Town of Stoughton, MA
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2024-01-22
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art 1 Incorporation; Powers
- § C1-1 Incorporation.
- § C1-2 Powers.
- § C1-3 Construction.
- § C1-4 Intergovernmental relations.
- § C1-5 Town Seal.
- Ch C Art 2 Precincts
- § C2-1 Division of Town.
- Ch C Art 3 Selectboard
- § C3-1 Elections; terms; compensation.
- § C3-2 Powers and rights.
- § C3-3 Duties.
- Ch C Art 4 Town Manager
- § C4-1 Intent.
- § C4-2 Powers and duties.
- § C4-3 Absence of Town Manager.
- Ch C Art 5 School Committee
- § C5-1 Election; terms; compensation.
- § C5-2 Powers and duties.
- § C5-3 Filling vacancies.
- Ch C Art 6 Housing Authority and Redevelopment Authority
- § C6-1 Election; terms; compensation.
- § C6-2 Powers; duties; compensation.
- Ch C Art 7 Representative Town Meeting
- § C7-1 Annual and Special Town Meetings.
- § C7-2 Town Moderator: election, duties.
- § C7-3 Compensation.
- § C7-4 Deputy Town Moderator: election and duties.
- § C7-5 Town Meeting Representatives.
- § C7-6.1 Vacancies among Town Meeting Representatives.
- § C7-6.2 Election by Ballot for Town Meeting Representative.
- § C7-7 Attendance and publication.
- § C7-8 Powers and duties.
- § C7-9 Rules for conduct of Town Meetings.
- § C7-10 Town Meetings generally.
- § C7-11 Organizational Town Meeting.
- § C7-12 Compensation of Town Meeting Representatives.
- § C7-13 Nonvoting members of Town Meeting.
- § C7-14 Town Meeting standing committees.
- § C7-15 Temporary committees of Town Meeting.
- § C7-16 Availability of Town officials and employees at Town Meeting.
- § C7-17 Membership of Town officials on Town Meeting committees.
- Ch C Art 8 Elections
- § C8-1 Time of elections.
- § C8-2 Preliminary elections.
- § C8-3 Polling places.
- § C8-4 Nomination Papers; time of filing; signatures.
- § C8-5 Position on ballot for Town offices.
- § C8-6 Restrictions on offices.
- § C8-7 Restriction on election.
- § C8-8 Election of Town Meeting Representatives.
- § C8-9 Date new officials take office.
- Ch C Art 9 Recall of Elective Officers
- § C9-1 Holders of office may be recalled.
- § C9-2 Recall; petition; preparation; filing.
- § C9-3 Resignation of officer; election as to recall.
- § C9-4 Officer being recalled may be candidate.
- § C9-5 Incumbent to continue duties until recalled.
- § C9-6 Form of ballots for recall.
- § C9-7 Limitations on petitions.
- § C9-8 Prohibition against appointment of recalled officer.
- Ch C Art 10 General Provisions Relating to Town Officers
- § C10-1 Resignation of Town officers.
- § C10-2 Removal of appointed Town officers and members of boards and commissions.
- § C10-3 Salaries and compensation of appointed officers.
- Ch C Art 11 When Appropriation Effective; Referendum
- § C11-1 When appropriation effective; referendum.
- Ch C Art 12 Rights of Inhabitants
- § C12-1 Accessibility of officials.
- Ch C Art 13 Relation of Charter to Town Bylaws, Rules, Regulations, Orders and Special Laws
- § C13-1 Conflicting provisions.
- Ch C Art 14 General Provisions
- § C14-1 Severability.
- § C14-2 Specific provisions shall prevail.
- § C14-3 Publication of bylaws.
- Ch C Art 15 Transitional Provisions
- § C15-1 Continuation of bylaws.
- § C15-2 Continuation of government.
- § C15-3 Continuation of administrative personnel.
- § C15-4 Transfer of records and property.
- § C15-5 Continuance of contracts and other obligations.
- § C15-6 Pending actions and proceedings.
- § C15-7 Effective date of Charter.
- The Code
- Division 1 - Bylaws
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Board of Selectmen
- Ch 9 Employees and Officers
- Ch 10 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 18 Handicap Commission
- Ch 22 Inspectors
- Ch 42 Revolving Funds
- Ch 47 Town Meetings
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 55 Alarm Systems
- Ch 59 Alcoholic Beverages; Public Consumption of Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol
- Ch 62 Amusement Devices
- Ch 70 Building Construction
- Ch 73 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 76 Defibrillators
- Ch 77 Demolition of Buildings
- Ch 78 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 89 Entertainment
- Ch 96 Fees
- Ch 100 Fire Prevention
- Ch 107 Groundwater Protection
- Ch 109 Handbills and Posters
- Ch 113 Hazardous Waste
- Ch 122 Junk Dealers
- Ch 124 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 128 Loitering
- Ch 133 Parking
- Ch 134 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 136 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 140 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 146 Secondhand Jewelry
- Ch 153 Smoking
- Ch 159 Stormwater Management
- Ch 162 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 163 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 165 Subdivision Sureties
- Ch 171 Taxicabs
- Ch 176 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 180 Visibility at Intersections
- Ch 188 Water
- Ch 189 Water Meters
- Ch 191 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 200 Zoning
- Division 2 - Regulations
- Part III: Board of Selectmen Regulations
- Ch 205 Access to Town Counsel
- Ch 209 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 254 Rules of Procedure
- Ch 258 Sewers
- Ch 266 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 270 Victualler Licenses
- Part IV: Miscellaneous Regulations
- Ch 282 Board of Health
- Ch 287 Conservation Commission
- Ch 293 Intergovernmental Relations Committee
- Ch 299 Library Trustees
- Ch 311 School Committee
- Ch 318 Zoning Board of Appeal
- Appendix
- Ch A324 General Law Acceptances
- Ch A326 Special Acts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Approved at Town Election 3-15-1971, effective 1-1-1972.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Selectboard — See Ch. 5.
Town Meetings — See Ch. 47.
Access to Town Counsel — See Ch. 205.
Selectboard Rules of Procedure — See Ch. 254.
School Committee — See Ch. 311.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - List of Charter Amendments
[1]
Editor's Note: The recodification, recaptioning and editorial
corrections of the Town Charter, including all amendments adopted
and approved through 4-5-2011, having been proofread by the Town Code
Review Committee and the Town Meeting Charter Review Committee, were
approved by 5-20-2013 ATM, Art. 75.
