The Town Clerk shall file, with this chapter, a current list
of all acts of the Legislature accepted by the Town.
|
Subject
|
General Law or Act Accepted
|
|---|---|
|
Accounting
|
Chapter 516, Acts of 1922, accounting system rejected; 3-12-1923
|
|
Affordable Housing Trust Fund
|
MGL c. 44, § 55C, to establish a Norwell Affordable
Housing Trust; 5-15-2007 ATM, Art. 41
|
|
Aid to Agriculture
|
Chapter 273, Acts of 1918, Plymouth County Trustees for County
Aid to Agriculture
|
|
Chapter 273, Acts of 1908, Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture
| |
|
MGL c. 128, §§ 41 and 45; 3-12-1956
| |
|
Alcohol Pouring
|
MGL c. 138, § 33B, relative to alcohol pouring sales
on Sundays; 5-9-2011 ATM
|
|
Alternate Town Hall Office Hours
|
MGL c. 41, § 110A, for alternate office whenever the
required performance of any act falls on a Saturday or holiday; 5-6-2013
ATM
|
|
American Legion Headquarters
|
MGL c. 40, § 9, Zoning Bylaw change, submission to
Attorney General; 3-1-1954
|
|
Animal Control
|
MGL c. 140, § 147A, as amended by Chapter 308 of the Acts of 1985
|
|
Assessment
|
MGL c. 58, §§ 7A to 7E, outside valuation consultants;
3-9-1959
|
|
Assessors, Board of
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, allows maximum qualifying gross receipts
amount found in Clause 41A to be $40,000 (deferment of property tax
payments for senior citizens who qualify); 5-8-1997 ATM, Art. 31
|
|
Beano
|
Chapter 486, Acts of 1971; ballot of 1975
|
|
Betterments
|
MGL c. 80; 9-12-1955
|
|
Chapter 99, Acts of 1966; 3-14-1967
| |
|
Board of Appeals
|
Chapter 674, Acts of 1953, to establish Board of Appeals; 3-1-1954
|
|
Bonds
|
Chapter 5, Acts of 1943, post-war rehabilitation funds
|
|
MGL c. 91, §§ 29 and 11, Massachusetts Department
of Public Works for work performed on tidal rivers; 4-24-1961
| |
|
Cable-related fund
|
See PEG access
|
|
Census
|
MGL c. 9, § 7; 3-1-1954
|
|
Charter
|
Home Rule Charter adopted; ballot 3-17-1973
|
|
Civil Service
|
MGL c. 31, § 48, Police Chief and regular or permanent;
3-7-1959 (Police Chief exempted from provisions of MGL c. 31, Civil
Service, voted 5-11-1992 Town Meeting and approved by State Legislature
5-21-1993)
|
|
Commission on Disabilities
|
MGL c. 40, § 8J, establishment of Commission on Disabilities;
4-27-1987, Art. 32
|
|
Community Preservation Act
|
MGL c. 3 to 7 to establish a dedicated funding source for community
preservation purposes at a surcharge of 3%; voted 3-16-2002 Annual
Town Election.
