[The following list was compiled from Town documentation.]
|
Chapter
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Section
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Acts of
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TM Date
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Article No.
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Description
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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25
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22
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1902
|
6-14-1907
|
Street watering
| |
|
25
|
12H
|
3-27-1962
|
Creates Gas Inspector
| ||
|
28
|
3-4-1912
|
Public parks
| |||
|
30
|
2-1-1864
|
Corporation of church trustees
| |||
|
31
|
48-49
|
2-11-1929
|
33
|
Accept civil service police officers other than Chief; Accept
civil service for Police Chief (rescinded 5-4-2015)
| |
|
31
|
58A
|
5-5-2003
|
38
|
Restrict maximum age police to 32
| |
|
32
|
22D
|
1992, Ch. 399
|
4-14-1993
|
43
|
Retirement system funding schedule as amended
|
|
32
|
26-31H
|
11-7-1944
|
Contributory retirement system
| ||
|
32
|
77
|
11-5-1912
|
Pensioning laborers
| ||
|
32
|
85
|
2-24-1936
|
Police and fire pensions
| ||
|
32
|
85E
|
3-14-1949
|
Police Department
| ||
|
32B
|
1-16-1956
|
Group life and accident insurance
| |||
|
32B
|
8A
|
1-20-1969
|
Town Election Group insurance dividend
| ||
|
32B
|
9A
|
1959
|
1-16-1961
|
Town Election
|
(c. 596 of Acts) Insurance for retired employees
|
|
32B
|
9D
|
10-26-1994
|
48
|
Pay 1/2 premium costs for survive spouse of retired employee
| |
|
32B
|
10
|
1-16-1956
|
Group insurance
| ||
|
32B
|
10A
|
7-25-1978
|
Selectmen vote Dental Insurance
| ||
|
32B
|
11A
|
5-7-1988
|
19
|
Eliminate Treasurer, Collector, new Finance Director
| |
|
32B
|
11B
|
1-21-1963
|
Town Election Insurance retired from the Town
| ||
|
32B
|
16
|
9-14-1982
|
Selectmen vote Health Insurance HMO
| ||
|
32B
|
18
|
10-21-2002
|
24
|
Medicare extension plan
| |
|
32B
|
20
|
10-18-2010
|
Other post employment benefits liability trust fund
| ||
|
39
|
20
|
3-10-1964
|
Precinct voting
| ||
|
39
|
23D
|
10-20-2014
|
21
|
For the Conservation Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals,
that a member of a multiple-member body holding an adjudicatory hearing
shall not be disqualified from voting due to the member's absence
from one session of such hearing
| |
|
39
|
23D
|
5-6-2019
|
18
|
For the Planning Board, that a member of any board, when holding
an adjudicatory hearing, shall not be disqualified from voting in
the matter solely due to that member's absence from no more than one
session of such hearing at which testimony or other evidence is received,
provided that certain additional conditions as established by said
statute are met
| |
|
39
|
42
|
3-21-1865
|
School district formed
| ||
|
40
|
5B
|
4-22-1968
|
64
|
Stabilization fund
| |
|
40
|
6C
|
1-21-1946
|
Allows towns to remove snow and ice from private ways
| ||
|
40
|
8A
|
1-21-1957
|
Industrial Commission created
| ||
|
40
|
8B
|
4-28-1969
|
13
|
Council on Aging
| |
|
40
|
8C
|
1957, Ch. 223
|
3-27-1961
|
2
|
Appoint a Conservation Committee
|
|
40
|
8D
|
4-29-1970
|
1
|
Establish Historical Commission
| |
|
40
|
8G
|
11-3-1998
|
Mutual police programs and agreements
| ||
|
40
|
8H
|
4-11-1990
|
24
|
Authorize Board of Health recycling program
| |
|
40
|
13C
|
4-6-1998
|
27
|
Reserve to pay workers' compensation claims
| |
|
40
|
15C
|
10-23-1996
|
Scenic roads
| ||
|
40
|
22
|
3-10-1964
|
Use of motor vehicles
| ||
|
40
|
22D
|
11-15-1971
|
8
|
Removal of certain vehicles from highway
| |
|
40
|
22F
|
5-7-2001
|
46
|
Camp fees
| |
|
40
|
25-30
|
3-31-1925
|
Zoning Bylaws and Map
| ||
|
40
|
37
|
11-5-1980
|
16
|
Granting and renewing licenses and permits
| |
|
40
|
42A to 42F
|
6-17-1957
|
14
|
Collection of water rates
| |
|
40
|
42G to 42I and 42K
|
10-23-2000
|
Special assessments
| ||
|
40
|
42J
|
10-23-1996
|
20
|
Deferral of water charges
| |
|
40
|
44A
|
6-28-1972
|
4
|
Regional Refuse Disposal Commission
| |
|
40
|
57
|
1985, Ch. 640
|
10-20-1986
|
18
|
Revoke license if taxes not paid
|
|
40
|
58
|
10-21-1996
|
19
|
