The table below lists acts relating to the Town of Rockport. Copies of the acts listed are included in Attachment 1 unless otherwise noted.
Year | Chapter Number | Title |
|---|---|---|
1840 | Chapter 8 | An Act To Incorporate the Town of Rockport |
1888 | Chapter 249 | An Act to Include the Town of Rockport Within the Judicial District of the Police Court of Gloucester |
1893 | Chapter 284 | An Act to Incorporate the Rockport Water Company |
1894 | Chapter 78 | An Act to Supply the Town of Rockport with Water |
1898 | Chapter 106 | Resolve Relative to State Highways in the Cities of Beverly and Gloucester and the Towns of Manchester and Rockport |
1900 | Chapter 400 | An Act to Abolish the Police Court of Gloucester and to Establish the District Court of Eastern Essex |
1902 | Chapter 428 | An Act to Authorize the Town of Rockport to Make An Additional Water Loan |
1910 | Chapter 53 | An Act to Confirm the Acts of Calvin w. Pool as Town Clerk of the Town of Rockport, and to Authorize the Completion of the Records of Said Town |
1913 | Chapter 606 | An Act to Authorize the Town of Rockport to Make an Additional Water Loan |
1914 | Chapter 472 | An Act to Provide for Suitable Quarters for the Port Warden of Gloucester and Rockport |
1914 | Chapter 572 | An Act to Authorize the Town of Rockport to Construct a Town Landing and Pier and to Dredge a Channel |
1914 | Chapter 747 | An Act to Provide for Suitable Quarters for the Port Warden of Gloucester and Rockport |
1916 | Chapter 358 | An Act to Repeal the Act Providing for Quarters for the Port Warden of Gloucester and Rockport |
1920 | Chapter 457 | An Act Relative to the Construction by the County of Essex of a Highway Between the Town of Rockport and the City of Gloucester |
1923 | Chapter 200 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to Fund and Refund Certain Revenue Loans |
1924 | Chapter 65 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to Borrow Money for the Protection of Its Water Supply |
1928 | Chapter 38 | An Act Relative to Expenditures by the Town of Rockport for Municipal Advertising Purposes |
1929 | Chapter 13 | An Act Placing the Chief of Police and the Members of the Regular or Permanent Police Force of the Town of Rockport under the Civil Service Laws |
1929 | Chapter 33 | An Act Relative to Town Landings and Other Common Property in the City of Gloucester and Town of Rockport |
1930 | Chapter 345 | An Act Authorizing The City of Gloucester to Sell and Convey Water to the Town of Rockport |
1931 | Chapter 224 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to Use Certain Park Land for Water Supply Purposes |
1931 | Chapter 386 | An Act in Addition to the General Appropriation Act Making Appropriations to Supplement Certain Items Contained Therein, and for Certain New Activities and Projects |
1933 | Chapter 72 | An Act Relative to the Trustees of the Leander M. Haskins Hospital in the Town of Rockport |
1935 | Chapter 66 | An Act Authorizing the Selectmen of the Town of Rockport to Appoint Annually Three Members of the Board of Health |
1936 | Chapter 58 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to Vote at Its Current Annual Town Meeting on the Question of Granting Licenses for the Sale in Said Town of Alcoholic Beverages |
1937 | Chapter 110 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to Convey to Thomas Tertius Noble a Portion of Old Garden Beach Landing, So Called, in Said Town |
1938 | Chapter 79 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to Convey to the Heirs of Lillie M. Bartlett a Portion of Old Garden Beach Landing, So Called, in Said Town |
1939 | Chapter 321 | An Act Changing the Name of the Board of Water Commissioners of the Town of Rockport, and Authorizing Said Board to Exercise and Perform the Powers and Duties of Sewer Commissioners |
1941 | Chapter 22 (no copy) | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to Expend Certain Funds for the Installation of New Pumps at its Water Pumping Station |
1945 | Chapter 6 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to Invest in Federal Government Bonds the Unexpended Balance of a Certain Loan Issued By Said Town |
1945 | Chapter 551 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to Purchase Certain Real Property Located Therein and to Maintain the Same for Antiquarian Purposes |
1945 | Chapter 639 | An Act Granting the Consent of the Commonwealth to the Acquisition by the United States of America of Certain Lands for Use As Military Reservations and Granting and Ceding Jurisdiction Over Such Lands |
1948 | Chapter 38 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to Use Old Garden Beach Landing, So Called, for Park and Playground Purposes and to Erect a Stone Embankment Wall on Said Landing |
1950 | Chapter 77 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to Construct and Operate a System of Sewers |
1953 | Chapter 377 | An Act Increasing the Amount of Money Which May Be Expended by the Town of Rockport for Municipal Advertising Purposes |
1958 | Chapter 374 | An Act Discontinuing Cogswell Farm Landing and the Public Way Leading Thereto in the Town of Rockport and Authorizing Said Town to Convey a Certain Portion Thereof to Samuel M. Seegal |
1959 | Chapter 242 | An Act Establishing a Selectmen-Director of Public Works Plan for the Town of Rockport (original and as amended) |
1962 | Chapter 53 | An Act Validating Certain Amendments to the Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Rockport |
1963 | Chapter 134 | An Act Providing for the Election of Four Members and the Appointment of One Member of the Housing Authority of the Town of Rockport |
1964 | Chapter 58 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to Grant a Certain Right of Way Over Certain Park Land in Said Town |
1972 | Chapter 545 | An Act Authorizing the Formation of a Vocational Regional School District by the Cities of Beverly, Gloucester, Peabody and Chapter 58. Chapter 53. Salem, and the Towns of Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Hamilton, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Middleton, Rockport, Swampscott, Topsfield and Wenham |
1975 | Chapter 406 | An Act Establishing An Historic and Scenic District Planning Commission in Essex County |
1978 | Chapter 105 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport to renew certain Federal and State Anticipation Notes |
1995 | Chapter 133 | An Act Establishing a Selectmen and Public Works Plan for the Town of Rockport |
1995 | Chapter 312 | An Act Relative to Voting in the Town of Rockport |
2004 | Chapter 470 | An Act Relative to the Granting of All Alcoholic Beverages Licenses To Be Drunk on the Premises by the Town of Rockport |
2012 | Chapter 308 | An Act Authorizing the Town of Rockport To Grant a License for the Sale of Wines and Malt Beverages at a Food Store |
2014 | Chapter 366 | An Act Exempting the Position of Police Chief of the Town of Rockport from the Civil Service Law |
2017 | Chapter 75 | An Act Relative to the Annual Town Election in the Town of Rockport |
2020 | An Act Exempting All Positions in the Police Department of the Town of Rockport from the Civil Service Law | |
2024 | Chapter 43 | An Act Changing the Name of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Rockport to the Select Board |