The following is an unofficial listing of General
Laws and Special Acts accepted by the Town of Plainville:
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Date
Accepted
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Statutory
Reference
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Subject
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not indicated
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MGL c. 136, §§ 21 and 22
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Sports and games on Sundays [NOTE: MGL c. 136,
§§ 21 and 22 were REPEALED by St. 1962,
c. 612.]
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3-18-1907
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St. 1890, c. 347
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Promote the establishment and efficiency of
free public libraries
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6-16-1908
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St. 1890, c. 404
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Provide for establishment of a water system
for the Town
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3-15-1909
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St. 1908, c. 209
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Provide for the protection of forest or sprout
lands from fire
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11-5-1912
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St. 1912, c. 503 (MGL c. 32, § 77)
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Pensioning laborers
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3-10-1913
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MGL c. 49, §§ 42 and 43
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Relative to sidewalk betterments (Chapter 49
revised laws)
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3-9-1914
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St. 1907, c. 191
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Authorize the establishment of Boards of Survey
in towns
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11-3-1914
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St. 1914, c. 217
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Laborer's vacations
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11-3-1914
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St. 1914, c. 688 (MGL c. 149, § 1)
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Saturday half holiday
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11-3-1914
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St. 1914, c. 790
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Party enrollment
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3-5-1917
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St. 1916, c. 293
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Authorize the licensing by cities and towns
of motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire
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11-4-1919
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St. 1919, c. 311G
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Continuation schools
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3-5-1928
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MGL c. 40, § 22
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Regulation of carriages, etc.
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11-5-1946
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MGL c. 32, §§ 1 to 28; “C166”
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Contributory retirement
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3-3-1947
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St. 1947, c. 24
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Authorizing the Town of Plainville to construct,
equip and maintain a building to use as a library on land within the
limits of Plainville Town Park, so-called in said Town
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3-5-1951
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St. 1950, c. 820
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Providing for an increase in the annual amounts
of certain pensions, retirement allowances, annuities and other benefits
payable by the commonwealth and its political subdivisions to certain
former employees and persons claiming under them
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3-5-1951
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St. 1913, c. 807
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Provide for compensating certain public employees
for injuries sustained in the course of their employment
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3-2-1953
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St. 1951, c. 537
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Pensions
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3-5-1956
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St. 1955, c. 670
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Relative to increasing the amounts of pensions,
retirement allowances and annuities payable to certain former public
employees
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3-4-1957
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MGL c. 40, § 8A
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Development and Industrial Commission
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3-4-1957
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MGL c. 41, §§ 81A to 81Z
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Planning Board, Board of Appeals
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3-2-1962
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MGL c. 40, § 6H
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[NOTE: MGL c. 40, § 6H was REPEALED by
St. 1977, c. 693.]
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3-4-1963
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MGL c. 32B
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Group insurance
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3-18-1963
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MGL c. § 8C
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Conservation Commission
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3-18-1963, Art. 25
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MGL c. 54, § 103A
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Relative to absent or physically disabled voters
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3-2-1964, Art. 16
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MGL c. 40, § 6H
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Costs for repairs on private ways [NOTE: MGL
c. 40, § 6H was REPEALED by St. 1977, c. 693.]
