A.
The following are special acts and resolves which pertain to Wenham:
(1)
Chapter 152 of the Acts of 1803: An act for the preservation and
to regulate the taking of fish called shad and alewives in the stream
called Miles River in Wenham, Hamilton and Ipswich in the County of
Essex.
(2)
Chapter 52 of the Acts of 1856: An act to protect the fisheries on
the Ipswich River in the Towns of Hamilton, Wenham, Boxford and Middleton.
(3)
Chapter 157 of the Acts of 1869: An act for the restocking of Ipswich River and its tributaries with fish.
(4)
Chapter 107 of the Acts of 1870: An act to legalize a certain Town
Meeting in the Town of Wenham.
(5)
Chapter 75 of the Acts of 1871: An act to regulate the use of Wenham
Lake for bathing and other purposes.
(6)
Chapter 317 of the Acts of 1892: An act to authorize the Town of
Wenham to refund its debt and issue bonds or notes therefor.
(7)
Chapter 159 of the Acts of 1893: An act to incorporate the Gloucester,
Essex and Beverly Street Railway Company (and to lay tracks in Wenham).
(8)
Chapter 303 of the Acts of 1895: An act to supply the Town of Wenham
with water.
(9)
Chapter 356 of the Acts of 1905: An act to establish a boundary line
between the Towns of Hamilton and Wenham.
(10)
Chapter 85 of the Resolves of 1912: Resolve to provide for investigating
the matter of a water supply for certain cities and towns including
Wenham.
(11)
Chapter 260 of the Acts of 1916: An act to authorize the Town
of Wenham to supply itself and its inhabitants with water.
(12)
Chapter 239 of the Acts of 1920: An act to extend the time within
which the Town of Wenham shall begin distribution of water in that
Town.
(13)
Chapter 6 of the Resolves of 1936: Resolve providing for an
investigation relative to the advisability of restricting or otherwise
modifying certain rights and powers of Salem and Beverly Water Supply
Board.
(14)
Chapter 112 of the Acts of 1958: An act authorizing the Town
of Wenham to lease a portion of a building constructed by said Town
on Town-owned land to the federal government for a post office.
(15)
Chapter 490 of the Acts of 1959: An act authorizing the Town
of Wenham to appoint a nonresident Chief of Police of said Town and
validating certain action already taken by said Town in that connection.
(16)
Chapter 33 of the Acts of 1961: An act providing for life tenure
for the incumbent of the office of Chief of Police of the Town of
Wenham.
(17)
Chapter 183 of the Acts of 1967: An act designating a certain
bridge in the Town of Wenham as the Wenham Veterans' Memorial Bridge.
(18)
Chapter 568 of the Acts of 1971: An act validating the acquisition
by the Department of Natural Resources of land for public access purposes
in the Town of Wenham.
(19)
Chapter 566 of the Acts of 1982: An act authorizing the combination
of the offices of Treasurer and Collector in the Town of Wenham into
the office of Treasurer/Collector.
(20)
Chapter 184, §§ 51 and 52, of the Acts of 2002:
An act regarding the provision of tax relief (increased exemptions)
for seniors.
(21)
Chapter 381 of the Acts of 2006: An act authorizing the Town
of Wenham to grant certain licenses for the sale of all alcoholic
beverages to be drunk on the premises.
(22)
Chapter 393 of the Acts of 2006: An act to exempt Maples Co-Operative
from real estate taxes pursuant to MGL c. 44B. (Taxes will be charged
directly to the unit owners.)
(23)
Chapter 362 of the Acts of 2006: An act awarding certain benefits
to call firefighters in the Town of Wenham.
(24)
Chapter 304 of the Acts of 2010: An act validating the acts
and proceedings taken at a special Town election on December 17, 2009.
(25)
Chapter 365 of the Acts of 2010: An act amending Chapter 381
of the Acts of 2006.
(26)
Chapter 129 of the Acts of 2012: An act relative to the granting
of a liquor license and sale of alcoholic beverages in the Town of
Wenham.
