The following is an enumeration of acts of the
General Court applicable to the Town of Wayland:
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Date Passed By General Court
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Chapter Number
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Title
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Action by Town
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April 10, 1780
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34
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An act for incorporating the easterly pail of
the Town of Sudbury, in the County of Middlesex, into a separate town
by the name of East Sudbury.
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Petition to General Court February 22, 1779
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March 3, 1786
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57
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An act repealing one clause of an act, passed
in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty, entitled, "An act
for incorporating the easterly part of the Town of Sudbury, in the
County of Middlesex into a separate town, by the name of East Sudbury"
and for prescribing the manner in which the bridges and long causeways
in the Town of East Sudbury, pointed out in the said act, shall be
supported and maintained.
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February 28, 1815
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144
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An act to establish a Ministerial Fund, in the
Town of East Sudbury.
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Petition May 2, 1814 STM Art. 8
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February 13, 1816
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101
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An act to incorporate the Proprietors of certain
meadows in Sudbury and East Sudbury.
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March 11, 1835
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50
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An act to change the name of East Sudbury.
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Petition February 9, 1835 STM Art. 2
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April 22, 1852
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143
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An act to divide the Commonwealth into Districts
for the choice of Representatives in the Congress of the United States.
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March 16, 1854
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84
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An act to incorporate the Middlesex South Agricultural
Society.
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March 25, 1858
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86
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An act in further addition to "An act for supplying
the City of Boston with pure water."
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Petition February 5, 1859 STM Art. 4
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April 2, 1859
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184
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An act to authorize the City of Boston to raise
the dam at the outlet of Lake Cochituate.
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Petition January 15, 1859 STM Art. 4
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April 4, 1860
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211
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An act in relation to the flowage of the meadows
on Concord and Sudbury Rivers.
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Petition February 5, 1859 STM Art. 2
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April 9,1861
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154
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An act to suspend "An act in relation to the
flowage of the meadows on Concord and Sudbury Rivers."
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April 25, 1862
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140
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An act to repeal "An act in relation to the
flowage of the meadows on Concord and Sudbury Rivers."
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February 21, 1868
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26
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An act to incorporate the Wayland and Sudbury
Branch Railroad Company.
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May 10, 1869
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260
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An act to incorporate the Massachusetts Central
Railroad Company.
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June 21, 1870
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382
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An act to prohibit the taking of black bass
in Lake Cochituate.
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April 8, 1872
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177
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An act to authorize the City of Boston to obtain
an additional supply of pure water.
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February 28, 1874
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35
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An act to establish the First District Court
of Southern Middlesex.
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April 15, 1875
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129
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An act to authorize the Town of Wayland to raise
money by taxation for celebrating the centennial anniversary of the
battle of Lexington.
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May 1, 1875
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168
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An act to amend Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Seven
of the Acts of the Year Eighteen Hundred and Seventy-Two, authorizing
the City of Boston to obtain an additional supply of pure water.
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May 19, 1875
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228
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An act to preserve the purity of the water of
Lake Cochituate.
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March 23, 1878
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80
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An act to supply the Town of Wayland with pure
water.
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Acceptance April 30, 1878 STM Art. 13
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March 28, 1882
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123
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An act to authorize the Town of Wayland to raise
additional funds to extend and complete its waterworks.
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May 3,1883
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165
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An act relative to the confirmation of proceedings
of the Evangelical Religious Society in Wayland.
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May 24,1894
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426
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An act relative to the protection of the public
health in the valleys of the Concord and Sudbury Rivers.
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March 21, 1896
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177
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An act to authorize the Town of Wayland to refund
a portion of its water fund bonds.
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May 28, 1896
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446
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An act making further provision for the protection
of the public health in the valleys of the Concord and Sudbury Rivers.
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April 2, 1897
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231
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An act making further provision for the protection
of the public health in the valleys of the Concord and Sudbury Rivers.
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May 11, 1898
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418
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An act relative to the expense of the improvements
in the valleys of the Concord and Sudbury Rivers.
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February 7, 1899
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66
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An act to authorize the Town of Wayland to refund
a portion of its indebtedness.
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June 8, 1900
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375
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An act relative to the construction of the Metropolitan
Water Works.
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April 4, 1901
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253
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An act to authorize the Natick and Cochituate
Street Railway Company to transact business as a common carrier of
goods and merchandise in the Town of Wayland.
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June 14, 1901
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509
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An act to require the Metropolitan Water and
Sewerage Board to improve the condition of the Cochituate water basin.
