[This Appendix chapter contains the Town's (now the City) Table of Acceptances: General and Special Acts.]
KEY:
L
=
Legislature
S
=
Selectmen
TM
=
Town Meeting
STM
=
Special Town Meeting
TE
=
Town Election
TC
=
Town Council Passage
E
=
Effective Date
CE
City Election
General Laws, Citation
Added, Amended by Chapter/Acts of
Date/Form of Action
Result of Action(s)
Subject Matter
c. 154
1882
TM
4-5-1898
Accept
Authorize Town to lay out public parks
c. 374
1895
TE
4-4-1898
Accept
Place administration of highways under a single surveyor
c. 455
1894
TE
4-3-1899
Accept
Re: plumbers
c. 364
1896
TM
Agreement with Deerfield re: annexation of Cheapside
c. 74
1890
TM
4-2-1900
Accept
Privy vaults
c. 11, § 11
TE
4-7-1902
Accept
Town Clerk to be chosen for a term of 3 years
c. 106, § 20
TM
4-7-1902
Accept
Establishing laborer 8 hour day
c. 104, § 1-13
TE
5-12-1903
Accept
Inspection of Buildings
c. 454
1903
STE
11-3-1903
Passed
Joint caucuses and primaries
c. 191
1907
STM
7-23-1907
Accept
Establish Board of Survey
c. 25, § 17
TM
3-2-1908
Accept
Forest fire prevention
c. 50, § 1-9
STM
8-24-1908
Accept
Assessment of betterment of ways
c. 209
1908
TM
3-1-1909
Accept
Protection forest fires or sprout land
c. 25, § 22
STM
6-23-1909
Accept
Water lines on public street
c. 102, § 122-27
c. 187
1908
TM
3-7-1910
Accept
Smoke nuisance as amended
c. 49, § 1-36
TM
3-6-1911
Accept
Sewer lines and cost payment
c. 101, § 1-5
TM
3-6-1911
Accept
Common nuisance regulation
c. 503
1912
TE
11-4-1912
Accept
Granting pensions to laborers
TE
3-2-1914
Passed
Liquor license granting locally
c. 807
1913
TE
3-2-1914
Accept
Worker's compensation to Town employees
c. 320
1912
TM
3-2-1914
Accept
Use of school rooms for other than school purposes
c. 41, § 111
c. 217
1914
TE
11-3-1914
Accept
Vacations for laborers of Town
c. 688
1914
TE
11-3-1914
Accept
Saturday holiday half-pay laborers
c. 790
1914
TE
11-03-1914
Accept
Enrollment members, political parties and limit membership ward and Town committees
c. 19, § 37
TM
3-5-1917
Accept
Police under civil service
c. 468
1911
TM
3-5-1917
Accept
Police Chief in civil service
c. 293
1916
TM
3-5-1917
Accept
Authorize licensing of cabs
c. 103
TM
3-4-1918
Accept
Plumbing supervision
c. 23
1917
STM
6-20-1917
Accept
Licensing of coffee/tea houses
c. 240
1920
STM
7-17-1920
Accept
Regulate Sunday sports and games
c. 166
1920
TE
11-2-1920
Accept
Police 1 day off in 8
c. 14
1921
TM
3-12-1920
Accept
Establish Assistant Assessor job
c. 82, § 37
STM
8-3-1921
Accept
Building lines
c. 148, § 6
TM
3-25-1922
Accept
Penalty for fire officials non-duties
c. 48, § 42-44
TM
3-25-1922
Accept
Establish regular Fire Department
c. 41, § 103
TM
3-17-1923
Accept
Establish Purchasing Department
c. 452
1922
TM
3-17-1923
Accept
Compensation for Harry Schneider
c. 82
1922
TM
3-17-1923
Accept
Town payment of public band concerts
c. 391
1923
TM
3-15-1924
Accept
Water rate collection
c. 45, § 14
TM
3-14-1925
Passed
Establish Recreation and Playground Commission
c. 41, § 4A
TM
3-16-1929
Accept
Appointments and Town officers
c. 406
1928
TM
3-16-1929
Accept
Permit Sunday sports and games
c. 147, § 13A
TM
3-18-1933
Accept
Establish a reserve police force
