[Adopted 6-7-1993 ATM, Art. 5 (Articles I and XXIX of the
1993 General Bylaws)]
The Town of Rockland shall have all of the corporate
powers of a body politic possible for a Town to have under the constitution
and laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as fully and completely
as though they were specifically enumerated in these bylaws and all
of the powers of the Town under these bylaws shall be construed liberally
in favor of the Town and no enumeration or omission contained herein
shall in any way be construed as limiting the general powers stated
in this article.
Amendments to the Charter and bylaws may be framed, proposed and acted upon in a manner as provided by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or in accordance with the procedures therein contained and in no other manner. For the purpose of orderly supervision and review of the Charter and bylaws from time to time, as conditions warrant, the Selectmen shall appoint a Charter Maintenance Committee composed of three citizens of the Town who shall report to the Selectmen at least annually with recommendations for review of the Charter and bylaws. (Charter § C-7.01)
If any provision of these bylaws is held invalid,
the other provisions of the bylaws shall not be affected thereby.
If the application of the bylaws or any of its provisions to any person
or circumstances is held invalid, the application of the bylaws and
its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected
thereby.
Nothing in these bylaws except as otherwise
specifically provided shall affect or impair the rights or privileges
of persons who are Town officers or employees at the time of its adoption.
All rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts,
and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue except as modified
pursuant to the provisions of these bylaws and in each case, shall
be maintained, carried on, or dealt with by the Town department, office,
or agency appropriate under these bylaws.
All the General Laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and all the votes and Charter of the Town of Rockland
shall continue in full force and effect when these bylaws become effective,
provided, however, that all such prior Town votes and bylaws are hereby
repealed as of the date these bylaws become fully effective, to the
extent that they are inconsistent with or interfere with the effective
operation of these bylaws.
As used herein and where the words so indicate
the masculine shall mean the feminine, the feminine shall mean the
masculine, the masculine shall mean the neuter and the feminine shall
mean the neuter and the neuter shall mean the masculine and the neuter
shall mean the feminine.
These bylaws shall be in full force and effect
for all purposes on and after July 1, 1993.