Liens for nonpayment of septic waste disposal fees
| |
|
40D
|
3
|
4-14-1969
|
1
|
Industrial Finance Authority
| |
|
41
|
19K
|
10-15-2011
|
Compensation of Town Clerk upon certification
| ||
|
41
|
41B
|
10-25-1989
|
23
|
Payment of employees by direct deposit
| |
|
41
|
81A
|
2-12-1940
|
Creates Planning Board
| ||
|
41
|
108A
|
3-22-1954
|
2
|
Establishes Personnel Board
| |
|
41
|
108L
|
5-3-1971
|
1
|
Police pay incentive (rescinded 10-19-1981)
| |
|
41
|
108L
|
3-21-1977
|
21
|
Rescinding police incentive pay
| |
|
41
|
108L
|
10-19-1981
|
1
|
Rescind action of May 3, 1971, police incentive pay
| |
|
41
|
108L
|
4-12-1989
|
39
|
Career incentive pay program for regular police officers
| |
|
41
|
108P
|
1999
|
10-15-2001
|
Certification; Compensation for Colector/Treasurer upon Certification
| |
|
41
|
110
|
11-3-1914
|
Saturday half holiday
| ||
|
41
|
110A
|
5-3-2010
|
28
|
Closing of any public office in the Town on any or all Saturdays
permitted
| |
|
41
|
111
|
1914
|
11-3-1914
|
Vacations for laborers
| |
|
41
|
111M
|
1982
|
4-11-1988
|
53
|
EMT-Massachusetts Statute passed in 1982
|
|
42
|
1926
|
3-22-1926
|
5
|
Special acts of Massachusetts Legislature
| |
|
43D
|
2006
|
5-7-2007
|
26
|
Overlay for land at Coney Street
| |
|
43D
|
2006
|
5-7-2007
|
27
|
Overlay for land at Boston and Providence Highway
| |
|
44
|
1993
|
5-3-1993
|
Town participate in land transactions for recreational purposes
| ||
|
44
|
53C
|
4-18-1972
|
1
|
Police revolving fund
| |
|
44
|
53E 1/2
|
10-25-1993
|
Recreation Department self-supporting revolving fund
| ||
|
44
|
53E 1/2
|
10-23-1995
|
23
|
School Department self-supporting revolving fund Music lessons
| |
|
44
|
53E 1/2
|
10-23-1995
|
21
|
School Department self-supporting revolving fund transportation
| |
|
44
|
53E 1/2
|
5-5-2003
|
7
|
Water Service Enterprise Fund
| |
|
44
|
53E 1/2
|
5-5-2003
|
8
|
Sewer Service Enterprise Fund
| |
|
44
|
53F 3/4
|
2014
|
5-2-2016
|
18
|
Establishing a separate revenue account to be known as the "PEG
Access and Cable Related Fund"
|
|
44
|
55E 1/2
|
10-25-1993
|
23
|
Establish a recreational department self supporting fund
| |
|
48
|
3-4-1895
|
Truants
| |||
|
48
|
58
|
3-1-1915
|
31
|
Town jurisdiction on highways and county bridges
| |
|
48
|
58-64
|
3-5-1917
|
10
|
Jurisdiction of towns over highways and bridges
| |
|
48
|
85
|
3-1-1915
|
32
|
Reserved spaces in public ways
| |
|
48
|
103
|
6-15-1914
|
10
|
Building Line Act
| |
|
48
|
103
|
3-1-1915
|
30
|
Building Line Act (revised laws of 1902)
| |
|
50
|
1-8
|
3-1-1915
|
33
|
Betterment Act
| |
|
50
|
20-24
|
3-7-1892
|
Sidewalks
| ||
|
51
|
1-9
|
3-4-1895
|
Assessment of betterments
| ||
|
53
|
9A
|
10-15-2001
|
21
|
Nomination papers
| |
|
54
|
6
|
12-9-1921
|
Voting precincts
| ||
|
54
|
40
|
2-4-1891
|
Ballots
| ||
|
54
|
103A
|
2-21-1938
|
58
|
Allow absentee voting at local elections
| |
|
59
|
2A
|
1989, Ch. 653
|
4-1-1996
|
7
|
Property tax assessment
|
|
59
|
5C 1/2
|
5-4-2015
5-7-2018
5-6-2019
|
19
26
17
|
Additional tax exemption of up to 100% for taxpayers who qualify
for personal exemptions under MGL c. 59, § 5, effective
7-1-2019
| |
|
59
|
5, Clause 17C
|
4-9-1984
|
48
|
Certain real estate tax abatement
| |
|
59
|
5, Clause 17D
|
10-21-1996
|
Exemption for qualified people
| ||
|
59
|
5, sentence following Clause 22F
|
10-21-2019
|
17
|
Exemptions available under MGL c. 59, § 5, Clauses
22 and 22A through 22F may be granted to otherwise eligible persons
who have resided in the commonwealth for one year prior to the date
of filing for exemptions pursuant to the applicable clause
| |
|
59
|
5, Clause 37A
|
5-7-2018
|
25
|
Exemption of $500 for blind persons
| |
|
59
|
5, Clause 41A
|
10-16-2000
|
Elderly real estate tax exemptions: maximum of $40,000
| ||
|
59
|
5, Clause 41A
|
5-4-2009
|
"Circuit breaker" state income tax credit
| ||
|
59
|
5, Clause 41B
|
1982, Ch. 635
|
10-17-1983
|
1
|
Exemption real estate tax elderly
|
|
59
|
5, Clause 41C
|
4-6-1992
|
24
| ||
|
59
|
5, Clause 41C
|
5-7-2018
|
24
|
Reduce age of eligibility for tax exemption to 65 years
| |
|
59
|
5, Clause 54
|
5-9-2012
|
Minimum fair cash value
| ||
|
59
|
5, Clause 54
|
2000
|
5-4-2015
|
21
|
