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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209/1908
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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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655/1913, Secs. 1 to 3
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5-24-1920/1
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Regulation of building construction
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727/1945
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1946/Q.1
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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
331/1951
649/1951
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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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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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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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33, § 59
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10-3-2020 OTM/15
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Entitling Town employees serving in the armed forces of the
commonwealth, or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United
States, to receive pay without loss of ordinary remuneration (certain
pay and benefits) as a public employee during service in the uniformed
service
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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, § 3
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6-29-2020 ATM/22
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Allowing funds to be expended for the upkeep and maintenance
of any facility under the control of the School Committee and for
any balance to remain in said account rather than to revert to the
General Fund (establishing School Rental Revolving Fund)
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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, § 19K
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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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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/30Â 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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140, § 139
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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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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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