|
|
Compensation
|
MGL c. 41, § 100; 3-9-1953 and other years, §§ 108A
and 108C
|
|
Conservation
|
MGL c. 40, § 8C, established commission; MGL c. 40,
§ 5, Clause 51, money appropriated; 3-7-1961
|
|
Development and Industrial Commission
|
MGL c. 40, § 8A; voted 9-21-1959
|
|
Dog licenses
|
MGL c. 140, § 139, reduction in dog license fees for
qualifying senior citizens; 5-9-2022 ATM, Art. 48
|
|
Division fences
|
MGL c. 49, §§ 3 and 8
|
|
District Attorney
|
Chapter 495, Acts of 1922, District Attorney shall be a lawyer
|
|
Eight-hour day
|
Chapter 494, Acts of 1911, eight-hour day; 3-2-1914
|
|
Elections (absentee voting)
|
MGL c. 54, § 103A, Chapter 152, Acts of 1939; voted
3-4-1940
|
|
Elections (election officials)
|
MGL c. 54, § 16A, vacancies (appointed by Town Clerk);
3-11-1969
|
|
Elections (Town elections)
|
MGL c. 39, § 23, held within 7 days before or after
Annual Town Meeting; 3-14-1972
|
|
Elections (Annual Town and Special)
|
Polling hour change, voted 4-25-1995 ATM
|
|
Emergency Telecommunications
|
See "911"; effective October 1996
|
|
Enhanced 911
|
Chapter 291, Acts of 1990; May 1991, Art. 11
|
|
Estimated Receipts
|
MGL c. 44, § 53E; voted 3-11-1985, Art. 27, 3-11-1985, Art. 11; 4-29-1991, Board of Health
|
|
Excise Tax
|
Chapter 597, Section 1, Acts of 1982, amending MGL c. 60A, § 1,
fifth paragraph, excise tax exemption on motor vehicle owned by former
prisoner of war; 4-3-1984
|
|
Finance, Municipal
|
Chapter 278, Acts of 1922, MGL c. 44
|
|
MGL c. 44, § 17; 1949 and other years, borrowing in
anticipation of revenue, MGL c. 44, § 4
| |
|
MGL c. 43C, § 11, relative to the establishment of
a Municipal Finance Department; 5-9-2011 ATM, Arts. 6 and 7
| |
|
Fire Department
|
MGL c. 48, §§ 42, 43 and 44, establishment of
Fire Department; 3-16-1973
|
|
Fire Department
|
$106,000 for architectural and engineering services for plans and specs for new fire station; 5-6-1997 ATM, Art. 26
|
|
Forest Fire Patrol
|
Chapter 688, Acts of 1941
|
|
Forest (Town forest)
|
MGL c. 45, §§ 19 and 20; 1924
|
|
Health, Board of
|
MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2, revolving fund for recycling/composting
program; 5-8-1997 ATM, Art. 32
|
|
Highways
|
Chapter 155, Acts of 1918, construction on Central Street, from
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, County of Plymouth, Acts of 1918
|
|
MGL c. 81, § 26
| |
|
Highway Program
|
Chapter 718, Acts of 1956, Chapter 90 work; 3-4-1957
|
|
Highway Repairs
|
MGL c. 81, §§ 26 to 29 as amended by Chapter
442, Acts of 1943; 3-6-1944
|
|
Historical Commission
|
MGL c. 40, § 8D, establish Historical Commission for
Norwell; 10-25-1972
|
|
Hotel and lodging excise tax
| |
|
Ice and snow
|
MGL c. 40, § 6C, removal of ice and snow; 3-7-1953
|
|
Indemnification
|
MGL c. 41, § 100, police officers, firemen, etc.;
3-7-1960
|
|
MGL c. 258, § 13, municipal officers; 3-22-1980 ballot
| |
|
Inspector of Buildings
|
MGL c. 143, § 3Z, re-employment of part-time Inspector
of Buildings; 5-4-1998 STM
|
|
Insurance, group
|
MGL c. 32B, § 10, ballot of 3-11-1961; § 9A,
ballot of 3-14-1970; § 11E, Selectmen's vote 4-18-1972;
§ 9F, Selectmen's vote 1-29-1974
|
|
Library Trustees retirement
|
MGL 32, § 4 (o 1/2) 5-14-2001 ATM
|
|
Licenses, Sunday
|
MGL c. 136, §§ 7 and 8, sale of ice cream and
