[The following articles include Acts of the Legislature and
General Laws accepted at Town Meeting of the Town of South Hadley.]
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Citation
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Subject Matter
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Date of Acceptance
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Acts of 1902, Ch. 205
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Removal of snow and ice from sidewalks
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4-26-1902
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Acts of 1902, Ch. 424
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Use of land for a Free Public Library
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6-7-1902
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Acts of 1907, Ch. 191, §§ 1-9
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Board of Survey (street construction)
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5-20-1918
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Acts of 1913, Ch. 655, §§ 1, 2, 3
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Regulation of buildings
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5-20-1918
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Acts of 1913, Ch. 835, § 421
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Precinct voting for Town officers and granting licenses for
intoxicating liquors
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2-28-1916
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Acts of 1915, Ch. 284, (amended by Ch. 59, § 1 of
Acts of 1916)
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Liquor licenses
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3-18-1918
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Acts of 1916, Ch. 153
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Annual licensing for slaughtering meat, cattle, sheep or swine
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3-5-1920
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Acts of 1917, Ch. 23
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Licensing of coffee houses
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3-181-1918
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Acts of 1920, Ch. 240
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Permit certain sports and games on Sunday
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3-21-1921
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Acts of 1921, Ch. 14, § 25A
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Assessors can appoint Assistant Assessor
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3-21-1921
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Acts of 1945, Ch. 723
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Establishment of Veterans' Service
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12-11-1945
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Acts of 1946, Ch. 75
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Permit the use of Beach Playground for athletic field purposes
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3-16-1946
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Acts of 1946, Ch. 559
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20% increase in pensions under $1,000
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9-18-1946
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Acts of 1948, Ch. 588
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Equalizing of retirement benefits
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11-22-1948, effective as of 9-10-1948.
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Acts of 1950, Ch. 820
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Increasing pensions, annuities for former employees payable
by Commonwealth
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3-15-1952
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Acts of 1951, Ch. 781
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Pensions, annuities etc. former employees
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3-15-1952
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Acts of 1952, Ch. 624
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Increasing pensions, retirements, allowances and annuities for
former public employees
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7-21-1953
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Acts of 1953, Ch. 434
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Rent control
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3-13-1954
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Acts of 1955, Ch. 225
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Rent control
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4-18-1955
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Acts of 1955, Ch. 670
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Retirement benefits
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3-17-1956
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Acts of 1958, Ch. 17
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Board of Health Director- Civil Service
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(act passed 1-28-1958) Effective 3-3-1958
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Acts of 1963, Ch. 478
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Increasing amounts of pensions and retirement allowances to
certain former public employees
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3-14-1964
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Acts of 1964, Ch. 11
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Park and Playground Commission of South Hadley under Civil Service
Laws
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3-18-1967
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Acts of 1967, Ch. 772 (also known as Chapter 40D)
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Industrial Development Financing Authority
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10-24-1972
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Acts of 1978, Ch. 576, which amends MGL c. 59, § 38
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Assessment exemptions for repairs
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2-12-1980
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Acts of 1979, Ch. 151 (rescind MGL c. 31)
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Civil service
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4-18-1981 Reconvened 5-30-1981
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Acts of 1980, Ch. 85
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Office of Building Inspector
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9-9-1980
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Acts of 1982, Ch. 597
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9-20-1987
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Acts of 1983, Ch. 527 and Ch. 183A
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Conversion of residential property to condos
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2-10-1987
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Acts of 1985, Ch. 188, § 12
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Direct service expanded for pupils in South Hadley Public Schools
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6-2-1990, 5-6-1989
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Acts of 1986 § 40 of Ch. 71, amended by Ch. 188
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Equal Education Opportunity Grant
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3-30-1986
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Acts of 1987, Ch. 236; accepted MGL c. 41, § 81U,
as amended by Ch. 236 of Acts of 1987
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Disposition of performance bonds or deposits on subdivision
in default
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10-25-1988
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Acts of 1987, Ch. 661 (amends Acts of 1933 Ch. 45, § 2)
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Election of Town Meeting members
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Citation
