MGL Ch.
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Subject
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Town Meeting Action Date
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Article Number
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31
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Regarding civil service
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4-10-1980
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26
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31, § 43
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Adoption of bylaw regarding police tenure
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3-11-1969
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N
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32, § 22D
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Establish retirement system funding schedule
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10-24-1990
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11
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32, §§ 22F and 103 (as amended by Acts of 2010,
c. 188, §§ 18 and 19, respectively)
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Retirement system funding schedule; cost of living adjustment
calculation
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4-4-2011
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3
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32B, § 7A
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Active employees to pay less than 50% of cost
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8-30-1989
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11
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32B, § 9A
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Retired employees to pay 50% instead of 100%
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3-12-1962
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32B, § 9D
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Town to pay 1/2 of the premium costs payable
by the surviving spouse of an employee or retired employee of the
Town of Yarmouth for Town group health insurance
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2-6-2001
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9
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32B, § 9F
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Retired employees' life insurance raised to
$2,000 life and $2,000 A.D.D.
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1-1-1977
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32B, § 10
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Basic Chapter 32B Acceptance
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3-11-1957
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32B, § 11A
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Additional life insurance for active employees
on an optional basis employees paying 100% of cost
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3-12-1962
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32B, § 11B
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Elderly Governmental Retiree Program
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3-11-1963
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32B, § 18
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Requiring all Town retirees, spouses and dependents
enrolled in Medicare Part A to transfer to a Medicare extension plan
offered by Town
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4-10-2007
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52
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32B, § 20
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Establishing an Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust
Fund
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5-2-2015
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12
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39, § 23D
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Allowing board, commission or committee members
who have missed one session of an adjudicatory hearing to participate
in a decision on the matter under certain circumstances
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4-10-2007
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13
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40, § 4G
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Inc. $2,000 - $4,000 min. reg. for bidding
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4-9-1985
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39
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40, § 6A
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Municipal advertising
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3-12-1956
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88
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40, § 6A
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Advertising Town's resources, advantages and
attractions
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3-13-1961
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K
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40, § 6B
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Regarding uniforms
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2-11-1951
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L
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40, § 6C
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Ice and snow removal
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4-10-1980
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13
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40, § 6H
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Regarding private ways, repairs, liability
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3-12-1962
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R
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40, § 6N
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Repairing private roads 4.16 (acceptance of
MGL c. 40, § 6N, amended by Ch. 693 of the Acts of 1977)
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4-24-1978
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17
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40, § 8C
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Conservation Commission
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3-14-1961
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87
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40, § 8D
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Regarding Historical Commission
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2-3-1977
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22
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40, § 8E
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Regarding Youth Commission established
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3-9-1971
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M
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40, § 8G
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Agreement with Town of Barnstable for law enforcement
mutual aid
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12-1-1998
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3
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40, § 8J
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Handicapped Commission
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4-15-1987
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1
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40, § 22D
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Vehicles parked in violation of the law
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4-22-1976
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18
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40, § 22F
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Set fees (Selectmen)
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4-15-1992
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21
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40, § 39K
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Establish enterprise fund
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4-11-1989
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29
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40, §§ 42A, 42F
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Water rates, method of collection, recovery
of delinquent charges from tenants
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2-12-1940
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28
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40, § 57
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Authorizing denial of issuance of local permits for nonpayment
of taxes
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4-2-2012
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28
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40, §§ 61V and Ch. 693 (Acts
of 1977)
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Regarding repairs on private roads
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4-11-1978
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17
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41, § 38A
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Adoption of bylaw Town Collector duties
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2-7-1944
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14
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41, § 41B
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Direct deposit emp. checks bank
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4-11-1990
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18
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41, §§ 70 - 72
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Planning Board, creation and duties annual report
ordinances
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2-8-1927
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27
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41, § 77
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Police Department, establishment, membership
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2-12-1940
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27
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41, § 97A
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Police Department, establishment, membership
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2-7-1949
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I
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41, §§ 81A - 81Y
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Planning Board
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2-12-1950
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H
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41, § 100B
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Indemnification certain retired police office
and fire fighters for certain exp.