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March 13, 1909
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163
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An act to confirm the acts of those persons
who have assumed to act as the Trustees of the East Sudbury Ministerial
Fund.
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March 13, 1909
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164
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An act to confirm certain acts of the First
Parish in Wayland, and to change the name of the First Parish in East
Sudbury.
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May 16, 1912
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596
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An act to establish and confirm certain persons
as members of the First Parish in Wayland.
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March 28, 1913
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378
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An act relative to the location and construction
of the Boston and Western Electric Railroad in the Towns of Weston
and Wayland.
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April 3, 1916
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94
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An act to exclude Dudley Pond in the Town of
Wayland from the Metropolitan Water System.
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Petition 1907 Art. 21; 1916 ATM Art. 26
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May 28, 1926
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375
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An act making additional provision for the water
supply needs of the Metropolitan Water District and other communities
which now or hereafter may require water therefrom, and of the City
of Worcester.
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March 15, 1927
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111
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An act making an appropriation to be defrayed
from the proceeds of bonds to provide further for the water supply
needs of the Metropolitan Water District by diverting a supply from
the headwaters of the Sudbury River.
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April 10, 1928
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206
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An act relative to certain elections in the
Town of Wayland and certain acts and proceedings of said Town and
its Board of Water Commissioners.
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Petition 1926 ATM Art. 26; 1928 ATM Art. 35
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February 16, 1934
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42
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An act relative to improvement of brooks, streams
and water courses in the Town of Wayland.
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Petition December 27, 1933 STM Art. 3
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February 23, 1934
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49
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to use
certain park land for school purposes.
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Petition December 27, 1933 STM Art. 2
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April 2, 1935
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127
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An act relative to the control of Dudley Pond
in the Town of Wayland.
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Petition 1935 ATM Art. 27
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March 7, 1938
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74
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An act to authorize the placing of the office
of Chief of Police of the Town of Wayland under the Civil Service
laws.
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Petition by Selectmen December 20, 1937; not
accepted 1939 ATE
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May 16, 1938
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318
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An act relative to the use of Lake Cochituate
in the Towns of Framingham and Wayland for boating and fishing.
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Planning Board Report 1937 ATR
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June 28, 1938
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460
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An act authorizing the purchase of lands and
the construction of works for improving the distribution of water
from the sources of supply to the Metropolitan Water District and
more adequately preventing pollution of the sources of water supply
of said district.
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August 24, 1938
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501
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An act relative to the purchase of lands and
the construction of works for improving the distribution of water
from the sources of supply to the Metropolitan Water District and
more adequately preventing pollution of the sources of water supply
of said district, and relative to the emergency-Public Works Commission.
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May 25, 1943
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327
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An act relative to the use of Lake Cochituate
in the Towns of Natick, Framingham and Wayland for bathing purposes.
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Planning Board Report 1937 ATR
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June 8, 1946
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490
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An act authorizing the Department of Public
Utilities to permit the operation of motor vehicles for the carriage
of passengers for hire over routes between the City of Boston and
the Town of Hancock and intermediate points thereon.
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February 18, 1947
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72
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An act providing for the removal from Civil
Service of the office of Chief of Police of the Town of Wayland.
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Petition 1946 ATM Art. 15; acceptance 1947 ATE
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May 29, 1947
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474
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to borrow
money for school purposes.
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School Committee Report 1945 ATR
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June 20, 1947
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557
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An act authorizing the Metropolitan District
Commission to transfer to the Department of Conservation certain reservoirs
no longer required for water supply purposes, and providing for the
discharge of surplus water into the Sudbury River and the Neponset
River.
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May 14, 1948
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314
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to use
certain park land for school purposes.
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School Committee Report 1945 ATR
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March 28, 1949
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97
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An act revoking the authority of the Department
of Public Utilities to revise the terms of certificates granted for
the operation of motor vehicles for the carriage of persons for hire
over routes between the City of Boston and the Town of Hancock.
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February 4, 1952
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23
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to use
certain park land for school purposes.
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Petition December 19, 1951 STM Art. 3
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February 4, 1952
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24
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to use
certain park land for cemetery purposes.
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Petition June 20, 1951 STM Art. 6
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February 15, 1952
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49
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to borrow
money for school purposes.
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Petition December 19, 1951 STM Art. 2
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February 5, 1953
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36
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to use
certain park land for school purposes.
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School Committee Report 1952 ATR
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July 26, 1956
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562
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An act authorizing the repair of Stone Bridge
in the Towns of Wayland and Framingham and the construction of an
alternate road and bridge.
