[Adopted as Ch. 1 of the 1996 By-laws; amended 11-18-2013 STM by Art. 16]
The following provisions shall constitute and be entitled "Revised
By-Laws of the Town of Dedham". These by-laws, if adopted at a Special
Town Meeting shall take effect at the dissolution of the next Annual
Town Meeting, and if adopted at an Annual Town Meeting shall take
effect at its dissolution, subject in either case to the requirements
of law.
The provisions of these by-laws so far as they are the same
as those in force at the adoption of this revision shall be construed
as a continuation thereof and not as new by-laws. Except as stated
in this section, all by-laws in force upon the effective date of this
revision, other than those entitled "The Personnel, Wage and Salary
Administration Plan", "Plumbing By-Laws", "Building Code", "Wiring
Code", and "Zoning By-Laws" not included in this revision are hereby
repealed. The foregoing plan, by-laws and codes not thus included
shall continue to be applicable in the form in effect immediately
prior to this revision until amended or repealed in accordance with
law. The repeal of a by-law hereby shall not affect any act done,
any liability incurred under such by-law prior to its repeal. Such
repeal shall not affect any action or prosecution pending at the time
of a penalty or a forfeiture incurred under such repealed by-law.
The repeal of a by-law shall not thereby have the effect of renewing
any by-law theretofore repealed.
Words and phrases specifying or naming any officer, board or
committee of the Town shall be construed as including the lawful successor,
or the person or persons having substantially the same powers and
performing substantially the same duties as such officer, board or
committee.
Whenever in a by-law anything is prohibited from being done
without the license or permission of a certain officer, board or committee,
such officer, board or committee shall have the right to license or
permit such thing to be done.
[Amended 11-17-2014 ATM
by Art. 18]
By-laws may be adopted, repealed or amended at any Town Meeting
in accordance with law. The Town Clerk shall hereby be authorized
to assign appropriate numbers to by-law sections, subsections, paragraphs
and subparagraphs, where none are approved by Town Meeting, and, if
such are approved by Town Meeting, after consultation with the Town
Manager, to make non-substantive, editorial revisions to ensure consistent
and appropriate sequencing and numbering, provided that such editorial
revisions shall be identified by a footnote or other convention.
No person shall be prosecuted or tried for any breach of the
provisions of any of these by-laws unless the complaint for such breach
shall be made within six months from the time of committing such breach.