|
Acts of
|
Chapter
|
Subject
|
Date Accepted
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
1895
|
148
|
An Act to incorporate the City of North Adams.
|
4-8-1895
|
|
1896
|
197
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to issue bonds,
notes or scrip for the purpose of acquiring land and of erecting public
buildings thereon.
|
5-4-1896
|
|
1896
|
201
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to issue bonds for
the purpose of completing its reservoir and for supplying the inhabitants
of the City with pure water.
|
5-4-1896
|
|
1897
|
75
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to grade and pave
its streets and to issue bonds or notes therefor.
|
3-1-1897
|
|
1897
|
76
|
An Act to abolish the Board of Public Works of the City of North
Adams, and for other purposes.
|
Petition
|
|
1897
|
123
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to issue bonds or
notes for the purpose of acquiring land, erecting public school buildings
thereon, constructing sewers and refunding its notes.
|
3-1-1897
|
|
1898
|
Resolve 98
|
Resolve to provide for the purchase of land for the state normal
school at North Adams.
| |
|
1899
|
Resolve 79
|
Resolve relative to the purchase of additional land for the
use of the state normal school at North Adams.
| |
|
1899
|
106
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to refund its present
indebtedness.
|
Petition
|
|
1900
|
110
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to incur indebtedness
for the construction and maintenance of sewers.
|
Petition
|
|
1900
|
262
|
An Act to change and establish the boundary line between the
City of North Adams and the Town of Williamstown.
|
10-3-1900
|
|
1900
|
402
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to take land for
a public park.
|
Petition
|
|
1903
|
317
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to borrow money
outside the debt limit, for the improvement of streets.
|
Petition
|
|
1904
|
254
|
An Act relative to the Fire Department of the City of North
Adams.
|
Petition
|
|
1907
|
398
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to make an additional
water loan.
|
Petition
|
|
1908
|
80
|
An Act relative to the issuing of evidence of indebtedness for
water supply purposes by the City of North Adams. (Amending Chapter
398 of the Acts of 1907.)
|
Petition
|
|
1909
|
241
|
An Act relative to the tenure of office of the chief of the
Fire Department of the City of North Adams.
|
Petition
|
|
1909
|
305
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to refund a part
of its indebtedness.
|
Petition
|
|
1912
|
606
|
An Act to provide for sittings of the Superior Court of the
County of Berkshire, at North Adams for purposes of naturalization.
|
5-17-1912
|
|
1913
|
160
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to make an additional
water loan.
|
Petition
|
|
1913
|
382
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to take land, water
rights and water courses for water supply purposes.
|
Petition
|
|
1913
|
723
|
An Act relative to wires and electrical appliances in the City
of North Adams.
|
Petition
|
|
1914
|
109
|
An Act relative to the authority of the City of North Adams
to take land, water rights and water courses for water supply purposes.
|
2-25-1914
|
|
1914
|
203
|
An Act relative to the construction of a highway between the
City of North Adams and the valley of Deerfield River.
|
3-19-1914
|
|
1915
|
S 186
|
An Act to authorize the City of North Adams to erect a high
school building and to borrow money therefor.
|
Petition
|
|
1916
|
S 141
|
An Act relative to water rates, and income in the City of North
Adams.
|
Petition
|
|
1918
|
G.L. C.73, § 3
|
An Act to make certain substantive corrections in existing laws.
§ 170—amending R. L., C. 39, § 11 and providing for
practice schools for normal training to be furnished by City of North
Adams.
|
9-18-1918
|
|
1918
|
S 103
|
An Act to amend the Charter of the City of North Adams.
|
11-5-1918
|
|
1929
|
149
|
An Act subjecting the once of the Chief Engineer of the Fire
Department of the City of North Adams to the civil service laws.
|
12-10-1929
|
|
1929
|
247
|
An Act authorizing the City of North Adams to purchase certain
lands in the Town of Clarksburg for rifle range purposes.
|
5-7-1929
|
|
1931
|
10
|
An Act authorizing the City of North Adams to pay a certain
claim legally unenforceable by reason of failure to comply with certain
provisions of its Charter.
|
2-11-1931
|
|
1937
|
306
|
An Act validating an ordinance of the City of North Adams fixing
a tax limit in said City.
|
Petition
|
|
1941
|
220
|
An Act transferring the care, superintendence and management
of burial places in the City of North Adams to the Commissioner of
Public Works of said City.
|
Petition
|
|
1941
|
526
|
An Act authorizing the City of North Adams to make and enforce
ordinances providing for the control or prevention of smoke and cinders.