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3-18-1964
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MGL c. 40, § 8C
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Conservation Commission
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6-29-1964
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MGL c. 121, § 26K
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Housing Authority
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3-18-1968
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MGL c. 40D, § 22
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Industrial Development Financing Authority
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3-3-1969
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MGL c. 32B, § 11B
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Group insurance to elderly retired persons
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3-3-1969, Art. 28
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MGL c. 41, § 97A
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Police Department
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3-18-1970
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MGL c. 48, §§ 42, 43 and
44
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Strong Fire Chief
[REVOKED 4-10-1985 ATM by Art. 32]
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4-1-1972
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MGL c. 31, § 48
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Civil service for police force except Police
Chief
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3-1-1973
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MGL c. 90, § 20C
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Parking violations
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3-1-1973
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MGL c. 40, § 6L
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Provides for rental or lease of work clothes
for Town employees
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3-1-1973
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MGL c. 40, § 6J
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Provides work clothes for Town employees
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4-9-1973
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MGL c. 90
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Highway maintenance
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6-18-1973
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MGL c. 40, § 8D
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Establish Historic Commission
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3-6-1974, Art. 31
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MGL c. 40, § 6B
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Uniforms for police and fire
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1974
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MGL c. 53, § 121
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Nonpartisan caucus
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3-4-1974 Referendum
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Employee benefits on insurance dividend
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3-1-1975 Referendum
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Town is authorized to issue permits for playing
"Beano"
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2-23-1976, Art. 4
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MGL c. 272, § 73A; St. 1973, c. 448
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Gravestone Act
|
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4-5-1976, Art. 9 (4-26-1976)
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MGL c. 41, § 55
|
Authorize Board of Selectmen to abolish office
of Town Auditor and appoint Town Accountant
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4-5-1976, Art. 24 (4-26-1976)
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MGL c. 41, § 41B
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Paying public employees by means of direct bank
credits
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4-24-1978, Art. 31
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MGL c. 40, § 22D
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Towing of illegally parked vehicles
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5-29-1979, Art. 28
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MGL c. 258, § 9; St. 1978, c. 512
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Indemnify each officer and employee of the Town
including school committee, from personal financial loss and expenses
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4-2-1979, Art. 30 (5-29-1979)
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MGL c. 148, § 26C
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Installation of automatic smoke detectors or
heat detectors and each hallway floor in each dwelling unit in building
with six or more dwelling units including apartments, dwelling houses,
boarding houses, hotels, lodging and family hotels
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4-7-1980, Art. 17 (4-14-1980)
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MGL c. 148, §§ 26D and 26E
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Installation of smoke detectors in certain buildings
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9-14-1981, Art. 11
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MGL c. 90, §§ 20A and 20C
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Establishment of a fine schedule for parking
violations
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4-6-1981 Annual Town Election, Question 1
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MGL c. 258, § 13
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Town indemnify and save harmless municipal officers
elected or appointed, from personal financial loss and expense
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10-14-1982
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MGL c. 41, § 1
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Establish a Board of Health
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4-25-1983
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MGL c. 258, § 26G
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Require automatic sprinkler systems in buildings
or additions more than 7,500 gross square feet in floor area constructed
after 7-1-1983
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4-13-1983, Art. 14
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MGL c. 138, § 12B
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Prohibit nude entertainment in any establishment
possessing alcoholic beverage license
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6-20-1983, Art. 17
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 41B
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Increase eligibility of elderly persons for
real property exemption
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6-20-1983, Art. 14
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MGL c. 44, § 53E
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Special account of fees to be expended for purpose
allocated without further appropriation
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6-20-1983, Art. 15
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MGL c. 44, § 53E
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Police department to retain all fees received
for photocopying of police reports and expend for purchase of supplies
and equipment
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2-15-1984, Art. 18
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MGL c. 129, § 15
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Board of Health appoint animal inspector
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4-2-1984
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Civil Service Police Chief
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4-2-1984
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MGL c. 31B
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Additional life and accidental health
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4-10-1985, Art. 32 (4-22-1985)
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Revocation of prior acceptance