c. 136, § 7, 8
TM
3-17-1934
Accept
Regulating Sunday sales
c. 147, § 32-47
TM
3-17-1934
Accept
Licensing of boxing matches
c. 31, § 48
TM
3-14-1936
Accept
Fire Department to civil service
c. 42
1938
TE
3-719-1938
Passed Accept
Fire Chief to civil service
c. 435, § 69
1939
STM
10-10-1939
Workers' compensation DPW, except fire and police
c. 143, § 3, 6-13
TM
3-14-1942
Accept
Establish Building Inspector
c. 435
1939
TM
3-13-1943
Accept
Worker's Compensation for all employees except police and fire
c. 147, § 16B
c. 426
1938
STM
11-27-1944
Accept
Police 1 day off in 6
c. 32, § 56-59
BOS
12-21-1945
Accept
Retirement of certain veterans
c. 723
1945
TM
3-16-1946
Accept
Establish Town Veterans Departments
c. 48, § 58A
TM
3-16-1946
Accept
Firefighter hours not to exceed 70
c. 559
1946
STM
10-22-1946
Accept
Increase retiree pensions
c. 41, § 111B
c. 156
1945
TM
3-15-1947
Accept
Allow sick leave Town laborers, etc.
c. 44
c. 635, § 3
1945
TM
3-15-1947
Accept
Allow vacation pay advances
c. 136, § 4B
c. 207, § 3
1946
TM
3-15-1947
Accept
Allow Sunday bowling
c. 85, § 2A
c. 710
1941
TM
3-13-1948
Accept
Bicycle registration
c. 615
1947
TM
3-13-1948
Accept
Increase retiree pensions
c. 1
1949
TE
3-7-1949
Passed
Establish 56 hour week for Fire Department
c. 40, § 6B
TM
3-19-1949
Accept
Allow Fire/Police uniform appropriation
c. 41, § 105
TM
3-19-1949
Accept
Establish Trustees of Soldiers' Memorial
c. 515
1948
TM
3-19-1949
Accept
Pensioning of foremen, mechanics, inspectors, etc.
c. 588
1948
TM
3-19-1949
Accept
Increase retiree pensions
c. 33, § 54
TM
3-17-1951
Accept
Military pay
c. 54, § 103A
TM
3-17-1951
Accept
Allow absentee voting for Town elections
c. 783
1950
TM
3-17-1951
Accept
Increase retirement allowances
c. 140, § 132-136
TM
3-17-1951
Accept
Smoke nuisance
c. 820
1950
TM
3-17-1951
Accept
Increase retiree pensions
c. 147, § 16C
c. 346
1951
TM
3-15-1952
Accept
Police 5 day week
c. 781
1951
TM
3-15-1952
Accept
Increase retiree pensions
c. 265
1947
TM
3-14-1953
Accept
Saturday closing of Town offices
c. 624
1952
TM
3-14-1953
Accept
Increase retiree pensions
c. 40, § 8A
c. 297
1954
STM
1-5-1955
Accept
Establish Development and Industrial Commission
c. 45, § 5
c. 511
1954
c. 234, § 1
STM
1-5-1955
Accept
Excuse fire from jury duty
c. 32B
TE
3-5-1956
Accept
Provide group employee insurance
c. 147, § 17A
c. 268
1952
TM
3-17-1956
Accept
Police officer holiday pay
c. 48, § 57A
c. 640
1953
TM
3-17-1956
Accept
Fire holiday pay
c. 670
1955
TM
3-17-1956
Accept
Increase retiree pensions
c. 427
1957
TM
3-15-1958
Accept
Pension increase fire and police
c. 41, § 100A
TM
3-14-1959
Accept
Town employee vehicle indemnification
c. 40, § 7
TM
3-14-1959
Accept
Sidewalk snow removal
c. 401
1956
TM
3-14-1959
Accept
Civil defense vehicle indemnification
c. 359
1959
STM
6-29-1959
Accept
Authorizing payment of unpaid bills
c. 647
1960
STM
3-18-1961
Accept
Increase pension benefits
c. 32, § 1
c. 490
1961
BOS
6-23-1961
Accept
Veterans and retirement benefits credit for 25 years
c. 322
1961
STM
1-15-1962
Accept
Authorize towing of illegal parked vehicles
c. 71, § 14-161
TM
3-17-1962
Passed
Create Regional Vocational School District Planning Committee
c. 40, § 13A
TM