|
Petition
|
|
1945
|
178
|
An Act relative to the use of certain election districts in
the City of North Adams.
|
Petition
|
|
1946
|
478
|
An Act requiring the City of North Adams to repay certain permanent
members of its Fire Department the contributions made by them to the
contributory retirement system of said city, and establishing the
retirement rights of such members.
|
Petition
|
|
1947
|
327
|
An Act revising the Charter of the City of North Adams.
|
12-9-1947
|
|
1949
|
402
|
An Act revising the Charter of the City of North Adams.
|
11-8-1949
|
|
1954
|
586
|
An Act requiring the City of North Adams to repay to certain
members of its Police Department their contributions to the contributory
retirement system of said City, and establishing their retirement
rights.
|
Paper # 4583-1
|
|
1966
|
328
|
An Act authorizing the City of North Adams to sell, lease or
grant an easement in certain cemetery land in said City.
|
6-14-1966
|
|
1978
|
130
|
An Act establishing the date for holding preliminary elections
in the City of North Adams.
|
5-5-1978
|
|
1979
|
201
|
An Act authorizing the City of North Adams to submit to the
State Secretary the plan redividing the wards in said City.
|
5-22-1979
|
|
1989
|
196
|
An Act exempting certain positions in the School Department
of the City of North Adams from the provisions of the civil service
law.
|
7-5-1989
|
|
Acts of
|
Chapter
|
Subject
|
Date Accepted
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
1890
|
74
|
An Act in relation to the preservation of public health in cities.
|
4-6-1896
|
|
1893
|
312
|
An Act relating to the repair of private drains in streets or
ways.
|
4-6-1896
|
|
1894
|
455
|
An Act relative to the licensing of plumbers and the supervision
of the business of plumbing.
|
4-6-1896
|
|
1894 (§§ 11, 14 to 22)
|
481
|
An Act in relation to the inspection Department of the district
police and the inspection of buildings.
|
4-5-1897
|
|
1896
|
314
|
An Act to provide for the appointment of a reserve police force
in cities.
|
1-7-1899
|
|
1898
|
208
|
An Act to provide for the appointment of constables in cities.
|
4-12-1898
|
|
1899
|
344
|
An Act to make eight hours a day’s work for City and town
employees.
|
12-19-1899
|
|
1901
|
332
|
An Act relative to the terms of office of City clerks.
|
12-17-1901
|
|
1903
|
454
|
An Act to provide for joint caucuses or primaries of all political
and municipal parties. (Action revoked in 1904; see Chapter 398 of
the Acts of 1904.)
|
11-3-1903
|
|
1905
|
373
|
An Act relative to the terms of office of municipal auditors.
|
12-19-1905
|
|
1911
|
436
|
An Act relative to the appointment of deputy election officers
in certain cities.
|
6-5-1912
|
|
1911
|
468
|
An Act to extend the provisions of the Civil Service Act to
chiefs of police of certain cities and towns.
|
11-7-1911
|
|
1912
|
546
|
An Act relative to vacations of members of Fire Departments.
|
12-17-1912
|
|
1913
|
487
|
An Act relative to the promotion of call men in the Fire Departments
of cities and towns.
|
12-16-1913
|
|
1913
|
807
|
An Act to provide for compensating certain public employees
for injuries sustained in the course of their employment.
|
12-16-1913
|
|
1914
|
217
|
An Act relative to vacations of laborers employed by cities
and towns.
|
11-3-1914
|
|
1914
|
688
|
An Act to make Saturday a half-holiday for laborers, workmen
and mechanics employed by or on behalf of the commonwealth and otherwise
to regulate their employment.
|
11-3-1914
|
|
1916
|
185
|
An Act to authorize cities to maintain schools of agriculture
and horticulture.
|
11-7-1916
|
|
1919
|
311
|
An Act relative to the establishment and maintenance of continuation
schools and courses of instruction for employed minors.
|
11-4-1919
|
|
1920
|
166
|
An Act to provide for one day off in every eight days for certain
police officers.
|
11-2-1920
|
|
1920
|
240
|
An Act to permit, under public regulation and control, certain
sports and games on the Lord’s Day.
|
12-14-1920
|
|
1920
|
619
|
An Act to establish a state boxing commission to serve in the
Department of Public Safety.
|
12-14-1920
|
|
1933
|
99
|
An Act providing for advance payments on account of taxes for
the years 1933 and 1934 in certain cities and towns.
|
6-7-1933
|
|
1933
|
318 (G. L., c. 12, § 3B; c. 35, § 28; c. 40, § 5; c. 41, § 100A, c. 111, § 83 A, c. 152, § 69.)
