[The following is a list of General Laws accepted by the
Town of Norton.]
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General Laws
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Town Meeting
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Chapter
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Section
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Date
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Article
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Subject
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31
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48
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Regular or permanent members of Fire Department under civil
service
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32
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22(7)(c)(ii)
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3-1950
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Art. 24
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Town appropriation to be paid to Board of Retirement
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32B
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3-9-1964
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ATE
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Group life insurance, group accidental death and dismemberment,
group general or blanket hospital, surgical and medical insurance
for employees and their dependents
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32B
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7A
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5-2-1988
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Art. 35 and Art. 36
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Town to pay a subsidiary or additional rate in addition to the
payment of 50% for contributory group life and health insurance for
employees; Town shall equal 75% with employees paying 25%
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32B
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9E
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9-26-1988
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Art. 3
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Town to pay 75% of the cost of premiums for contributory group
life and health for employees retired from the service to the Town
and their dependents
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32B
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18
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9-30-1996
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Art. 16
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Employees' health insurance; retirees' Medicare
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32B
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20
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5-9-2011
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Art. 3
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Establishment of Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund
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39
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23
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3-3-1936
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Art. 28
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Business session of ATM held at time other than that of the
election of officers
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39
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23D
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2-7-2007
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Art. 8
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Member of board or committee shall not be disqualified from
voting solely due to absence from one session of an adjudicatory hearing
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40
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5B
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5-5-1975
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Art. 59
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Stabilization Fund
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40
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6F
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Repealed by Ch. 693, Acts of 1977
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Repairs of private ways repealed effective 7-1-1978; originally
accepted 3-6-1961, Art. 23
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40
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6H
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Repealed by Ch. 693, Acts of 1977
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Private ways - amended by Ch. 319, Acts of 1961; repealed effective
7-1-1978
Town may adopt bylaw pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 6N;
originally accepted 3-5-1962, Art. 15
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40
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6J
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Highway Department - Appropriate money for work clothes
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40
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7
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3-7-1966
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Art. 22
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Appropriate money for removal of snow and ice on sidewalks
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40
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8B
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Council on Aging - established bylaw 3-21-1972, Art. 23
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40
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8C
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3-5-1962
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Art. 23
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Conservation Commission - Ch. 223, Acts of 1957
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40
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8D
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9-21-1970
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Art. 8
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Historical Commission
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40
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8G
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5-5-1975
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Art. 32
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Mutual Police Aid Program
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40
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8J
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6-25-1987
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Art. 12
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Commission on Handicapped Affairs
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40
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13C
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6-8-1998
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Art. 2
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Workers' Compensation Reserve Fund
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40
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22D
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3-2-1964
3-30-1972
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Art. 50
Art. 56
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Towing of vehicles
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40
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22F
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5-10-2004
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Art. 19
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Allow departments to set certain fees
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40
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42A-F
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5-10-2004
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Art. 4
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Allow Board of Water/Sewer Commissioners to file liens
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40
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57
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5-27-1986
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Art. 8
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Granting or renewing permits or licenses if taxes owed; bylaw
enacted 5-13-1991, Art. 31
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5-13-2013
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Art. 16
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Deny, revoke, or suspend local licenses and permits for failure
to pay municipal taxes
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41
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38A
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3-1-1943
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Art. 24
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Tax Collector as Town Collector
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41
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41B
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6-11-1983
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Art. 16
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Direct deposit for Town employees
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41
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69B
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6-5-1983
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Art. 16
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Enterprise Account - Water Department
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41
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81U
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10-16-1995
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Art. 6
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Paragraph 12 - Expenditure of Default Funds - Subdivisions
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41
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110A
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10-12-2011
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Art. 16
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Town Clerk's office - Saturday as holiday for calculating time
frame for filings
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44
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53C
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4-9-1973
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Art. 30
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Police Off-Duty Account
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44
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53D
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1-8-1979
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Art. 27
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Ch. 665, Acts of 1977 - Establish a recreation/park self-supporting
service revolving fund
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44
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53F 1/2
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10-12-2011
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Art. 6
Art. 7
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Establish account for Water Enterprise Fund
Establish account for Sewer Enterprise Fund
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48
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42A
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6-11-1983
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Art. 40
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Abolished Board of Fire Engineers Original By-Law est. 4-7-1958.