soft drinks; March 1925
|
|
Liens, real estate
|
MGL c. 40, §§ 42A to 42F, water rates to be liens;
3-5-1951
|
|
Mapping Commission
|
MGL c. 40, § 8K; 4-25-1995 ATM, Art. 22
|
|
Meals excise tax
|
MGL c. 64L, § 2(a); 5-10-2011 ATM, Art. 12
|
|
Meetings, open
|
Chapter 626, Acts of 1958, public boards and commissions, meetings
open to public; effective 1-5-1959
|
|
"Mullin Rule"
|
MGL c. 39, § 23D, to allow regulatory board members
to miss 1 meeting of a public hearing and still vote on the matter;
5-15-2007 ATM, Art. 7
|
|
Municipal lien certificates
|
MGL c. 40, § 22F (raise fee from $25 to $50); 5-9-2006
ATM, Art. 36
|
|
Municipal Waterways Improvement and Maintenance Fund
|
MGL c. 60B, § 2(i), to receive revenue sums received
to be credited under MGL c. 40, § 5, Clause 72; 5-3-1994
ATM
|
|
Mosquito control
|
Chapter 112, Acts of 1931; 3-16-1931
|
|
Nomination papers
|
MGL c. 53, § 9A; local elections – regulations;
3-11-1968
|
|
911 (emergency telecommunications)
|
Chapter 291, Acts of 1990; 4-29-1991, Art. 16, effective in
Norwell October 1996
|
|
Nudity or partial nudity
|
MGL c. 138, § 12B; voted 4-26-1983
|
|
Nuisances (buildings)
|
MGL c. 139, §§ 1, 2 and 3; burnt or dangerous
buildings; 3-7-1960
|
|
Oxygen (breathing masks)
|
MGL c. 337; annual 3-7-1949
|
|
Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB)
|
Chapter 479, Acts of 2008; annual 6-9-2009
|
|
Parking Clerk
|
MGL c. 90, § 20A 1/2, Chapter 605, Acts of 1981; voted
3-9-1982
|
|
Parking regulations
|
MGL c. 90, § 20C; voted 3-20-1980
|
|
Payroll
|
Chapter 586, Acts of 1975, employees payroll savings plan; 3-11-1976
|
|
PEG access (public, educational and government access) cable
fund
|
MGL c. 44, § 53F 3/4; 5-2-2016 ATM, Art. 25
|
|
Pensions
|
Chapter 503, Acts of 1912, pensioning laborers; 11-5-1912
|
|
Pensions
|
Chapter 588, Acts of 1948, increase in amounts of pensions payable
to certain former retired public employees; 3-7-1949
|
|
Chapter 624, Acts of 1952, increasing pensions; 3-1-1954
| |
|
Personal property tax exemption
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, Subsection 54, as enacted by Chapter
159, Section 488 of the Acts of 2000, to establish a minimum fair
cash value of $10,000; 5-14-2001 ATM
|
|
Personal real estate tax exemption
|
MGL 59, § 5, Subsections 17E and 41D, to increase
the income and asset limits that apply to surviving spouses, surviving
minors, or elderly persons; 5-14-2001 ATM
|
|
Personnel Board
|
MGL c. 41, §§ 108A and 108C, Personnel Board
established; 3-11-1969
|
|
Planning Board
|
MGL c. 41, §§ 81A to 81Y, established Planning
Board; 2-9-1953
|
|
Plans and records
|
MGL c. 83, § 2, drains and common sewers, repair and
assessment; 1861
|
|
Police Department
|
MGL c. 41, § 97, Police Department established under
direction of Selectmen; 9-12-1955
|
|
Police Department
|
MGL c. 31, § 48, civil service; 3-7-1959 election
(Police Chief exempted from MGL c. 31, Civil Service, voted 5-11-1992
Town Meeting and approved by State Legislature on 5-21-1993)
|
|
MGL c. 40, § 6B, uniform allowance under supervision
of Police Chief; 3-14-1966
| |
|
MGL c. 44, § 53C, off-duty work detail payments; 3-14-1972
| |
|
MGL c. 40, § 58, Chapter 626, Acts of 1987, establishing
municipal charges lien for police detail charges.