To establish $10,000 as the minimum value of personal property
subject to taxation, effective fiscal year 2016
|
|
59
|
5K
|
10-16-2000
|
2
|
Senior citizen property tax write-off
| |
|
59
|
5N
|
5-5-2014
|
20
|
To enable the Board of Selectmen to establish a program allowing
veterans to provide services to the Town in exchange for a reduction
in taxes
| |
|
59
|
57C
|
4-3-1995
|
6
|
Quarterly tax bills
| |
|
59
|
59A
|
10-18-1999
|
18
|
Agreements between Town and eligible persons
| |
|
60
|
3C
|
1993, Ch. 71
|
10-25-1993
|
31
|
To establish a local education fund
|
|
60
|
3D
|
10-28-1998
|
Elderly and disabled taxation fund
| ||
|
60
|
23B
|
10-20-1997
|
10
|
Adoption of fee schedule for certificate of liens
| |
|
60A
|
1
|
1982, Ch. 597
|
4-11-1988
|
Eliminate excise tax for POWs
| |
|
64G
|
3A
|
4-8-1987
|
28
|
Hotel, lodging, motel 4% tax
| |
|
64G
|
3A
|
10-17-2016
|
10
|
Hotel, lodging, motel 6% tax
| |
|
64L
|
2(a)
|
5-3-2010
|
37
|
Local meals excise
| |
|
65
|
9-6-1906
|
Peddlers
| |||
|
71
|
21
|
1919
|
11-4-1919
|
School for employed minors
| |
|
71
|
40
|
1985, Ch. 185
|
10-28-1985
|
2, 5
|
Increase all teacher salaries to at least $18,000 per year
|
|
71
|
40
|
1985, Ch. 185
|
10-26-1988
|
31
|
Increase all teacher salaries to at least $20,000 per year
|
|
71
|
40
|
1-16-1961
|
Town Election
|
Equal pay men and women teachers
| |
|
71
|
40
|
1985, Ch. 188, § 13
|
10-28-1985
|
3, 6
|
Professional Development Grant
|
|
80
|
1-17
|
10/20/1980
|
12
|
Betterments Storm
| |
|
80A
|
1 to 16
|
10-20-1980
|
12
|
Issuance of betterments for storm drains
| |
|
82
|
37
|
10-2-1922
|
Building lines
| ||
|
83
|
14 to 24, 27 to 29
|
10-20-1980
|
Issuance of betterments for storm drains
| ||
|
83
|
16A to 16F
|
10-23-1996
|
18
|
Liens for sewer rates
| |
|
83
|
16G
|
10-23-1996
|
21
|
Deferral of sewer charges
| |
|
90
|
18B
|
5-7-2018
|
28
|
Establishment of 20 mph safety zones
| |
|
90
|
20A 1/2
|
11-4-1981
|
15
|
Parking fine clerk
| |
|
90
|
20C
|
9-27-1976
|
4
|
Parking violations
| |
|
91
|
29
|
4-9-1956
|
Town liability; public work on rivers
| ||
|
94
|
120
|
2-19-1945
|
26
|
Livestock: license; acting without license; fee
| |
|
94
|
120A
|
2-19-1945
|
27
|
Livestock: suspension or revocation of license; hearing
| |
|
98
|
1889
|
3-3-1890
|
Superintendent of Schools; pay
| ||
|
102
|
29, 30, 31
|
6-28-1906
|
Junk dealers
| ||
|
104
|
1916
|
11-7-1916
|
January 1 a legal holiday
| ||
|
104
|
1, 4-12
|
3-6-1911
|
Inspector of Buildings
| ||
|
110
|
3
|
1865
|
6-26-1865
|
School appraisal; payment of base salary to military called
to active duty
| |
|
116
|
1919
|
11-4-1919
|
Town Election
|
Savings bank
| |
|
120
|
1930
|
5-1-1930
|
Sewer System Act
| ||
|
122
|
18
|
1904
|
3-6-1904
|
22
|
Appointment of Wire Inspector
|
|
131
|
1918
|
5/1/1918
|
Water loan
| ||
|
131
|
105B
|
1-21-1935
|
This acceptance was rescinded
| ||
|
136
|
4B
|
2-24-1947
|
46
|
Sunday bowling
| |
|
136
|
21-25
|
1-16-1961
|
Town Election
|
Sunday sports
| |
|
137
|
1
|
2003
|
5-1-2006
|
38
|
Pay of employees military. Amended by Ch. 77 Acts of 2005
|
|
138
|
33B
|
5-9-2012
|
Local licensing authority
| ||
|
140
|
139
|
5-5-2003
|
42
|
No fee dog license over 70
| |
|
140
|
147A
|
10-28-1985
|
7
|
Assume liability for dog license
| |
|
143
|
3Z
|
10-21-2002
|
21
|
Regulation of Building Inspector
| |
|
147
|
10F
|
5-2-2005
|
50
|
Parking control officers
| |
|
147
|
16B
|
2-9-1948
|
Gives police 1 day off out of every 6
| ||
|
147
|
16C
|
3-17-1952
|
38
|
5-day week for police
| |
|
147
|
17A
|
10-23-1995
|
19
|
Compensating police lieutenants holiday pay
| |
|
147
|
32-47
|
2-10-1930
|
16
|
Licensed boxing matches
| |
|
148
|
6
|
2-28-1925
|
Fire Prevention Code
| ||
|
148
|
26C
|
4-15-1981
|
46
|
Smoke-heat detectors
| |
|
148
|
26G
|
10-29-1984
|
19
|
Install auto sprinklers
| |
|
148
|
26-I
|
10-22-1990
|
17
|
Sprinklers in residential occupancies
| |
|
148
|
56
|
11-15-1971
|
7
|
Parking provisions
| |
|
152
|
1865
|
3-26-1865
|
Civil War reimbursements
| ||
|
152
|
69
|
11-4-1913
|
Workmen's compensation (county)
| ||
|
152
|
69
|
3-2-1914
|
Workmen's compensation (Town)
| ||
|
176
|
1987
|
4-11-1988
|
57
|
Funeral and burial expenses for certain police and fire
| |