3-17-1962
Passed
Establish Workmen Compensation Fund
c. 40, § 5B
TM
3-17-1962
Passed
Establish Stabilization Fund
c. 32B
TE
3-4-1963
Passed
Insurance for retirees and employees
c. 41, § 69C-69F
TE
3-4-1963
Passed
Establish Board of Public Works
c. 430
1963
L
5-27-1963
Approval
Notice of classification of risks and premiums for motor vehicle insurance to be advertised in paper
E
8-27-1963
c. 478
1963
TM
3-14-1964
Accept
Increase pension and retirement amounts
c. 41
TE
3-2-1966
Ballot Q
Selectmen serve as public works
c. 40, § 8C
TM
3-14-1964
Accept
Establish Conservation Commission
c. 517
1962
TM
3-14-1964
Accept
Firemen holiday pay
c. 478
1963
TM
3-14-1964
Accept
Increase pensions for retirees
TE
3-2-1964
Consolidation of various Town departments to form DPW
c. 71, § 16-16I
STE
10-26-1964
Ballot Q
Establish and construct Regional School District
STM
4-26-1965
Accept
c. 486
1964
TM
3-1-1965
Accept
Increase pensions for retirees
c. 667
1954
TM
3-19-1966
Passed
Greenfield Housing Authority to build elderly housing project
c. 138, § 17
TM
3-19-1966
Passed
Selectmen to grant winter seasonal liquor licenses
c. 180, § 17B
c. 489
1956
TM
3-19-1966
Accept
Authorize United Fund payroll deduction
c. 41, § 99A
c. 411
1965
TM
3-19-1966
Accept
Allow police officer nonresidency
c. 41, § 81A
TM
3-19-1966
Passed
Re-establish Planning Board
c. 786
1966
TM
3-19-1966
Accept
Police Chief to receive additional compensation for work on certain holidays
c. 40, § 6J
STM
10-2-1967
Accept
Authorize Town to buy stormy weather clothes for employees
c. 152, § 69
c. 401
1966
STM
10-2-1967
Accept
Workers compensation for elected officials
STM
10-2-1967
Establish
New Town Seal
TE
3-4-1968
Ballot
Town pay half insurance premium for spouse of employee-retiree
c. 48, § 58B
TE
3-4-1968
Ballot
48 hour week for Fire Department
c. 40, § 42G-I
TM
3-16-1968
Accept
Fixed uniform rate based on cost of distribution of water
c. 772
1967
TM
3-21-1968
Passed
Establish Industrial Development Financing Authority
c. 632
1966
TM
6-5-1968
Enabling
Town accepts skating rink from the state
c. 90, § 18A
TM
3-17-1969
Accept
Relative to use of ways by pedestrians
c. 31, § 19C
c. 263
1968
TM
3-25-1969
Accept
Relative to appointment of firemen
c. 41, § 197A
TM
3-25-1969
Accept
Powers and duties of Police Chief
c. 32B, § 7A
TE
3-2-1970
Ballot
Increase Town contribution for insurance to 75%
c. 40C, § 8C
TM
3-14-1970
Accept
Establish Conservation Fund
c. 121B, § 4
TM
3-14-1970
Accept
Establish Urban Redevelopment Authority
c. 41, § 100E
c. 413
1969
BOS
8-14-1970
Accept
Indemnify School Committee, Superintendent and COA Director
c. 41 § 108L
c. 835
1970
TM
3-13-1971
Accept
Career incentive police pay
c. 32B, § 9E, 11B
TE
3-6-1972
Ballot
Retirees cost of insurance (3-4)
c. 147, § 52
c. 486
1971
TE
3-6-1972
Ballot
Ballot question re: allowing Beano
TE
4-7-1975
Ballot
Same as 3-6-1972
c. 48, § 59A
BOS
7-24-1972
Accept
Mutual Aid Call - Fire Department
c. 40D, § 8D
TM
3-17-1973
Passed
Establish a Historical Commission
c. 499
1973
L
7-2-1973
Approval
Day off schedule for police officers
TE
10-1-1973
Accept
c. 48, § 58D
c. 245
1968
STM
6-3-1973
Passed
Fire Department 42 hours (1968 48 hrs.)