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Petition by Department of Public Works August
15, 1956 STM Art. 9
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August 8, 1956
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631
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An act providing for the establishment and development
of the Massachusetts Bay Circuit.
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August 15, 1956
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703
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An act authorizing the Water Resources Commission
to cooperate with the Federal Government in the development of plans
relative to flood control of the Assabet, Concord and Sudbury Rivers.
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February 19, 1957
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88
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An act providing for life tenure for Ernest
H. Damon, incumbent of the office of Chief of Police of the Town of
Wayland.
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Acceptance 1957 ATE
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May 13, 1957
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355
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An act reimbursing the Towns of Ashland, Framingham,
Hopkinton, Natick and Wayland for the loss of taxes on certain land
therein owned by the Commonwealth and held for recreational purposes.
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See Acts of 1947, Chapter 557
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March 9, 1960
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170
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to transfer
the care, custody, and control of certain park land from the Park
Department to the Board of Selectmen, and to use said land for other
than park purposes.
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Petition 1957 ATM Art. 19
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September 26, 1960
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669
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An act authorizing the Water Resources Commission
to construct reservoirs for flood control and other purposes in the
watershed of the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers.
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November 23, 1960
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785
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An act relative to the terms of certain bonds
and notes to be issued by the Commonwealth.
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February 24, 1961
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116
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to transfer
the care, custody and control of a certain road from the Park Department
to the Highway Department of said town.
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May 5, 1961
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426
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An act providing for relocation of certain reservoirs
in connection with the flood control project in the watershed of the
Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers.
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May 27,1961
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579
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An act granting the consent of the Commonwealth
to the acquisition by the United States of certain areas in the Sudbury
and Concord River Valleys for the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation
Act and authorizing the Division of Fisheries and Game and the Commissioner
of Natural Resources to acquire certain other lands in said areas.
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February 20, 1962 (repealed by Ch. 347 of the
Acts of 2008)
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130
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An act providing that the powers and duties
of the offices of Tree Warden and Superintendent of Moth Extermination
in the Town of Wayland be vested in the Board of Cemetery Commissioners
and that such offices be abolished.
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Petition 1962 ATM Art. 14 (4-10-2008 ATM, Art.
5)
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February 6, 1963
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17
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An act extending the time for acceptance of
an act providing that the powers and duties of the offices of Tree
Warden and Superintendent of Moth Extermination in the Town of Wayland
be vested in the Board of Cemetery Commissioners and that such offices
be abolished.
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February 18, 1963
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39
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to supply
the inhabitants of the Town of Natick with water.
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Petition 1963 ATM Art. 14
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May 27, 1963
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435
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An act authorizing the Water Resources Commission
to establish encroachment lines and flood plain zones in the drainage
areas of the Sudbury and Concord Rivers.
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June 10, 1964
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494
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An act increasing the amount of money which
the Commonwealth may borrow to meet the non-federal cost of certain
works of improvements for flood prevention and related purposes in
the watershed of the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers.
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July 6, 1964
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705
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An act relative to the terms of certain bonds
and notes to be issued by the Commonwealth. Section 6.
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March 24, 1965
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184
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to sell
and convey certain park land to the United States.
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Petition 1964 ATM Art. 24; Selectmen's vote
June 20, 1966
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March 29, 1965
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207
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to transfer
a certain portion of Cochituate Beach from the Park Department to
the Cemetery Department of said Town.
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Petition 1964 ATM Art. 33
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December 28, 1965
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815
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An act authorizing the Water Resources Commission
to construct additional reservoirs for flood prevention and related
purposes in the watershed of the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers.
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May 9, 1966 (repealed by Ch. 347 of the Acts
of 2008)
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254
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An act establishing a Park and Recreation Department
in the Town of Wayland.
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Petition 1966 ATM Art. 23; Acceptance 1967 ATM
Art. 11 (4-10-2008 ATM, Art 5)
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May 16,1966
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281
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An act relative to the terms of certain bonds
and notes to be issued by the Commonwealth. Section 6.
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August 16, 1966
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524
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An act authorizing the Metropolitan District
Commission to discharge certain amounts of surplus water from its
Sudbury reservoir system into the Sudbury River.
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August 29, 1966
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577
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An act authorizing the Water Resources Commission
to establish encroachment lines in the drainage area of the Shawsheen
River.
