The following provisions shall constitute the bylaws of the
Town of Norwell, which shall be in lieu of all bylaws heretofore in
force, except for the Zoning Bylaws.
These bylaws shall have no retroactive effect.
The repeal of a bylaw shall not thereby have the effect of reviving
any bylaw theretofore repealed.
Unless otherwise provided in these bylaws, governing instrument
or the General Laws, any board, commission or committee of the Town
may act by a majority.
Any or all of these bylaws may be repealed or amended, and other
bylaws may be adopted at any Town Meeting, and article or articles
for that purpose having been inserted in the warrant for such meeting.
[Added 5-6-2019 ATM,
Art. 28]
Titles, headings and captions are for reference only and are
not substantive provisions of the bylaws. They are not legally adopted
parts of the bylaws as voted by Town Meeting.
[Amended 5-6-2019 ATM,
Art. 28]
The invalidity of any article or section of these bylaws shall
not affect the validity of any article, section or bylaw otherwise
valid, and these bylaws shall remain in effect as amended from time
to time, except for those articles, sections or parts thereof which
are determined to be invalid.
[Amended 5-5-1994 ATM; 5-6-2019 ATM, Art. 28]
Every violation of the Norwell bylaws, not otherwise provided
for herein or by the General Laws or Special Laws of the Commonwealth,
shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300, and all penalties
recovered from such violations shall be paid into the Town treasury
to accrue for such use as the Town shall from time to time direct.