c. 180, § 17A
BOS
1-21-1974
Passed
Police union dues deduction
c. 272, § 73A
STM
10-22-1974
Accept
Rules and regulations re: gravestones
c. 1141
1973
STM
10-22-1974
Accept
Establish Regional Transportation Authority
c. 32B, § 9F
TE
4-7-1975
Ballot
Increase retired employee group life and ADD insurance
c. 40D
STM
11-8-1976
Rescind
3-19-1968 vote creating Industrial Development Financing Authority
c. 121C
STM
11-8-1976
Accept
Create Economic Development and Industrial Corporation
c. 40D
STM
12-12-1977
Accept
Creating Industrial Development Financing Authority
c. 90, § 20A, § 29A 1/2, § 20C-§ 20E
STM
9-16-1981
Accept
Parking fees
c. 258, § 13
TE
4-6-1981
Ballot
Indemnification of Town officials
c. 44, § 53D
TM
5-21-1981
Accept
Create Recreation Revolving Fund
c. 468
1911
TM
11-17-1982
Repeal
Acceptance of Police Chief Civil Service of 3-5-1917 TM
c. 138, § 17A
STM
3-30-1983
Accept
Remove limit on alcohol licenses
c. 71, § 71F
TM
6-11-1983
Accept
Establish separate accounts for nonresident tuition
c. 40, § 4G
TM
6-11-1983
Accept
Requires advertising for bids in excess of $4,000
c. 138, § 17A
TC
11-16-1983
Defeat
Remove limit on alcohol licenses
c. 83, § 16A-16F
TC
11-16-1983
Accept
Establish liens for sewer charges RDD 11-23-1993
c. 59, § 5; c. 41B
c. 653
1982
TC
1-18-1984
Accept
Real estate tax exemptions spouse, elder, minor
c. 59, § 5; c. 37A
c. 258
1982
TC
1-18-1984
Accept
Real estate tax exemptions blind
c. 60A, § 1
c. 597
1982
TC
1-18-1984
Accept
Excise exemption for POWs
c. 59, § 5; c. 17C
c. 653
1982
TC
1-18-1984
Accept
Relief from revaluation impact blind, elder, etc.