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4-9-1983
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30
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41, § 100F
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Regarding the indemnification of harbormasters
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3-9-1971
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48
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41, § 100F
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Indemnification of Town employees for damages
arising from the operation of Town-owned vehicles
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3-12-1979
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48
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41, § 100G 1/4
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Funeral exp. police, fire fighters
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4-11-1990
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20
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41, § 108E
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Policemen, minimum annual compensation
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3-12-1962
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Q
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41, § 108L
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Police career incentive pay program, salary
increases, reimbursement of cities and towns
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11-12-1974
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5
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41, § 108L 4, § 4B of prop.
2 1/2
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Rescind concerning police officers
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4-13-1982
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19
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41, § 1001
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Indemnification of Town employees for personal
and financial loss while acting within the scope duties
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4-24-1978
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14
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43C, § 11
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Municipal Administration: consolidate department
accountant, auditor or comptroller, treasurer assessor, collector
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8-28-1993
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14
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44
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Road maintenance and repair
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4-7-1981
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49
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44, § 53C
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Deposit and expenditure of compensation for
off-duty special detail work
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6-5-1978
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12
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44, § 53E
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Enterprise fund enabling act
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4-13-1982
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4
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44, § 53E 1/2
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Authorizing use of a revolving fund for the Town Police Department
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4-4-2011
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14
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44, § 53E 1/2
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Reestablishing a Town Beautification and Promotion Revolving
fund
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4-7-2014
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12
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44, § 53F 1/2
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Golf course enterprise fund
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3-8-2004
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3
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44, § 53G
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Allow imposition of reasonable fees by a permit
granting authority to cover costs for assistant consultants to assist
in review of a permit application
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4-9-1997
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16
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44, § 69
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Regarding bad checks
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4-20-1982
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26
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48, §§ 42, 43, 44
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Establishment, appointment of Fire Chief; duties,
role of Forest Warden
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2-12-1950
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F
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53, § 44
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Fee for processing payrolls (off-duty details)
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4-11-1978
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12
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54, § 103A
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Sections applicable to town elections, primaries
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2-13-1979
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32
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59, § 5
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Clause 37A, blind exempt;. 41B, elderly exempt;
17C surviving spouse exempt.
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4-10-1984
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3
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59, § 5, Clause 17C 1/2
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Increased exemption over 70
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4-12-1989
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8
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59, § 5, Clause 41A
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Authorize the Town to increase $30,000 for gross
receipts for applicants for hardship exemptions or tax deferral
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4-14-1993
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30
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59, § 5, Clause 41C
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Exemptions for elderly
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4-13-1987
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13
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59, § 5K
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Senior citizen tax workoff abatements
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4-10-2002
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22
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59, § 5L
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Authorizing deployed members of the National
Guard and reservists additional time to pay certain taxes without
interest or penalties
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4-10-2007
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50
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60, § 3C
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Establish Municipal Scholarship Trust Fund
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4-11-1991
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31
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69, §§ 9 - 10
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Regarding classed for illiterates, reimbursement
for expenditures
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2-7-1927
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35
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71, §§ 16 - 16I
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Regional school district, status powers and
duties
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5-21-1970
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8
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78, § 21
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Election of a Board of Cemetery Commissioners
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2-13-1913
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32
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79
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Bylaw Ch. 79 leasing and restraint of dogs
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4-13-1983
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36
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82, § 17 (public statutes) 186, § 12
(Acts of 1884)
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Regarding jurisdiction of Town-owned highways
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2-7-1898
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13
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85, § 11A
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Regarding bicycles, operation and registration
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2-9-1953
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H
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90, § 20A 1/2
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Regarding local collection of parking fines
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9-21-1981
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1
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91, § 85
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Regarding regulations for fisheries
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2-13-1905
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20
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109 (Acts of 1981)
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Regarding violations in local bylaws
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4-20-1982
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27
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110, § 110 (Act of 1993)
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Local option reduces to one year a person MA
residents to qualifying vet exempt under MGL c. 59, § 5,
Cl. 22, 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D or 22E
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2-16-1994
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14
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114, §§ 22 - 26
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Regarding Board of Cemetery Commissioners
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2-10-1936
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34
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122, § 18
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Regarding the appointment of Inspector of Wires
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2-14-1914
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24
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136, §§ 21 - 28
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Repealed (observance of Sunday and holidays).
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6-3-1922
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1
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138, § 12 and 377, § 17A
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Liquor licenses
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12-5-1978
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21
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138, § 12B
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Prohibition of alcoholic beverages for adult
entertainment areas
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2-10-1998
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3
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138, § 33B
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Service of alcohol on Sundays 11:00 a.m.