|
179
|
1916
|
11-7-1916
|
Primaries must vote in same party
| ||
|
181
|
1902
|
6-28-1906
|
Junk dealers
| ||
|
189
|
1915
|
11-2-1915
|
Establishment of Norfolk County Agricultural School
| ||
|
190
|
1963
|
4-16-1964
|
51
|
Clothing for DPW employees
| |
|
191
|
1907
|
3-1-1915
|
Board of Survey
| ||
|
195
|
1958
|
3-3-1959
|
33
|
Temporary resurfacing of private ways open to public
| |
|
200
|
1948
|
6-28-1948
|
Veteran's Housing Authority
| ||
|
207
|
1919
|
School construction
| |||
|
217
|
1914
|
11-3-1914
|
Vacations for laborers
| ||
|
236
|
1987
|
4-11-1988
|
48
|
Subdivision bond proceeds
| |
|
239
|
1952
|
5-4-1953
|
7
|
Group insurance 50%
| |
|
240
|
1920
|
4-20-1920
|
Games on Sundays
| ||
|
245
|
1988
|
4-19-1991
|
47
|
Expenditure of default funds by towns
| |
|
258
|
13
|
5-7-1983
|
Town Election
|
To indemnify municipal officers, elected and appointed, from
personal financial loss in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 arising
out of any claim, suit or judgment by reason of any act or omission
under any law, when acting within the scope of official duties
| |
|
277
|
1893
|
11-12-1894
|
Water supply
| ||
|
288
|
1899
|
3-4-1901
|
Mail carrier
| ||
|
291
|
1990
|
4-8-1991
|
41
|
Acceptance of 911 emergency telephone system
| |
|
291
|
1995
|
12-7-1995
|
Authorize Town to enter into an agreement with H&V
| ||
|
293
|
1916
|
11-17-1919
|
Jitneys/taxis
| ||
|
294
|
1957
|
6-17-1957
|
7
|
Sell Town land
| |
|
307
|
1931
|
1-16-1933
|
Walpole-Foxboro Town line
| ||
|
332
|
1958
|
3-23-1959
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Plumbing Code
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|
332
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1975
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4-20-1976
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48
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Repair private ways (Ch. 40, § 6M)
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|
344
|
1954
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4-25-1955
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50
|
Petition Veterans Post 5188
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|
344
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73 Part 2
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1917
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3-4-1918
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|
346
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1902
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3-6-1911
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Term of Moderator
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|
351
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1930
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6-15-1931
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Police uniforms
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|
351
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1930
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2-9-1942
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Purchase of uniforms for firemen
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374
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1956
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3-11-1957
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62
|
Pensions for widows of police and firemen
| |
|
377
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1924
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11-21-1924
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Special Act Walpole Town Charter
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|
386
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1890
|
2-4-1891
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Town Election ballots
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|
403
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1936
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2-10-1941
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9
|
Workmens' compensation for Town employees
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|
409