c. 41, § 41B
TC
9-19-1984
Accept
Allow direct payroll deposits
c. 712
1985
L
7-17-1985
Approval
Payment of accidental death benefits widow of James S. Cook
TC
2-19-1986
Passed
E
3-30-1986
c. 32B, § 516
c. 188
1985
BOS
4-11-1985
Accept Enabling
Authorize contract for HMOs
§ 13
TC
11-20-1985
Statute
Accept professional development grant for teacher compensation
c. 40, § 5D
TC
1-15-1986
Accept
Monies credited pension reserve
c. 71, § 40
STE
11-4-1986
Passed
Charter Commission to study
TC
5-14-1986
Accept
Franklin County Government minimum teacher salary - 20k
c. 600
1986
STM
12-20-1977
Passed
Convey Town land to Patricia Doane
L
12-16-1986
E
12-16-1986
c. 59, § 5; c. 17D, § 41
TC
1-21-1987
Accept
Real estate exemptions
c. 482
1987
TC
7-15-1987
Passed Approval
Act to pay widow retirement benefits to Elaine Carmody
L
11-10-1987
E
2-10-1988
c. 40, § 44A
TC
7-15-1987
Enabling Statute
Create regional refuse disposal planning committee - 3 members
c. 199
1987
TC
10-21-1987
Enabling Statute
Grant money for construction or improvement of public ways
c. 59, § 57B
c. 402
1987
TC
5-25-1988
Accept
Real estate tax < $50 on one bill
c. 40, § 21E
TC
12-14-1988
Accept
Establishment of tax due dates and set 14% rate
c. 64G, § 3A
TC
3-15-1989
Accept
Local lodging excise tax of 4%
c. 59, § 21C
c. 42
1989
TE
4-4-1989
Ballot Q
Proposition 2 1/2 override for-existing schools Land taken by Leyden by eminent
L
4-27-1989
Approval
E
7-27-1989
Domain
c. 40, § 44A-44L
TC
6-1-1989
Accept
Establish regional refuse disposal planning committee
c. 697, § 132
1987
TC
8-22-1989
Accept
Authorize cafeteria health/life insurance plan IRS Code § 105
c. 59, § 21
TE
6-5-1990
Ballot Q
Proposition 2 1/2 funding for Council on Aging, Education, Fire, Library, Police, Public Works and Recreation
c. 40, § 8G
TC
6-20-1990
Accept
Police mutual aid contracts and programs
c. 71, § 71E
TC
8-15-1990
Accept
Revolving fund school property rentals
c. 33, § 59 (formerly c. 33, § 54)
TC
9-26-1990
Rescind
Method of military pay for reservists
c. 32, § 22D
TC
12-19-1990
Accept
Amortization funding schedule for unfunded retirement liability
c. 32, § 22D
TC
2-20-1991
Amend
Amortization funding schedule for unfunded retirement liability
c. 32, § 90G 3/4
c. 245
1990
TC
5-15-1991
Accept
Allow employment beyond 70
TC
8-21-1991
Amend
Franklin County Solid Waste Management District agreement
c. 291
1990
TC
11-20-1991
Accept
E911
c. 140, § 147A
TC
11-20-1991
Accept
Revoke county dog license participation - fees kept by Town
c. 40, § 22F
TC
2-19-1992
Accept
Allow department to set certain fees on limited basis
c. 29, § 64D
BOS
5-12-1992
Accept
Deferred compensation for temporary, seasonal, P-T employees
c. 40, § 57
TC
2-17-1993
Accept
Revoke licenses for nonpayment of taxes
c. 399
1992
TC
6-16-1993
Accept
Early retirement incentive
TC
6-23-1993
Accept
Franklin County Tech School agreement as amended for apportionment
c. 71
1993
TC
3-16-1994
Accept
Early teacher retirement § 83
c. 44, § 53F 1/2
TC
4-20-1994
Accept
Establish enterprise fund for sewer
c. 40, § 8J
TC
6-22-1994
Accept
Establish Disability Commission
c. 66
1995
TC
1-18-1995
Passed Approval
Green River Cafe liquor license
L
7-14-1995
E
10-1-1995