Accepted this chapter
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53
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9A
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6-11-1983
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Art. 17
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Procedure for nomination papers
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53
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121
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Rescinded 3-1-1971, Art. 18
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Rescinded - voted to eliminate procedures of Town Caucus effective
1-1-1972; originally accepted 3-4-1963, Art. 31
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59
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2A
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6-7-1999
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Art. 28
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Assessor's valuation of land
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59
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5, Cl. 22F
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10-17-2016
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Art. 8
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Reduction in residency requirement for taxpayers eligible for
tax exemptions under MGL c. 59, § 5, Cl. 22, 22A, 22B, 22C,
22D, 22E and 22F
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59
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5, Cl. 41B
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12-5-1983
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Art. 3
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Tax abatement for persons 70 years of age
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59
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5
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6-7-1982
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Art. 13
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Real estate tax exemption - Accepted Ch. 743, Acts of 1981,
which amends MGL c. 59, § 5
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59
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5
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9-26-1986
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Art. 9
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Providing relief from impact of revaluation; accepted Ch. 73,
Acts of 1986, Secs. 1 and 3; amends MGL c. 59, § 5,
by adding Clause 17D and Clause 41C
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6-7-2010
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Art. 14
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Adjust limits for exemptions granted under MGL c. 59, § 5,
Clause 41C; seniors gross receipt to $20,000 and exemption to $1,000
(effective 7-1-2010)
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59
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5, Cl. 17E
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6-7-2010
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Art. 17
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Annual increase in whole estate asset limitations for exemption
to senior citizens and surviving spouse/minors under MGL c. 59,
§ 5, Cl. 17D by the COLA (effective 7-1-2010)
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59
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5
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6-7-2010
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Art. 16
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Chapter 59, added by Ch. 1818, Acts of 1995; Annual increase
in the amount of the exemption granted to senior citizens and surviving
spouses/minors under MGL c. 59, § 5, Cl. 17D, by 100%
of the COLA for the previous year (effective 7-1-2010)
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59
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5, Cl. 41D
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6-7-2010
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Art. 15
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Annual increase in gross receipts income and whole estate limits
for exemptions granted to senior citizens under MGL c. 59, § 5,
Cl. 41C, by the COLA of the previous year (effective 7-1-2010)
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59
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5, Cl. 5th B
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6-7-2010
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Art. 13
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Amount to be exempted from taxation of real and personal property
for incorporated organizations of veterans of war not to exceed total
assessed value of $700,000 (effective 7-1-2010)
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59
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5
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9-26-1986
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Art. 10
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Regulation of property tax exemptions for blind persons; accepted
Ch. 258, Acts of 1982, which amends MGL c. 59, § 5,
by adding Clause 37A
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59
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5, Cl. 54
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10-29-2012
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Art. 16
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Establish minimum value of personal property subject to taxation
as $5,000 beginning FY14
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59
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5K
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5-13-2002
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Art. 2
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Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Program
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59
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5N
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5-14-2018
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Art. 16
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Veterans Property Tax Work-Off Program
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59
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57C
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5-10-2004
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Art. 17
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Quarterly tax payments (effective 7-1-2005)
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60A
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1, Para. 8
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5-11-2015
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Art. 17
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Exempt from the motor vehicle excise Massachusetts residents
who are on active military duty outside of the commonwealth (effective
1-1-2015)
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64G
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3A
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10-1-2001
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Art. 10
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Local excise tax on motel, hotels, etc.
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Amended 10-2009, Art. 15
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Raised to 6% (effective 1-1-2010)
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64L
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2A
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10-5-2009
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Art. 14
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Local excise 0.75% on restaurant meals (effective 1-1-2010)
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64N
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3
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5-14-2018
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Art. 17
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3% local excise tax on sale or transfer of marijuana or marijuana
products by a marijuana retailer operating within the Town to anyone
other than a marijuana establishment (effective 1-1-2019)
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71
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16-161
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3-9-1964
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Election Regional School District
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71
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71E
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6-29-1981
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Art. 9
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Expenditure of receipts from Adult Ed., etc.
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71
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71F
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6-7-2010
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Art. 4
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School Committee deposit tuition payments for nonresident and
foster children
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80
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13B
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10-17-1985
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Art. 13
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Deferral of payment of assessments
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83
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15C and 15D
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10-23-2017
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Art. 18
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Allowing Town to charge interest on unpaid sewer betterment
assessments
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90
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18A
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3-4-1963
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Art. 35
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Roads - regulate the use of ways by pedestrians
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90
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20A 1/2
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6-5-1982
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Art. 28
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Parking regulations/clerk/fines
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90
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20C
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3-30-1972
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Art. 57
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Parking fines
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121
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26K
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3-4-1968
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Art. 47
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Housing Authority - Replaced by Ch. 751, Acts of 1969; Est.
Ch. 121B Housing and Urban Renewal - Housing Authority created under
provisions of MGL c. 121, § 26K, existing as of effective
date of Acts of 1969 establishing Ch. 121B shall deemed to be and
shall have all the powers, rights, duties, and obligations of housing
authority under provision of MGL c. 121B, § 3
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138
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12B
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6-5-1982
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Art. 35
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Accepted Ch. 606, Acts of 1981, which amends MGL c. 138
by adding § 12B, Lewd and salacious entertainment in places
serving alcoholic beverages
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138
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33B
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1-19-2011
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Art. 4
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Selectman authority to permit licensees to sell alcohol 10-12
on Sundays and holidays.
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140
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139(c)
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10-23-2023
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Art. 14
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Exemption from licensing fees for service animals and dogs owned
by persons aged 70 or over
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140
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147A
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5-27-1986
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Art. 13
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Authorizing towns to assume responsibility and liability for
dog licenses, control and regulation
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143
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3Z
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5-14-2012
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Art. 4
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Allow building and other inspectors to do private work in Town,
provided they may not inspect such work
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148
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26G
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5-3-1980
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Art. 42
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Smoke detectors in buildings of six or more apartments built
prior to 1975
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148
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26G
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6-11-1983
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Art. 32
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Automatic sprinkler systems
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148
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26H
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5-20-1987
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Art. 28
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Requires sprinklers in boardinghouses and rooming houses
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148
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261
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5-7-1990
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Art. 6
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Sprinklers in new buildings with four or more units
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166
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32A
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7-31-1980
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Selectmen
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Permitting Local Inspector of Wires to work as an electrician
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200A
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9A
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10-7-2013
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Art. 18
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Alternative procedure for Town to dispose of abandoned funds
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258
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9
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6-6-1981
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Art. 14
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Indemnification for personal loss
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258
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13
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4-27-1981
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Election
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Indemnification for municipal officers
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