| |
|
MGL c. 41, § 108L, Career Incentive Program ("Quinn
Bill"); 5-8-1997 ATM, Art. 39
| |
|
Police mutual aid agreements
|
MGL c. 40, § 8G; voted 3-20-1980
|
|
Prisoner of war – exemption
|
See excise tax
|
|
Prohibition
|
Chapter 427, Acts of 1922
|
|
Property tax - deferral
|
MGL c. 59, § 5L, deferral of property taxes for members
of National Guard or reservists while that member is on active duty
outside of commonwealth; 5-15-2007 ATM, Art. 46
|
|
Railroad
|
Chapter 610, Acts of 1912, Old Colony Railroad; 6-15-1912
|
|
Real estate
|
MGL c. 59, § 38, Chapter 576, Acts of 1978, certain
improvements classified as maintenance; 3-13-1979
|
|
Real estate
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, as amended by Chapter 743, Acts of
1981; voted 3-9-1982
|
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 37A, $500 exemption from real
estate taxes due on property owned separately or jointly by legally
blind occupant who is a Massachusetts resident; 4-3-1984
| |
|
Real estate
|
Chapter 653, Section 5, Clause 41B of the Acts of 1982, amending
MGL c. 59, § 5, real estate exemptions for persons 70 years
of age or older and changes in allowed value limits of real property,
personal property, gross receipts; 4-3-1984
|
|
Real estate
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 17D; effective 7-1-1987
|
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 41C; effective 7-1-1987
| |
|
MGL c. 59, § 57C, effective FY 94, collection of property
taxes on quarterly basis; 5-12-1992
| |
|
Real estate
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, Subsections 17E and 41D, increase income and asset limits; 5-14-2001 ATM, Art. 8; MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 41D, increase amount of exemption to $1,000 for FY 03 (see 5-10-2004 ATM, Art. 19)
|
|
Real estate
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 22G, authorizing certain real estate tax exemptions for trustees, conservators, or other fiduciaries owning property for the benefit of persons; 5-9-2022 ATM, Art. 19
|
|
Recreation
|
Chapter 169, Acts of 1956, county expenditures; 11-6-1956
|
|
Recreation Commission
|
MGL c. 45, § 14, established Recreation Commission;
9-12-1955
|
|
Recreation land (indemnify the lessor)
|
Act of the General Court, recreation purposes; 3-18-1957
|
|
Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Committee
|
MGL c. 40, § 44A, creation of Regional Refuse Disposal
Committee consisting of 3 persons appointed by Moderator; 5-6-1991
ATM
|
|
Regional School District
|
Chapter 188, Section 13, Acts of 1985, professional development
grant; MGL c. 71, § 40, amended by Chapter 188, Acts of
1985, Section 16, increase teachers salaries; 11-4-1985
|
|
Retirees
|
MGL c. 32B, § 18, requires retirees to switch to Medicare
for health insurance; 5-14-2007 ATM, Art. 8
|
|
Retirement
|
MGL c. 32, §§ 1 to 28, Chapter 166, Acts of 1946,
contributory retirement system for Town employees; 11-6-1946
|
|
Revised laws
|
Chapter 591, Acts of 1920, amended by Section 8
|
|
Revolving fund (adult education)
|
MGL c. 71, § 71E; voted 3-9-1981
|
|
Revolving fund (Board of Health)
|
MGL c. 44, § 53E, establish revolving fund for Board
of Health; May 1991 ATM, Art. 11
|
|
Revolving fund (Board of Health)
|
MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2 (recycling/composting program);
5-8-1997 ATM, Art. 32
|
|
Revolving fund (recreation services)
|
MGL c. 44, § 53D; voted 6-1-1981
|
|
Revolving fund (School Department)
|
MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2, for fees and making disbursements
in connection with student transportation; 5-13-2002 ATM, Art. 32;
11-18-2002 STM, Art. 3; 5-12-2003 ATM, Art. 10 continue (reauthorize)
up to $100,000 for FY 2004
|
|
Salaries
|
Acts 1918, Section 95, salary, etc., elected officer, MGL c.