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1962
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4-21-1965
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33
|
Pedestrian controls
| |
|
416
|
1
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1980
|
9-30-1980
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Selectmen vote Qualification for certain Assessors
| |
|
417
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267-269
|
1893
|
3-4-1895
|
Election of Town officials
| |
|
423
|
1909
|
3-6-1916
|
27
|
Sunday licenses
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|
431
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1888
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3-1-1891
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Joint Superintendent of Schools
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|
434
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1953
|
7-27-1953
|
Rent control
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|
440
|
1924
|
1-19-1925
|
Town Election
|
Walpole- Foxboro boundary
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|
476
|
1893
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10-18-1893
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Boston to Providence Highway
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|
478
|
1963
|
4-16-1964
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50
|
Increase pensions
| |
|
486
|
1964
|
4-21-1965
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32
|
Pension increase for certain former employees
| |
|
486
|
1971
|
1-17-1972
|
Beano
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|
487
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1913
|
3-2-1914
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Promote call men in Fire Department
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|
494
|
1911
|
3-3-1914
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Create 8-hour day for Town employees
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|
503
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1912
|
11-5-1912
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Pension laborers cities and towns
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|
514
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42
|
1911
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3-2-1914
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Create 8-hour day for Town employees
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|
559
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1946
|
10-28-1946
|
20
|
Increases pensions
| |
|
560
|
6-5-1908
|
Precincts
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572
|
1913
|
6-15-1914
|
10
|
Establishment of building lines (Ch. 48, § 103)
| |
|
588
|
1948
|
4-2-1951
|
29
|
Pension increases
| |
|
624
|
1952
|
3-22-1954
| |||
|
624
|
1
|
1910
|
3-3-1913
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32
|
Section 1 Abolish Board of Auditors
|
|
624
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30
|
1910
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3-4-1912
|
Appoint Town Accountant
| |
|
624
|
32
|
1952
|
3-23-1953
|
57
|
Pension increases
|
|
635
|
18
|
1912
|
3-3-1913
|
Tenement House Act
| |
|
644
|
1
|
1981
|
10-24-1984
|
18
|
Handicap parking
|
|
655
|
2 and 3
|
1913
|
3-3-1919
|
30
|
Building inspection laws
|
|
667
|
1954
|
4-11-1966
|
38
|
Housing project for the elderly
| |
|
670
|
1955
|
4-16-1956
|
72
|
Pension increase to certain employees
| |
|
688
|
1914
|
11-3-1914
|
Saturday, 1/2 holiday for laborers
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|
709
|
1969
|
1-19-1970
|
Town Election
|
Representative Town Meeting
| |
|
723
|
1945
|
2-18-1946
|
47
|
Establish veteran's agent
| |
|
790
|
1914
|
11-3-1914
|
Town Election
|
Local political parties
| |
|
807
|
1913
|
11-4-1913
|
Town Election
|
Compensate certain public employees for injuries
| |
|
807
|
1913
|
3-2-1914
|
Town Election
|
Compensate employees for injuries
| |
|
820
|
1950
|
4-2-1951
|
30
|
Pension increases
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|
2-13-1904
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