[1937: c. III, s. 2; amended 3-6-1972, approved by Attorney General 5-15-1972; 4-6-1981 TM, approved
by Attorney General 7-27-1981; 10-18-1999 TM, approved by Attorney General 1-2-2000; 5-11-2010, approved by Attorney General 6-3-2010]
A. In all warrants for Town meetings, the Select Board or Town Manager shall indicate after each article the Town board or officer requesting it, or if the subject of the article has been requested in writing by the required number of registered voters as provided in MGL c. 39, §
10, the name of at least one of the petitioners who signed the request. (Ed. Note: Last sentence disapproved by Attorney General January 5, 2000.)
B. All warrants for Town meetings, except notices of adjournment, shall
be served by posting attested copies thereof in the Town Hall and
in at least one public place in each precinct and by publication in
a newspaper published, or having a general circulation in, the Town
of Ipswich, at least seven days prior to the time for holding the
Annual Town Meeting and at least 14 days prior to the time for holding
any Special Town Meeting. Newspaper publication shall not be required
for warrants solely related to elections.
[Amended 3-1-1948 TM,
approved by Attorney General 5-21-1948; 5-2-1966 TM, approved by Attorney
General 10-7-1966; 3-6-1972 TM, approved by Attorney General 5-15-1972; 4-4-1988 TM, approved by Attorney General 6-10-1988]
The presence of two hundred registered voters of the Town at any Town Meeting shall be required to constitute a quorum, except for a motion to adjourn for which no quorum shall be required; provided, however, that no vote carrying the expenditure or appropriation of any sum of money shall be held to be invalid by reason of lack of the required quorum, unless it appears from the records of the Town Clerk that, before the result of such vote was declared, the question of the presence of a quorum was duly raised and that such record shows that the required quorum was lacking. This section shall not apply to those parts of meetings devoted exclusively to the election of Town officers or balloting with respect to any appropriation of money as required by Article
I, Bond Appropriations, of this chapter. (1937: c. III, s. 6)