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February 27, 1967
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23
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An act authorizing the Sudbury Water District
of Sudbury to supply the inhabitants of the Town of Wayland with water.
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August 21, 1970
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723
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An act increasing the amount of money which
the Commonwealth may borrow to meet the non-federal cost of certain
works of improvement for flood prevention and related purposes in
the watershed of the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers.
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May 25, 1972
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307
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An act combining the offices of the Town Treasurer
and Tax Collector into the office of Town Treasurer and Collector.
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Petition November 13, 1971 STM Art. 19
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June 3, 1977
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251
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to invest
certain trust funds in certain investments and to contract for professional
investment advice.
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August 26, 1977
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472
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An act providing that Carl H. Putnam shall,
notwithstanding certain maximum age requirements, be eligible for
appointment as a regular police officer in the Town of Wayland.
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June 15, 1980
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529
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to see
and convey certain conservation land located in said Town.
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September 29, 1981
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416
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An act exempting certain positions in Town of
Wayland from the provisions of the Civil Service Law.
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December 27, 1982
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588
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An act authorizing the division of capital planning
and operations to sell and convey a certain parcel of land in the
Town of Wayland to Edwin W. Marston, Sr. and Catherine A. Marston.
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July 26, 1983
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320
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to transfer
and convey certain conservation land held by said Town and to release
and cancel a conservation restriction held by the Town.
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Date Passed By General Court
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Chapter Number
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Title
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Action by Town
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June 20, 1990
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44
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An act authorizing the Towns of Wayland and
Sudbury to borrow money for the re-construction of a certain bridge.
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December 21, 1990
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59
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An act relative to quarterly taxes in the Town
of Wayland.
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December 23, 1992
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283
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An act authorizing Board of Selectmen and Conservation
Commission to release a conservation restriction of Northland Residential
Corporation.
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September 8, 1994
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137
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to pay
an invoice from Mystic Bituminous Corporation in the amount of $12,196.78
and several invoices from R.H. White Corporation in the aggregate
amount of $24,024.48.
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Petition August 29, 1994 ATM Art. 19
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August 9, 1996
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316
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An act relative to a certain conservation restriction
in the Town of Wayland.
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May 9, 1996 ATM Art. 41
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August 9, 1996
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318
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An act relative to a certain conservation restriction
and easement in the Town of Wayland.
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May 4, 1995 ATM Art. 35
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September 4, 1996
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379
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An act relative to reducing the terms of office
of the members of the Board of Appeals of the Town of Wayland.
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April 29, 1996 STM Art. 2
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January 6, 1997
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461
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An act establishing the Wayland Wastewater Management
District Commission.
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May 6, 1996 ATM Art. 23
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November 17, 1999
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128
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to convey
a certain conservation easement.
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May 13, 1998 ATM Art. 41
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July 28, 2000
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154
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An act relative to a certain conservation restriction
in the Town of Wayland.
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May 6, 1999 ATM Art. 20
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July 31, 2000
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161
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to grant
real estate tax rebates to certain property owners.
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May 8, 2000 ATM Art. 39
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August 3, 2002
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198
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to convey
certain park land.
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April 25, 2002 ATM Art. 6
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August 19, 2004 (repealed by Ch. 33 of the Acts
of 2022)
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320
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An act relative to the position of Town Administrator
in the Town of Wayland.
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May 3, 2004 ATM Art. 11
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August 9, 2006
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251
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to transfer
care and control of certain park land.
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May 1, 2006 ATM Art. 19
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October 6, 2008
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347
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An act authorizing the Town of Wayland to establish
a Department of Public Works.
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April 10, 2008 ATM Art. 5
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March 25, 2010
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53
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An act relative to elections in the Town of Wayland.
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April 13, 2009 ATM Art. 22
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November 17, 2010
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372
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An act establishing a Postemployment Benefits Trust Fund in
the Town of Wayland.
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November 12, 2008 STM Art. 10
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January 12, 2017
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413
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An act exempting all police officers in the Police Department
of the Town of Wayland from the Civil Service Law.
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November 15, 2016 STM, Art. 5
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March 16, 2022
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33
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An act creating Select Board-Town Manager from of government
in the Town of Wayland.
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May 15, 2021 ATM, Art. 22
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Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2022, signed by the Governor on 3-16-2022, established a Select Board-Town Manager form of government in the Town of Wayland. Pursuant to said Act, all references in the Code to the "Board of Selectmen" have been changed to "Select Board," and all references in the Code to the "Town Administrator" have been changed to the "Town Manager." A complete copy of Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2022 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