25, § 95, revised laws, amended by Chapter 591, Section
8, Acts of 1920
|
|
Salary and compensation
|
MGL c. 41, § 108, elected officers; 3-2-1942
|
|
Saturday, half holiday
|
Chapter 688, Acts of 1914; 11-3-1914
|
|
Scenic roads
|
MGL c. 40, § 15C, Bowker Street and Norwell Avenue;
voted 3-15-1976
|
|
Stetson Shrine Lane, Stetson Road, Tiffany Road, and Jacob's
Lane; 3-20-1980
| |
|
First Parish Road, High Street, Old Oaken Bucket Road, Central
Street, Prospect Street and River Street; 5-24-2005 ATM
| |
|
Wildcat Lane, Green Street, Pleasant Street, Mount Blue Street,
Winter Street, Lincoln Street, Pine Street, and Circuit Street; 5-9-2006
ATM, Art. 30
| |
|
Cross Street, Forest Street and Summer Street; 5-12-2008 ATM,
Art. 36
| |
|
Schools
|
Chapter 311, Acts of 1919, continuation of schools; 11-4-1919
|
|
Chapter 104, Acts of 1948, "An act authorizing the Town of Norwell
to borrow money for school purposes"; 3-7-1949; Chapter 71, public
use of school property
| |
|
MGL c. 71, § 14, Regional School District Planning
Committee; 11-8-1954
| |
|
Schools
|
School construction, 1-27-1958
|
|
Chapter 645, Acts of 1948
| |
|
Schools
|
(Addition to elementary school; also Ridge Hill School) Grace Farrar Cole School, 9-12-1955; Chapter 44 (Municipal Finance), Chapter 645, Acts of 1948
|
|
Schools
|
MGL c. 44, 53E 1/2, revolving fund for student transportation;
5-13-2002 ATM
|
|
Schools
|
MGL c. 71, §§ 16 to 161, regional vocational
high school; 3-6-1960
|
|
Schools
|
MGL c. 71, § 40, as amended by Chapter 188, Section
16, Acts of 1985, establishes minimum teachers' salaries; voted 11-4-1985
|
|
Schools
|
Chapter 188, Section 13, Acts of 1985, professional development
grant; voted 11-4-1985
|
|
Senior citizens
| |
|
Slaughtering
|
MGL c. 94, voted provisions of Section 120; March 1921
|
|
Section 120, as amended by Section 3 of Chapter 332, Acts of
1943; voted to accept Section 120A (inserted by Chapter 496, Acts
of 1924, and amended by Section 4 of Chapter 332, Acts of 1943); 3-4-1946
| |
|
Smoke detectors
|
MGL c. 148, § 26E (requiring installation of smoke
detectors in residential buildings); effective within 1 year from
11-23-1987 (revised 5-11-1992 ATM and April 1994)
|
|
Soil removal
|
MGL c. 40, § 21 as amended by Chapter 98, Acts of
1949; 3-20-1950 (Town bylaw)
|
|
South Scituate
|
Chapter 64, Acts of 1888, annexing South Scituate, chose name of Norwell; 3-5-1888
|
|
South Shore Recycling Co-op
|
Chapter 194, Section 419, Acts of 1998; voted 1-25-1999 STM
|
|
Sprinkler systems
|
MGL c. 148, § 26G, automatic sprinkler systems, nonresidential
buildings or additions more than 7,500 gross square feet; 5-6-1989
|
|
Sprinkler systems
|
MGL c. 148, § 26(1), automatic sprinkler system for
4 units or more; voted 5-24-1999 ATM
|
|
Stabilization fund
|
MGL c. 40, § 5B; 3-7-1960
|
|
Special/education stabilization fund
|
MGL c. 40, § 5B; voted 5-2-2016 ATM
|
|
Subdivision security
|
Chapter 245, Acts of 1988; 4-29-1991, Art. 39
|
|
Suing
|
Chapter 368, Acts of 1921
|
|
Sunday sports (if no admission)
|
MGL c. 136, §§ 21 to 28; 3-3-1924
|
|
TB hospital
|
MGL c. 111, Town pays share of Plymouth County TB Hospital
