighters and police officers killed in the line of duty
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41, § 108
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1954/51
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Salaries for town officers
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41, § 108D
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3-11-1963 ATM/5
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Minimum compensation for fire fighters
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41, § 108L
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4-16-1987 ATM/23
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Police career incentive pay program
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41, § 110A
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6-3-2013 ATM/34
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Office hours on Saturdays
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43D
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4-9-2007 ATM/23
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Expedited permitting (104 Lowell Road, Map 7,
Lot 2)
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43D
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10-6-2014 OTM/11
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Expedited permitting (102 Lowell Road, Map 14, Parcel 148)
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44
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1934/4
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Accounting system
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44, § 53C
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3-19-1973 STM/6
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Compensation for off-duty or special detail
work
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44, § 53F1/2
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10-10-1991 OTM/12
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Enterprise fund
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45, § 17A
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1940/10
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Closing section of Haverhill Street during school
hours
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48, §§ 42, 43 and 44
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6-1-1949 STM/4
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Establish Fire Department
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48, § 43 48, §§ 45
to 55
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3-19-1951 ATM/30 1928/5
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Chief of Fire Department to act as Forest Warden
Fire company
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54, § 16A
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4-24-1972 ATM/34
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Appointments to fill vacancies
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54, § 103A
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10-18-1954 STM/16
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Absentee voting
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59, § 5, cl. 17D
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4-11-1988 ATM/10
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Tax relief for widows and minor children
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59, § 5, cl. 17E
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10-1-2001 OTM/7
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Increase in maximum amount of assets for senior
citizens to qualify for exemption
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59, § 5, cl. 37A
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4-3-2000 ATM/7
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Increase in tax exemption for property owners
who are blind
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59, § 5, cl. 41B
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653/1982
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4-17-1986 ATM/22
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Tax relief for persons 70 or older
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59, § 5, cl. 41C
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4-11-1988 ATM/11
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Tax relief for elderly homeowners
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59, § 5, cl. 41D
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10-1-2001 OTM/8
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Increase in maximum amount of income and assets
for senior citizens to qualify for exemption
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59, § 5K
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4-3-2000 ATM/5
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Property tax reduction for senior citizens exempt
from state withholding taxes, unemployment insurance and workers'
compensation
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59, § 59A
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10-4-1999 STM/3
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Brownfields Tax Agreements
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60, § 3D
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4-8-1999 ATM/11
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Elderly and disabled taxation fund
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60A, § 1
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4-9-1984 ATM/19
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Excise tax on motor vehicles
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64L, § 2(a)
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10-5-2009 OTM/3
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Local option meals tax
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71, § 71E
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10-1981/4
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Adult education fund
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78, § 32
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150/1964
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3-22-1965 ATM/25
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Leaves of absence for library staff
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80, §§ 1 to 17
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1955/3 10-6-2003 OTM/3
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Betterment Act
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80A, §§ 1 to 16
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10-6-2003 OTM/3
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Eminent domain takings and betterment assessments
by judicial proceedings
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82, §§ 22 to 24
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1937/4
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Taking land by eminent domain
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83, §§ 14 to 29
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10-6-2003 OTM/3
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Sewers, drains and sidewalks
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85, § 6
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10-5-2015 OTM/19
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Snow removal on streets and sidewalks
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85, § 11A
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3-10-1952 ATM/30
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Bicycle registration and operation
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90, § 20A
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10-5-1981 OTM/13
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Parking regulations
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90, § 20C
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10-6-1980 ATM/4
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Nature of proceedings under §§ 20A
and 20A1/2
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91, §§ 11 and 29
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1955/15
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Town assumes damages for state work on waterways
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111, §§ 31 and 31A
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1937/3
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Formation of Board of Health
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114, §§ 22, 23, 24 and 26
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1933/15
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Cemeteries and burials
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121, § 26K
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1948/27
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Formation of Housing Authority
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121, §§ 26K and 26L
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3-1962 ATM/26
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Housing Authority
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129, § 15
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1946/8
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Inspector of Animals
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136, § 4B
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5-15-1961 STM/4
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Licensing bowling alleys
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138, § 33B
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6-3-2013 ATM/35
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Sale of alcoholic beverages by on-premises licensees on Sundays
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143, §§ 6 to 12
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1944/6
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Building Inspector's duties
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147, §§ 13A and 13C
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4-7-1997 ATM/5
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Reserve police officer program
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147, § 17B
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3-11-1963 ATM/4
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Work week for police
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148, § 13
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10-1985 ATM
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Fees for underground storage of flammables
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148, § 26C
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4-14-1980 ATM/12
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Automatic smoke or heat detectors
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148, § 26G
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10-7-1985 ATM/8
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Automatic sprinklers
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148, § 26H
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4-16-1987 ATM/22
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Automatic sprinkler devices in boarding and
lodging houses
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148, § 26I
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10-1-1990 ATM/11 10-10-1991 ATM/15
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Automatic sprinklers in multifamily housing
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258, § 9
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1980 Election, Question 2
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Indemnification of employees
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258, § 13
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1980 Election, Question 3
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Indemnification of officers
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