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Subject Matter
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Date of Acceptance
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MGL c. 6, § 172B 1/2
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Fingerprinting of ice cream vendors
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1-11-2017
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MGL c. 11, § 335
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Election of Town Clerks and their duties
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3-7-1902
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MGL c. 30B (Procurement Act)
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Contract for purchases without formal bids
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6-2-1990
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MGL c. 31, §§ 48 and 49
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Civil Service Police. See Acts of 1979 (rescind)
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6-18-1933
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MGL c. 32B, § 7A
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Health Insurance Blue Cross-Blue Shield more than 50%
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3-17-1973
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MGL c. 32B, § 9E
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Health Insurance-60% (Greater than 50%)
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10-6-1987 and adjourned 10-13-1987
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MGL c. 32B, § 18
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Medicare extension plans; mandatory transfer of retires
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6-13-1992
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MGL c. 32B, § 20
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Establishing an Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust
Fund; to authorize the Selectboard and Treasurer to execute a declaration
of trust creating an expendable trust for the purpose of holding monies
appropriated to such fund; to designate the Treasurer as the trustee
of such trust; to authorize the transfer of any and all monies currently
held for the purpose of paying retiree health and life benefits to
such trust; and to authorize the trustee to invest and reinvest the
monies in such fund accordance with the Prudent Investor Rule established
under Chapter 203C of the Massachusetts General Laws
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6-9-2021
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MGL c. 40, § 4G
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May contract up to $4,000 without bids
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5-30-1981
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MGL c. 40, § 6B
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Uniform purchase and clothing allowance for police officers
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3-18-1967
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MGL c. 40, § 6J
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Authorizing purchases of "stormy weather clothes"
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8-6-1963
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MGL c. 40, § 8A
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Industrial Development Commission
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3-19-1955
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MGL c. 40, § 8B
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Establishing COA
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3-14-1970
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MGL c. 40, § 8C
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Conservation Commission
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3-8-1961
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MGL c. 40, § 8E
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Youth Commission
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5-8-2010
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MGL c. 40, § 8G
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Authority to enter into mutual aid agreements
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9-8-1975
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MGL c. 40, § 13
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Municipal buildings insurance fund management and use
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6-13-1992
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MGL c. 40, §§ 13A and 13C
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Workers Compensation Insurance
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10-15-1991
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MGL c. 40, § 13D
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Reserve fund for future payment of accrued liabilities for compensated
absences due any employee or full-time officer upon termination of
employment
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1-11-2017
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MGL c. 40, § 22
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Removal of unlawfully parked cars which impede snow removal
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4-17-1976
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MGL c. 40, § 22C
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Towing of vehicles from public ways where such vehicles are
parked or standing in violation of the law
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3-17-1962
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MGL c. 40, § 21D
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Noncriminal enforcement-ticketing
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5-6-1989
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MGL c. 40, § 57
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Local license suspension
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5-4-1991
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MGL c. 40, § 57
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Amends § 7-2 of the Town Bylaws - denial, suspension or revocation of licenses/permits to anyone owing municipal taxes or charges
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57-94 and updates 5-3-1997
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MGL c. 40, § 57
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Modernized municipal financing and government (Acts of 2016, Ch. 218, §§ 37 and 38)
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1-11-2017
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MGL c. 40, § 58
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Outstanding charges or fees owed to Town, which may be liened
against real property within one year
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1-11-2017
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MGL c. 41
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Acts of 1936, Ch. 211 (as amended by) Formation of Planning
Board
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3-13-1937
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MGL c. 41, § 25
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Board of Assessors as an appointed body
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4-18-1981
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MGL c. 41, § 38A
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Town Collector
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5-3-1997
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MGL c. 41, § 73
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Board of Survey
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3-31-1934
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MGL c. 41, § 81U
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As amended by Ch. 236 of the Acts of 1987
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10-25-1988
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MGL c. 41, § 100B
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Benefits to retired policemen