|
|
Towing
|
MGL c. 40, § 22D, voted 3-14-1962; revoked acceptance
of MGL c. 40, § 22D, 6-20-1968
|
|
Town bylaw
|
MGL c. 40, § 21, as amended by Chapter 98, Acts of
1949, soil removal; 3-20-1950
|
|
Town Clerk
|
MGL c. 41, § 19K, relative to the compensation of
the Town Clerk when Town Clerk became certified MA municipal clerk;
12-1-2003 STM, Art. 6
|
|
Treasurer/Tax Collector
|
MGL c. 40, § 57, withholding licenses or permits until back taxes paid; 5-5-1994 ATM; 5-8-2017 ATM, Art. 26
|
|
MGL c. 41, § 41B, payment of public employees by direct
bank credits; 5-5-1997 STM
| |
|
Treasurer/Collector
|
MGL c. 41, § 108P, relative to certification/compensation
of the Treasurer/Collector; 5-30-2006 ATM, Art. 39
|
|
Town Collector
|
MGL c. 41, § 38A, as amended by Chapter 197, Acts
of 1948; 3-7-1949
|
|
Town Meeting
|
Chapter 284, Acts of 1915, as amended by Chapter 59, Acts of
1916, business first and in the evening; 4-23-1919
|
|
Town Meeting
|
MGL c. 39, § 15, Moderator can declare 2/3 vote by
statute unless immediately challenged by 7 or more voters; voted 1-21-1999
STM
|
|
Trapping
|
MGL c. 131, § 105A, repealed, §§ 105B,
105C and 114A added; state election ballot, 11-6-1934
|
|
Unclaimed checks, abandoned funds, "tailings"
|
MGL c. 200A, § 9A, amended by Section 65 of Chapter 188 of the Acts of 2010; 5-2-2016 ATM, Art. 21
|
|
Union Bridge
|
Chapter 424, Acts of 1922
|
|
Union Bridge
|
MGL c. 658, §§ 1 to 8, subject to provisions
of Chapter 91
|
|
Union Bridge
|
Chapter 797, Acts of 1960, extension of completion time from
1961 to 1963
|
|
Union High School
|
Union High School District established by vote, 3-8-1920
|
|
Vacation
|
Chapter 217, Acts of 1914, laborer's vacations; 11-3-1914
|
|
MGL c. 44, § 65, as inserted by Chapter 635, Acts
of 1945, vacation pay advances
| |
|
3-9-1959, employees other than School Committee and Board of
Public Welfare
| |
|
Visiting nurse
|
Catherine Roe appointed 8-1-1924
|
|
Voting
|
Chapter 790, Acts of 1914, party enrollment; 11-3-1914
|
|
Chapter 152, Acts of 1939; Chapter 54, Section 103A; absentee
voting; 3-4-1940
| |
|
Voting
|
Voted to amend polling hours specified by Board of Selectmen
(for Annual and Special Town Elections only); 4-25-1995 ATM
|
|
Water
|
Chapter 149, Sections 1 to 10, Acts of 1931, voted to ratify
action of special committee appointed to look into water question;
3-4-1946
|
|
Water
|
Chapter 496, Acts of 1947, authorizing Norwell to supply itself
and its inhabitants with water; 12-15-1947
|
|
Work clothes
|
MGL c. 40, § 6J, stormy weather work clothes and other
work attire for employees; 6-20-1968
|
|
Workmen's compensation
|
Chapter 807, Acts of 1913; 3-2-1914
|
|
MGL c. 152, § 69, coverage extended to certain municipal
officers; 3-11-1968
| |
|
Workmen's compensation
|
MGL c. 40, § 13C, to establish reserves to pay workmen's
compensation claims as self-insurer; 5-4-1998 STM
|
|
Zoning
|
MGL c. 40A, § 8, zoning ordinances; 3-11-1968
|
|
Zoning
|
MGL c. 40A, § 20, appeals for variance; 3-11-1968
|
|
Zoning Board
|
MGL c. 40, § 27; 3-20-1950
|
|
Zoning bylaws
|
Chapter 808, Acts of 1975; 3-16-1978
|