|
An Act relative to the indemnification of certain public employees
for damages sustained through operation of certain publicly owned
vehicles, and subjecting employees of certain county and district
hospitals to certain provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation
Laws.
|
1-15-1936
|
|
1945
|
447
|
An Act relative to granting vacations to employees who return
to the service of certain counties, cities or towns after serving
in the armed forces for the United States during the present war.
|
12-3-1946
|
|
1945
|
723
|
An Act authorizing the establishment and maintenance of municipal
departments and of districts for furnishing information, advice and
assistance to veterans of World War II or other veterans.
|
12-4-1945
|
|
1949
|
588
|
An Act authorizing increases of pensions payable to certain
former public employees who have been retired and to beneficiaries
of certain retired public employees.
|
Paper # 3851
|
|
1962
|
646
|
Increase of certain public employees’ accident disability
payments
|
12-11-1962
|
|
1964
|
87
|
Borrowing funds for recreational purposes.
|
3-24-1964
|
|
1967
|
286
|
An Act regulating the compensatory time off or pay for certain
police officers who attend as witnesses in certain criminal cases.
|
5-28-1968
|
|
1977
|
424
|
Changing the name of the North Adams Industrial Development
Commission and increasing membership of said commission.
|
9-13-1977
|
|
1980
|
326
|
Acquisition, construction, financing and disposition of projects
by the Northern Berkshire Industrial Development Commission.
|
1-27-1981
|
|
1980
|
416
|
Assessors.
|
10-14-1980
|
|
1981
|
339
|
Authorizes cities and towns to allocate certain anticipated
receipts.
|
9-8-1981
|
|
1981
|
743 (G.L., c. 59, § 5)
|
Real estate tax exemptions.
|
5-11-1982
|
|
1982
|
653 (G.L., c. 59, § 5)
|
Real estate tax exemptions for the elderly
|
5-8-1984
|
|
1985
|
308 (G.L., c. 140, § 147A.)
|
Dog licensing, control and regulation.
|
1-21-1987
|
|
1987
|
697, § 64
|
Public employees receiving retirement credit for time in Armed
Forces
|
5-11-1993
|
|
1986
|
705
|
Increased life insurance for retired municipal employees.
|
1-23-1989
|
|
1988
|
135
|
Establishment of the Northern Berkshire Solid Waste District.
|
9-23-1988
|
|
1989
|
653, § 40
|
Assessment of property improvements on July 1
|
6-22-1993
|
|
1990
|
254
|
Service after age 70.
|
11-12-1991
|
|
1990
|
291
|
Enhanced 911 service.
|
3-26-1991
|
|
1996
|
71
|
Public employees receiving retirement credit for time in Armed
Forces
|
8-27-1996
|
|
1998
|
194, § 288
|
Option (c)
Pop-Up provision
|
12-22-1998
|
|
1999
|
127, § 51
|
Adds § 103(i) to MGL c. 32, allowing the North Adams Contributory
Retirement Board to annually grant a COLA in excess of the amount
allowed by the existing COLA provision in MGL c. 32, § 103(c),
up to a maximum of 3%
|
2-22-2000
|
|
2002
|
116
|
Grant of 180 days to veterans to opt to purchase military service
credit pursuant to MGL c. 32, § 4(1)(h)
|
7-23-2002
|
|
R.L., c. 50, §§ 1 to 9, 15 to 17, 23 to 26.
|
Of betterments and other assessments on account of the cost
of public improvements.
|
3-19-1903
| |
|
An Act relative to granting police pensions in cities.
|
6-6-1916
|
|
MGL Chapter
|
Section
|
Subject
|
Date Accepted
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
8,
|
17
|
Rooms in state houses for departments of war veterans.
|
(no date)
|
|
31
|
Civil service.
|
11-5-1940
| |
|
32,
|
1 note
|
Increase of pensions payable to certain retired former public
employees.
|
12-3-1946
|
|
32,
|
1 note
|
Increase of pensions payable to certain retired former employees
and to beneficiaries of certain retired public employees.
|
12-10-1947
|
|
32
|
5 note
|
Increase in annual amounts of certain pensions, retirement allowances,
annuities and other benefits payable by commonwealth and its political
subdivisions to certain former employees and persons claiming under
them.
|
Paper # 4148
|
|
32
|
5 note
|
Increase of certain public employees’ retirement allowances.