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Revoke acceptance of MGL c. 48, §§ 42,
43 and 44 at 3-18-1970 Town Meeting
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4-1-1985, Art. 33 (4-22-1985)
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MGL c. 48, §§ 42A and 43
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§ 42A, Fire Department Chief; and
amended to include § 43, Forest Warden (Fire Chief)
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4-29-1985, Art. 40
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MGL c. 40, § 15C
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Scenic roads
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10-28-1985, Art. 2
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St. 1985, c. 188, § 13
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Professional development grants public school
teachers
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4-14-1986, Art. 12
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MGL c. 44, § 53F
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Authorize Treasurer balance
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4-7-1986, Art. 61 (4-28-1986)
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MGL c. 64G, § 3A
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Impose local room occupancy excise of 4%
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4-6-1987, Art. 45 (4-27-1987)
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MGL c. 70A, § 5
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Equal Education Opportunity Grant
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4-6-1987, Art. 46
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St. 1985, c. 188, § 13
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Professional development grants public school
teachers
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4-6-1987, Art. 76 (5-4-1987)
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 17D
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Exemption for surviving spouses, minors with
deceased parents who qualify for abatement
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5-4-1987, Art. 75
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 41C
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Elderly abatement
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1-19-1988, Art. 14 (1-27-1988)
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MGL c. 40, § 4H
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Allows town to purchase and enter into contracts
to purchase equipment, supplies and materials from any agency or instrumentality
of the federal government, commonwealth, or its political subdivisions
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5-31-1988; repealed 1-11-2021 by Ch. 310 of the Acts of 2020
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Chapter 51 of the Acts of 1988
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Recall of elected officials
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6-13-1988, Art. 7
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MGL c. 44, § 53D
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Permit establishment of revolving fund for deposit
of receipts received in connection of self-supporting recreation and
park services
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12-12-1989, Art. 9 (12-19-1989)
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MGL c. 148, § 26H
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Requires automatic sprinkler systems in lodging
or boarding houses with six or more unrelated persons
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5-16-1990, Art. 18
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MGL c. 148, § 26I
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Requires automatic sprinkler systems for residential
purposes containing not less than four dwelling units including but
not limited to lodging houses, boarding houses, fraternity houses,
dormitories, apartments, townhouses, condos, hotels, motels and group
residences
|
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4-2-1990, Art. 19 (5-16-1990)
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MGL c. 653, § 40
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Assessment date changes for new growth
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4-1-1991, Art. 7 (4-29-1991)
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MGL c. 60A, § 1; St. 1982, c. 597
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Provide exemption from motor vehicle excise
for any motor vehicle owned by prisoner of war
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4-29-1991
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MGL c. 30B
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Amend Town By-Laws
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4-29-1991, Art. 51
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St. 1990, c. 291
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Allowing Town to receive enhanced 911 service
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4-29-1991
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MGL c. 40, § 6
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Raise or transfer funds for reserve fund
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4-29-1991
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MGL c. 41, § 108
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Fix salary and compensation of all elected officers
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4-29-1991
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MGL c. 44, § 17
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Treasurer to borrow money
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4-29-1991
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MGL c. 70A, § 4 or 5
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Accept Equal Educational Opportunity Grant [NOTE: MGL c. 70A, §§ 1
through 6, were REPEALED by St. 1993, c. 71, § 33.]
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4-29-1991
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MGL c. 74
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Raise or transfer funds to fund vocational education
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4-29-1991
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MGL c. 93 and c. 93A; MGL c. 255D
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Misrepresentation
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4-6-1992, Art. 7 (5-26-1992)
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MGL c. 40, § 57
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Denial, revocation, suspension of local license
or permit for failure to pay municipal taxes or charges
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5-24-1993
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MGL c. 32, § 22D
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Retirement system funding
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5-24-1993, Art. 19 (6-1-1993)
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MGL c. 40, § 5E
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Unemployment compensation fund
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5-24-1993
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MGL c. 41, § 23A
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Permit appointment of Executive Secretary by Board of Health
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5-24-1993, Art. 9 (6-7-1993)
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MGL c. 41, § 1
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Establish Board of Health
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6-7-1993, Art. 12
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MGL c. 32, § 22D; St. 1992, c. 399
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Provides for establishment of retirement system
funding schedule to reduce the unfunded actuarial liability of the
system
|
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5-24-1993, Art. 16 (6-7-1993)
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MGL c. 59, § 57C
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Allows for preliminary and quarterly tax bills
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4-4-1994, Annual Town Election, Question No.