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4-11-1991
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22
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139, §§ 1, 2, 3
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Burned or dangerous building
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2-11-1929
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11
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140, § 147A, Ch. 308, Acts 1985
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Withdraw from county Dog Program
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4-11-1989
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46
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140, §§ 173, 173A
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Ordinances and bylaws relating to dogs
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12-5-1978
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2
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140, § 177A and c. 62
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License fees for automatic amusement devices
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9-15-1982
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2
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143, § 34
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Grant 3-year appointment to the Building Inspector
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4-8-1986
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16
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146, §§ 1 - 5
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Establishment of a water supply system
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2-11-1929
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15
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147, § 17B
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Regarding 5-day and 10-hour week
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3-9-1959
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15
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148, § 6
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Regarding fire prevention, neglect or refusal
of officers to comply with duties
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2-11-1929
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41
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148, § 26C
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Regarding smoke and heat
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8-21-1979
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19
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148, § 26G
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Sprinkler protection
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4-13-1987
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35
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148, § 26I
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Automatic sprinklers in residential units
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4-14-1993
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26
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148, § 56
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Regarding parking space business, license, fees
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2-9-1954
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L
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149, § 298 (Acts of 2004)
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Regarding Community Preservation Act and Community
Preservation Fund
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1-11-2005
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6
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179 of General Laws 1863
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Regarding the est. of Sealer of Weights and
Measures
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3-6-1865
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16
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197, § 2 (Acts of 1890)
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Enforce requirements
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2-9-1891
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23
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235, §§ 1 - 2 (Acts of 1867)
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Accept Ch. 54, §§ 10 and 11 of
the Public Statutes
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2-9-1891
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22
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264 (Acts of 1890)
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Relation to public burial grounds
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2-8-1897
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16
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266, § 9
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Regarding injury by fire, negligent use in Town
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2-11-1929
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42
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291 (Acts of 1990)
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Regarding enhanced 911
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6-26-1991
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5
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294 (Acts of 1850)
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School committee be appointed to draft ordinances
and laws and report at the next Annual Town Meeting
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2-9-1857
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14
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351, §§ 49 (Acts of 1981); 61
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Sealer of Weights and Measures fees
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9-15-1982
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1
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366 (Acts of 1869)
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Regarding the impounding of cattle
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2-11-1876
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12
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369 (Acts of 82)
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Total exemption property taxes (paraplegic veterans,
surviving spouses)
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386 (Acts and resolves of 1890)
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Regarding the use of the Australian ballot system
in town meeting
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11-3-1891
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2
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392 (Acts of 1981)
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Regarding group insurance coverages
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4-20-1982
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25
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403 (Acts of 1936)
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Regarding the authorization of compensation
insurance to include laborers, workmen, mechanics
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2-7-1938
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17
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416 (Acts of 1976)
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Regarding Recycling Commission
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4-23-1979
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49
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417, § 101 (Acts of 1893)
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Regarding precinct voting for state election
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2-11-1895
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14
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423 (Acts of 1909)
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Licenses granted to reputable person for sale
of ice cream, soda water and fruit on the Lord's day
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2-10-1910
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21
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482 (Acts of 1901)
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Regarding the election of the Town Clerk for
three-year term
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12-10-1902
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11
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486 (Acts of 1963)
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Regarding increasing amounts of pensions and
retirement allowances payable to former public employees
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3-9-1964
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E
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486 (Acts of 1964)
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See Ch. 478, Acts of 1965
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3-8-1965
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E
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560, § 358 (Acts of 1907)
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Regarding the election of Town Moderator
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2-9-1914
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16
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560, § 381 (Acts of 1907)
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Regarding the election of Town offices by precinct
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2-8-1915
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9
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597 (Acts of 82)
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Exemption motor vehicles excise tax (prisoner
of war)
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647 (Acts of 1960)
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See Ch. 478, Acts of 1963
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3-13-1961
|
J
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680 (Acts of 1912)
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Regarding Town piers and wharfs
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2-10-1913
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35
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808 (Acts of 1975)
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Adoption of provisions regarding Zoning Bylaws
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4-11-1978
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1
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Year Enacted
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Chapter
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Subject
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2006
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404
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Regarding the printing of questions to be submitted solely to
Town voters and sending said questions to voters 10 days before the
election
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2010
|
208
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Regarding the printing of questions to be submitted solely to
Town voters and making said questions available at each polling place
10 days before the election
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