|
Paper # 5813
|
|
32
|
6
|
Stipend for members of Retirement Board
|
9-11-2018
|
|
32
|
20, Subsection 4(c)
|
Method of selection for Retirement Board
|
1-24-1984
|
|
32
|
22D
|
Retirement system funding
|
5-11-1993
|
|
32
|
25
|
Guarantees of public employees’ retirement allowances;
effect of amendments or repeals on allowances.
|
Paper # 4147
|
|
32
|
26 to 31H
|
Contributory retirement systems.
|
11-3-1936
|
|
32
|
44, 45
|
Municipal pensions for school janitors.
|
2-7-1929
|
|
32
|
45A
|
Amount of pension for school janitors.
|
Paper # 5097
|
|
32
|
56-60
|
Retirement of veterans of Spanish and World Wars.
|
3-3-1914
|
|
32
|
65A
|
Retirement pensions for judicial officers.
|
Paper # 4837
|
|
32
|
80, 81, 85A
|
Pensioning firemen.
|
12-18-1924
|
|
32
|
81A, 81B, 83A
|
Retirement and pensions for police and firemen.
|
12-3-1946
|
|
32
|
85A note
|
Increase of pensions for police officers and firefighters.
|
Paper # 5175
|
|
32
|
85J
|
Pensions for widows of firefighters and police.
|
1-8-1957
|
|
32
|
99
|
Advance payments to City pensioners.
|
Paper # 5576
|
|
32B
|
Contributory group insurance for persons in service of cities
and their dependents.
|
Paper # 4832
| |
|
32B
|
7A
|
Employee benefits.
|
7-9-1974
|
|
32B
|
8A
|
Use of dividends or refunds to reduce employees or retired employees’
share of premium costs.
|
6-13-1978
|
|
32B
|
9A
|
Contributions by cities to insurance premiums of retired employees.
|
8-27-1963
|
|
32B
|
9D
|
Employee health insurance.
|
11-13-1973
|
|
32B
|
9E
|
Retiree health insurance premiums
|
6-22-2010
|
|
32B
|
9F
|
Employee benefits.
|
7-24-1973
|
|
32B
|
11A
|
Additional insurance for City employees.
|
(no date)
|
|
32B
|
11D
|
Payment by the city; portion of accidental insurance, police
and firefighters.
|
3-25-1969
|
|
32B
|
11E
|
Employee benefits.
|
4-26-1972
|
|
32B
|
18
|
Transfer of eligible retirees, spouses and dependents to Medicare
extension plan
|
6-22-2010
|
|
32B
|
21 through 23
|
Allowing the City to engage in the process to change health
insurance benefits
|
2-12-2013
|
|
33
|
59
|
Effect of military service on salary or vacation allowance of
public employees.
|
7-2-1930
|
|
34B
|
20
|
Allowing a City or Town to enter into an agreement to join a
regional charter commission
|
1-11-2000
|
|
39
|
6
|
Elections to fill vacancies in city offices.
|
Paper # 5678
|
|
40
|
6A
|
Appropriations for advertising resources, advantages and attractions.
|
7-1-1941
|
|
40
|
6B
|
Appropriations for purchase of uniforms for police and firemen.
|
8-5-1947
|
|
40
|
6F
|
Making repairs on private ways by cities.
|
Paper # 5264-1
|
|
40
|
6J
|
Purchase rain wear and other work clothes for employees.
|
12-12-1967
|
|
40
|
6K
|
Payment of nurses’ uniforms, health department.
|
10-11-1965
|
|
40
|
8C
|
Conservation Commission.
|
6-26-1962
|
|
40
|
8D
|
Historical Commission.
|
7-10-1979
|
|
40
|
8G
|
Mutual aid programs for police departments.
|
1-13-1981
|
|
40
|
21C
|
Leave of absence; while attending union convention.
|
5-26-1970
|
|
40
|
22D
|
[Administration.]
|
11-25-1975
|
|
40
|
42A to 42F
|
Collection of water rates.
|
3-10-1930
|
|
40A
|
8
|
Reconsideration of proposed change in zoning regulation after
unfavorable action.
|
(no date)
|
|
40A
|
20
|
Reconsideration of zoning receiving unfavorable decision from
board of appeals.
|
Paper # 5404
|
|
40
|
57
|
Revocation or suspension of licenses.
|
5-22-1990
|
|
41
|
100G
|
[Police and firemen.]
|
9-26-1978
|
|
41
|
19F
|
Additional compensation for serving as Clerk of City Council.
|
6-26-2012
|
|
41
|
108L
|
Establishing career incentive pay program for full-time police
officers.
|
9-22-1970
|
|
41
|
111A
|
Vacations for police and firemen.