1
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MGL c. 40, § 6D
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Removal of ice and snow from private ways
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4-25-1994
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MGL c. 140, § 147A
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Town empowered to enact bylaws relative to regulation of dogs
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11-20-1995, Art. 3
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MGL c. 41, § 108L
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Quinn Bill
|
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5-6-1996, Art. 48
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MGL c. 40, § 8G
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Enables communities to enter into agreements
to provide mutual aid
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5-13-1996, Art. 14
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MGL c. 40, § 4A
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Enter into intermunicipal agreement with other
cities and towns
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6-1-1998, Art. 43 (6-8-1998)
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MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2
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Exterprise fund, waste collection
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6-1-1999, Art. 13
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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Authorize establishment of revolving account
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6-7-1999
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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Printed materials, postage envelopes
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6-7-1999
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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Animal Control Bylaw revolving account
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6-7-1999
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MGL c. 59, § 541C
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Elderly exemption increase to $1,000
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6-9-1999
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MGL c. 40, § 4A
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Intermunicipal Water Agreement with North Attleboro and Plainville
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6-9-1999, Art. 4
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MGL c. 40, § 4A
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Intermunicipal Sewer Agreement with Town of
North Attleborough
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6-14-1999
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MGL c. 71, § 71E
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Continuing education, summer school
|
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6-14-1999, Art. 14
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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6-14-1999, Art. 15
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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Establish revolving account sums collected for
firearms licenses
|
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6-14-1999, Art. 16
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
|
Services associated with provision of fire alarm
services by the Plainville Fire Department
|
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6-14-1999, Art. 31
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MGL c. 71, § 71E
|
Authorize Plainville School Committee to expend
moneys
|
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4-3-2000, Art. 26 (4-24-2000)
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MGL c. 40, § 3
|
Lease Town-owned land, Osborne Nursery
|
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4-2-2001
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 3
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Exemption property tax for blind
|
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4-30-2001, Art. 21
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 37A
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Exemption in real property tax for eligible
person who is blind
|
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6-3-2002, Art. 37
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MGL c. 41, § 1
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Tree Warden appointed position
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12-19-2002
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Chapter 412 of the Acts of 2002
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Effective date of certain civil service laws in the Town of
Plainville
|
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6-7-2004, Art. 16
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MGL c. 40, § 3
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Separate account for moneys received from rental/lease
of school facility
|
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6-7-2004, Art. 17
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MGL c. 41, § 19K
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Additional compensation of a Town Clerk upon
certification as a Massachusetts Municipal Clerk
|
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6-7-2004, Art. 28 (6-14-2004)
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MGL c. 40, § 4A
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Intermunicipal sewer agreement with the Town
of North Attleborough
|
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6-5-2006
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MGL c. 40, § 4A
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Board of Health intermunicipal agreement mutual aid
|
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6-5-2006
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MGL c. 121B, § 4
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Redevelopment Authority established
|
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6-4-2007
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MGL c. 39, § 23D
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Accept provision of MGL missed session adjudicatory hearing
|
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5-19-2008
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MGL c. 32B, § 18
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Medicare Part A retirees, spouses and dependents
|
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7-22-2008
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Chapter 192 of the Acts of 2008
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Joint Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners
|
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8-25-2009
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MGL c. 41, § 110A
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Office hours on Saturday
|
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8-25-2009
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 41C
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Increase the allowable income levels of eligible taxpayers who
have reached 70 effective 7-1-2009
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8-25-2009
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MGL c. 64G, § 3A
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Amend local room occupancy excise to rate of 6%
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8-25-2009
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MGL c. 64L, § 2A
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Local meals excise tax
|
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5-7-2010, Art. 32 (6-14-2010)
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MGL c. 40, § 22F
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Authorizing any Town board or officer empowered
to issue a license, permit or certificate, or to render a service
or perform work, to fix reasonable fees or charges
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6-14-2010
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MGL c. 41, §§ 111M and 111N
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Emergency medical technicians leave without loss of pay
|
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6-4-2012, Art. 14
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MGL c. 32b, § 20
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Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund
|
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7-22-2013
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Chapter 39 of the Acts of 2013
|
An Act establishing a district to operate a regional public
safety communications and dispatch center for the city known as the
Town of Franklin and the Towns of Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham
|
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6-2-2014, Art. 37
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MGL c. 31 § 58A
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No appointment of police officer/firefighter over 32 years old
|
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1-7-2015
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Chapter 474 of the Acts of 2014
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An Act establishing a Gaming Revenue Stabilization Fund
|
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6-1-2015, Art. 32
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MGL c. 60, § 15B
|
Tax title revolving fund
|
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6-1-2015, Art. 36
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MGL c. 40, §§ 42A through 42F
MGL c. 83, §§ 16A through 16F
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Method of collection of water and sewer rates
|
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6-1-2015, Art. 53; repealed 1-11-2021 by Ch. 310 of the Acts
of 2020
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Chapter 127 of the Acts of 2015
|
An Act establishing a Town Administrator in the Town of Plainville
|
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6-1-2015, Art. 54; repealed 1-11-2021 by Ch. 310 of the Acts
of 2020
|
Chapter 125 of the Acts of 2015
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An Act relative to the creation of a Treasurer-Collector in
the Town of Plainville
|
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6-1-2015, Art. 55; Sections 6 and 7 repealed 1-11-2021 by Ch.
