Town of Georgetown, MA
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2023-05-01
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Part I: By Laws
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Chapter 125 Selectmen, Board of
- Part I: By Laws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Alarm Systems
- Ch 10 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 15 Animals
- Ch 19 Auditing
- Ch 25 Boats
- Ch 29 Building Construction
- Ch 33 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 42 Commissions and Councils
- Ch 44 Community Preservation
- Ch 49 Earth Removal and Importation
- Ch 53 Electrical Standards
- Ch 55 Environmental Hazards
- Ch 57 Erosion and Stormwater Control
- Ch 63 Finances
- Ch 65 Fingerprint-Based Background Checks
- Ch 68 Firearms, Fireworks and Hunting
- Ch 80 Junk Dealers
- Ch 85 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 89 Littering
- Ch 93 Mutual Aid
- Ch 97 Officers and Employees
- Ch 99 Parks, Recreation Facilities and Beach
- Ch 101 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 105 Personnel Policies
- Ch 109 Plumbing Standards
- Ch 113 Police Department
- Ch 121 Revolving Funds
- Ch 125 Selectmen, Board of
- Ch 125 Art I Legal Responsibilities
- § 125-1 Authority to employ counsel.
- § 125-2 Authority to institute and prosecute suits.
- § 125-3 Execution of deeds.
- Ch 130 Solicitation and Canvassing
- Ch 134 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 141 Town Meetings
- Ch 142 Transfer Stations
- Ch 150 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 156 Water
- Ch 161 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 165 Zoning
- Part II: Selectmen Regulations
- Ch 215 Hawkers and Peddlers
- Ch 220 Littering
- Ch 223 Meetings
- Ch 245 Utility Cuts and Street Openings
- Ch 250 Vehicles and Traffic
- Part III: Planning Board Regulations
- Ch 353 Fees
- Ch 360 Scenic Roads
- Ch 365 Subdivision Regulations
- Part IV: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 405 Body Art Regulations
- Ch 410 Deviation Regulations
- Ch 415 Dumpster Regulations
- Ch 420 Flood Hazards
- Ch 424 Food Regulations
- Ch 435 Massage Regulations
- Ch 439 Milk
- Ch 447 Nuisances
- Ch 452 Percolation Tests
- Ch 457 Rental Occupancy
- Ch 462 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 466 Solid Waste
- Ch 470 Swine
- Ch 473 Tobacco Products
- Ch 475 Underground Storage Tanks
- Ch 480 Wells, Private
- Part V: Other Regulations
- Ch 510 Building and Occupancy Permits
- Ch 515 Curb Cut Permits
- Ch 535 Lufkins Brook Conservation Area
- Ch 550 Park and Beach Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch 600 Acceptance of General Laws
- Ch 610 Officers, Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 615 Other Town Actions
- Ch 620 Special Acts
- Ch 630 Status of Streets
- Ch 640 Town Land
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Georgetown: Article I, 3-13-1913
Annual Town Meeting (Article 3, Sections 1, 2 and 3, of the 1973 Bylaws and
Regulations). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-13-1913 ATM (Article 3, Sections 1,
2 and 3 of the 1973 Bylaws and Regulations)]
The Board of Selectmen shall have full authority to employ counsel whenever,
in its judgment, necessity therefor arises.
The Board of Selectmen shall have full authority, as agents of the town,
to institute, prosecute and compromise suits in the name of the town, and
to appear, defend and compromise suits brought against it, and to appear in
proceedings before any tribunal, unless it is otherwise specially voted by
the town.
Whenever it shall be necessary to execute any deed conveying land, or
any other instrument required to carry into effect any vote of the town, the
same shall be executed by the Selectmen or a majority of them in behalf of
the town, unless the town shall otherwise vote in any special case.