|
Paper # 3932
|
|
44
|
8A
|
Certain purposes for incurring debts outside limit of indebtedness.
|
12-12-1939
|
|
44
|
16A
|
Facsimile signatures on bonds, notes, etc.
|
3-24-1964
|
|
48
|
4
|
Firewards.
|
2-6-1940
|
|
48
|
57B
|
Leave of absence for firefighters to attend union convention
of not more than four days.
|
5-26-1970
|
|
48
|
57F
|
Police chiefs; working on holidays, additional pay.
|
5-28-1968
|
|
48
|
58A
|
Seventy-hour work week for Fire Department.
|
10-6-1942
|
|
48
|
59
|
Two platoon police system
|
11-7-1922
|
|
48
|
59A
|
Mutual aid programs for fire departments.
|
8-9-1988
|
|
48
|
59B to 59D
|
Reserve fire forces in cities and towns.
|
10-3-1929
|
|
49
|
2
|
Vote to authorize treasurer, emergency finance board.
|
6-5-1934
|
|
54
|
103A
|
Absentee voting for City elections.
|
12-14-1965
|
|
59
|
5
|
Property exemptions.
|
5-12-1987
|
|
59
|
5
|
Property exemptions.
|
5-24-1988
|
|
59
|
57c
|
Allows issuance of preliminary billing for real estate and personal
property taxes on a quarterly basis
|
2-27-2001
|
|
60
|
3C
|
Establishment of Scholarship Committee
|
8-22-1995
|
|
60A
|
1
|
Exemption of excise tax on vehicles owned and registered to
former prisoners of war.
|
10-25-1983
|
|
64G
|
3A
|
Allowing a city or town to impose a local excise tax upon transfer
of occupancy of any room or rooms in a bed-and-breakfast establishment,
hotel, lodging house or motel by any operator at a rate up to, but
not exceeding, 4% of the total amount of rent for such occupancy.
(Rate for local excise tax set at 4%)
|
1-25-2000
|
|
64L
|
2(a)
|
Local meal excise tax. The local meals excise tax shall be .075%
on the sale of restaurant meals originating within the municipality
and shall apply to all meals subject to state sales tax.
|
5-25-2010
|
|
64N
|
3
|
Local sales tax upon the sales or transfer of marijuana or marijuana
products by a marijuana retailer operating within the city or town
to anyone other than a marijuana establishment at a rate not greater
than 3 % of the total sales price received by the marijuana retailer
as a consideration for the sale of marijuana or marijuana products.
A marijuana retailer shall pay a local sales tax imposed under this
section to the Commissioner at the same time and in the same manner
as the sales tax due to the commonwealth. (Rate for local excise tax
set at 3%)
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3-27-2018
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71
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40
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Compensation for school teachers; equality of female teachers.
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12-10-1946
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71
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40
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Minimum salary of teachers.
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1-10-1989
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71
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71E
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Expenditure by school committees of receipts from certain programs-Adult
education and summer school.
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2-14-1978
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82
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37
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Building lines.
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12-20-1926
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85
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11A
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Registration and regulation of bicycles.
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Paper # 4526
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90
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18A
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Rules regulating use of ways by pedestrians.
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4-22-1969
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90
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20A, 20C, 20D and 20E
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Control of parking violations.
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11-24-1981
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90
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20C
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Violation of parking regulations, etc.
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4-11-1972
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94
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120, 120A
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License fees for slaughterhouses.
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Paper # 5111
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116
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1
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Local early retirement incentive program
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7-23-2002
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136
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2, 21 to 28
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Attendance at or taking part in certain entertainments on the
Lord’s Day.
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6-6-1929
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136
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4B
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Licenses for operation of bowling alleys on the Lord’s
Day.
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9-3-1946
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136
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7, 8
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Licenses for sale of frozen desserts, ice cream mix, confectionery,
soda water or fruit on the Lord’s Day.
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Paper # 4500
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138
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17A
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Authority to grant additional licenses.
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4-12-1983
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139
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1 to 3
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Burnt or dangerous buildings as common nuisances.
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Paper # 5964
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144
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Tenement houses.
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Paper # 4212
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147
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16B
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One day off in six for members of Police Department.
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5-6-1941
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147
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16C
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One day off per week for members of Police Department.
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Paper # 4334
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148
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56
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Licenses for operating open-air parking spaces.
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Paper # 4312
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258
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13
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Indemnification of municipal officers.
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1-12-1982
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268A
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1(n)
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Designating people performing professional services on a part-time,
intermittent or consultant basis as special municipal employees.
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12-27-2012
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