310 of the Acts of 2020
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Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2016
|
An Act establishing a Department of Public Works in the Town
of Plainville
|
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9-10-2015
|
Chapter 78 of the Acts of 2015
|
An Act authorizing the appointment of Dean M. Casbarra as a
firefighter
|
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6-6-2016 ATM, Art. 21
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MGL c. 59, § 5(54)
|
Minimum fair cash value required for personal property accounts
to be taxed
|
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6-6-2016 ATM, Art. 41
|
MGL c. 140, § 139c
|
No charge for license for dog owned by a person 70 years or
older
|
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12-23-2016
|
Chapter 341 of the Acts of 2016
|
An Act designating a certain intersection in the Town of Plainville
as the Special Police Officer Mike O. Maher Memorial Intersection
|
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6-5-2017 ATM, Art. 8
|
MGL c. 40, § 13E
|
School district reserve funds to be utilized in the upcoming
fiscal year to pay without further appropriation for unanticipated
or unbudgeted costs of special education, out-of-district tuition
or transportation
|
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6-5-2017 ATM, Art. 40
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MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2
|
Establishing cable franchise fees revolving fund as an enterprise
fund
|
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1-3-2018
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Chapter 171 of the Acts of 2017
|
Exempt all positions in the Fire Department from the Civil Service
Law
|
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6-4-2018 ATM, Art. 22; 11-6-2018 election
|
MGL c. 44B, §§ 3 to 7, inclusive
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Community Preservation Act
|
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11-26-2018 STM, Art. 7
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MGL c. 64N, § 3
|
Excise tax on retail sales of marijuana for adult use at the
rate of 3%
|
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12-2-2019 STM, Art. 1
|
Act
|
Rent regulation and control of evictions in mobile home park
accommodations
|
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12-2-2019 STM, Art. 13
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MGL c. 40, § 5B, 4th paragraph
|
Establish Planning and Land Use Capital Projects Stabilization
Fund
|
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12-2-2019 STM, Art. 14
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MGL c. 40, § 5B, 4th paragraph
|
Establish Sewer Infiltration and Inflow Reduction Stabilization
Fund
|
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4-23-2020
|
Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2020
|
An Act exempting certain positions in the Police Department
of the Town of Plainville from the Civil Service Law
|
|
4-23-2020
|
Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2020
|
An Act exempting the Police Chief of the Town of Plainville
from the Civil Service Law
|
|
7-13-2020 ATM, Art. 4
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MGL c. 60, § 3D
|
Establish Aid to the Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund
|
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7-13-2020 ATM, Art. 8
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MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2
|
Establish sewer services as an enterprise fund
|
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7-13-2020 ATM, Art. 9
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MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2
|
Establish water services as an enterprise fund
|
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12-23-2020
|
Chapter 238 of the Acts of 2020
|
An Act authorizing the Town of Plainville to grant additional
licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages
|
|
1-11-2021
|
Chapter 310 of the Acts of 2020
|
An Act establishing a charter for the Town of Plainville
|
|
6-6-2022 ATM, Art. 17
|
MGL c. 200A, § 9A
|
Deposit of unclaimed checks
|
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6-6-2022 ATM, Art. 22
|
MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 22G
|
Real estate which is the domicile of a person to be owned by
a trustee, conservator or other fiduciary for the person's benefit,
if the real estate would be eligible for exemption under Clauses 22,
22A, 22B, 22C, 22D, 22E or 22F. The veteran can receive an exemption
if they meet all other eligibility requirements.
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10-12-2022
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Chapter 235 of the Acts of 2022
|
An Act authorizing the Town of Plainville to grant an additional
license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on
the premises
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