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5-7-1983
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MGL c. 41, § 108L
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Quinn Bill - police officers salary by education
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5-7-1994
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MGL c. 41, § 110A
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Closing of public offices on Saturdays
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12-3-1955
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MGL c. 41, § 111A
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Vacation pay for police
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3-16-1935
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MGL c. 43D
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Expedited permitting
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11-18-2015
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MGL c. 44, § 53C
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Deposit and expenditures of money received for off-duty work
details of police
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3-17-1973
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MGL c. 44, § 53D
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Recreation Revolving Fund
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10-6-1987 and 10-13-1987
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MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2
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Enterprise fund for: (A) WWTP and Collection System; (B) Sanitary
Landfill
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6-13-1992
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MGL c. 44, § 53F 3/4
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PEG Access and Cable Related Fund
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1-11-2017 and 5-8-2019
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MGL c. 44, § 55C
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Affordable Housing Trust Fund
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6-20-2013
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MGL c. 48, § 57F
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Holiday pay for Police Chief
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MGL c. 49, § 15
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(Amended by Acts of 1907, Ch. 177) Sewer assessments and charges
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MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 17D and 41C
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Abatement of real estate tax on property of elders
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2-10-1987
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MGL c. 59, §§ 41(B) and 17(C)
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Real estate exemptions
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5-5-1984
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MGL c. 59, § 57C
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Quarterly tax bills
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5-4-1991 (effective 7-1-1992)
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MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 50
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Exemption improvements elderly housing
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6-2-1990
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MGL c. 60, § 62A
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Tax payment agreements and tax title processes contained within
and related to the South Hadley Financial Policies
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6-9-2021
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MGL c. 60, § 77C
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Alternative tax takings and foreclosures
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Accept deed in lieu of taxes owed
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MGL c. 71, § 40 (as amended by Ch. 188 of Acts of
1985)
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Minimum teachers' salaries $18,000/year
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5-3-1986
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MGL c. 71, § 40
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Pay teachers no less than $20,000/year
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3-29-1988
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MGL c. 71, § 40
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(as amended by Chapter 188 of the Acts of 1986) Equal Education
Opportunity Grant
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9-30-1986
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MGL c. 71, § 71E
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Revolving fund for funds received in conjunction with adult
education and continuing ed program
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4-15-1978
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MGL c. 83, §§ 16, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E and
16F
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Sewer assessments and fees, collection of
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4-26-1980
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MGL c. 90, § 20A 1/2
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Parking violation procedures
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9-22-1981
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MGL c. 90, § 20C
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Disposition of parking violations
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3-18-1972
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MGL c. 91, § 29 (amended by Chs. 516, 524, Acts of
1950)
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Town liable for all damages incurred by work performed by DPW
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5-14-1960
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MGL c. 138, § 33B
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Sale of alcoholic beverages by on-premises licensees on Sundays
and certain legal holidays
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9-15-2010
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MGL c. 140, § 132 to 136
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Smoke nuisance sections
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3-13-1948
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MGL c. 140
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Dog Law violators fines
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Petitioned General Court to be exempt from c. 140. South Hadley
exempt from 9-12-1978
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MGL c. 148, § 13
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(as amended by Chapter 351, Section 90 of the Acts of 1981)
Annual licensing and fees for storage of explosives and/or inflammable
materials
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5-5-1984
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MGL c. 148, § 26H
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Boarding-/Lodging house sprinklers
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11-12-2014
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MGL c. 164A
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New England Power Pool
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3-16-1974
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MGL c. 200A, § 9A
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Tailings and draft/check processing
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6-9-2021
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MGL c. 203C
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Establishing prudent investor guidelines
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6-9-2021
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MGL c. 481, Acts of 1993
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Amending MGL c. 138, § 2
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5-7-1994
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