c. 67
1995
TC
2-15-1995
Passed Approval
Goodies Restaurant liquor license
L
7-14-1995
E
10-1-1995
c. 84
1995
TC
4-19-1995
Passed Approval
People's Pint liquor license
L
7-27-1995
E
10-27-1995
c. 59, § 21
TE
6-13-1995
Ballot Q
Proposition 2 1/2 override for Middle School
c. 32, § 20 (6A), (4H)
TC
10-18-1995
Accept
Establish compensation for Retirement Board/Treasurer
c. 40, § 13C
TC
11-15-1995
Accept
Worker's compensation reserves
TC
4-19-1995
Passed
Lease for Teen Center property and Leyden Wildlife Management Area
c. 55
1996
L
3-29-1996
Approval
E
3-29-1996
c. 40, § 8E
TC
4-17-1996
Accept
Establish Youth Commission
c. 44, § 53F 1/2
TC
6-26-1996
Accept
Establish Landfill Enterprise Fund
c. 32, § 4(h)(1)
c. 71, § 2, 3
1996
TC
9-18-1996
Accept
Armed Forces Retirement Credit
c. 151, § 567, as amended
1996
TC
4-27-1997
Accept
Enabling Statute establishing Charter for Franklin Regional Council of Governments
c. 138, § 12
c. 402
1998
TC
3-18-1998
Passed Approval
Special beer/wine license for Bickford's Family Restaurant
L
12-9-1998
E
3-9-1999
c. 32, § 9
c. 253
1998
TC
4-15-1998
Passed Approval
Retirement benefit to surviving spouse of firefighter Kenneth Creigle
L
8-7-1998
E
1-30-1998
c. 60, § 3C
TC
4-15-1998
Accept
Allow Town scholarship fund check off on excise tax bills
c. 32, § 103
c. 17, § 8
1997
TC
5-20-1998
Accept
COLA adjustments for retirees
c. 138, § 12
c. 408
1998
TC
8-19-1998
Passed Approval
Special alcohol license to The Mist
L
12-16-1998
E
3-16-1999
c. 32, § 12
c. 194, § 288(2)
1998
TC
10-21-1998
Accept
Option (C) popup retirement
c. 59, § 57C
TC
6-16-1999
Accept
Quarterly tax bills
c. 32, § 102
c. 456
1998
TC
8-18-1999
Accept
Cost of living non-contributory retirees
c. 32, § 103
c. 127
1999
TC
12-15-1999
Accept
To allow retirement system to provide annual 3% COLA
c. 41, § 69B
BOS
1-18-2000
Accept
Establish water fund to commence 7-1-2000
c. 73, § 4
1998
TC
5-16-2001
Accept
Tax relief for military called to active duty
c. 138, § 12
TC
6-20-2001
Accept
Holder of common victualler license may sell liqueurs and cordials
c. 59, § 21
TE
4-16-2002
Ballot Q
Proposition 2 1/2 override for Middle School
c. 139
2004
L
6-24-2004
Approval
Alcohol license for Harper Package Store
c. 48
2005
L
7-7-2005
Approval
Alcohol license for A. Ruggeri & Sons
c. 60
2010
L
4-1-2010
Approval
Alcohol license for Asian Buffet
c. 61
2010
L
4-1-2010
Approval
Alcohol license for Hole Pie, Inc.
c. 76
2010
L
4-16-2010
Approval
Authorizing appointment of special police officers
c. 290
2010
L
8-10-2010
Approval
Authorizing certain changes in the lease of a certain parcel of land (amending Acts 1996, c. 55)
c. 42
2013
L
7-22-2013
Approval
Alcohol license for Greenfield Community College Foundation, Inc.
c. 74
2013
L
9-3-2013
Approval
Alcohol license for Cuca, Inc.
c. 41, §§ 19K, 108P
TC
6-17-2015
Accept
Additional compensation for City Clerk and/or Treasurer-Collector completing courses of study and training
c. 41, § 19F
TC
6-17-2015
Accept
Additional compensation of City Clerk serving as Clerk of the City Council
c. 34
2015
L
6-22-2015
Approval
Alcohol license for Hangar Pub and Grille
c. 44B, §§ 3 through 7
CE
11-3-2020
Accept
Community Preservation Act