The following is a listing of General Laws accepted
by the Town of Ashland:
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Date Accepted
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Statutory Reference
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Subject
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10-7-1887, Art. 6
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Ch. 154, Acts of 1882
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Public parks
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3-4-1889, Art. 4
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Ch. 304, Acts of 1889
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Library Trustees
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1-14-1891, Art. 2
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Ch. 386, Acts of 1890
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Printing and distributing of ballots
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4-6-1891, Art. 12
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Ch. 58 of Public Statutes
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Inspectors of slaughterhouses
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8-10-1891
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Ch. 154, Acts of 1882
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Public parks
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4-13-1903, Art. 2
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Ch. 346, § 1 Acts of 1902
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Election of Moderator
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4-5-1909, Art. 12
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Ch. 209, Acts of 1908
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Protection of forest or sprout land from fire
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10-6-1910, Art. 2
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Ch. 456, Acts of 1908
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Water supply
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11-5-1912
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Ch. 503, Acts of 1912
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Pensioning laborers
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11-4-1913
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Ch. 807, Acts of 1913
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Workers' compensation
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11-3-1914, state ballot
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Ch. 217, Acts of 1914
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Laborers' vacations
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11-3-1914, state ballot
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Ch. 688, Acts of 1914
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Saturday half day
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11-3-1914, state ballot
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Ch. 790, Acts of 1914
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Abolition of party enrollment
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3-1-1915, ballot
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Ch. 807, Acts of 1913
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Workers' compensation
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3-1-1915, Art. 13
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Ch. 703, Acts of 1914
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Swimming pool
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4-11-1917, Art. 1
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Ch. 130, Acts of 1910
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Finance Committee
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9-18-1918, Art. 1
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Ch. 293, Acts of 1916
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Taxicabs
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11-4-1919, state ballot
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Ch. 311G, Acts of 1919
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Instruction for employed minors
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11-4-1919, ballot
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Ch. 116, Acts of 1919
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Interest in savings banks
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3-6-1935, Art. 14
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MGL c. 40, §§ 42A to 42F
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Collection of water rates
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3-6-1935, Art. 15
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MGL c. 40, § 12
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Bathing places or public baths
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3-6-1947
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Ch. 86, Acts of 1946
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Sewer system
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11-5-1947
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MGL c. 32, §§ 1-28
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Contributory retirement system
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11-7-1950
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Ch. 579, Acts of 1950
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Life tenure for Police Chief
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3-4-1953, Art. 7
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MGL c. 111
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Board of Health
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3-7-1953, Art. 11
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MGL c. 40, § 6B
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Police uniforms
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10-20-1954, Art. 2
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Ch. 297, § 1, Acts of 1954
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Industrial Commission
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3-4-1957, ballot
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MGL c. 31, § 48
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Applicability of Civil Service Law to Police
Force
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3-2-1959, ballot
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MGL c. 32B, § 10
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Provision of insurance to town employees
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3-4-1959
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MGL c. 85, § 11A
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Registration and operation of bicycles
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3-7-1960, ballot
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Ch. 104, §§ 1 and 2, Acts of
1960
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Appointment of patrolmen
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3-9-1960, Art. 14
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Ch. 493, Acts of 1959
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Increase in pensions
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3-9-1960
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Acts of 1960
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Increase in number of School Committee members
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5-24-1960, Art. 4
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Ch. 86, Acts of 1946
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Sewer system
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3-8-1961, Art. 21
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MGL c. 40, § 8C
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Conservation Commission
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3-8-1961, Art. 24
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Ch. 647, Acts of 1960
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Increase in pensions
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6-28-1961
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MGL c. 54 § 6
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Voting precincts
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3-5-1962, ballot
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MGL c. 32B, § 9A and 9F
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Insurance
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3-7-1962, Art. 10
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MGL c. 40, §§ 42A - 42F
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Water rates
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3-3-1963, ballot
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MGL c. 32B, § 11B
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Health insurance
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3-4-1963, ballot
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MGL c. 48, §§ 42 - 44
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Fire Department
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3-4-1964, Art. 27
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Ch. 478, Acts of 1963
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Increase in pensions
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3-3-1965 Art. 11
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Ch. 608, Acts of 1964
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Sewer system
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3-9-1967
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MGL c. 71, §§ 16 - 16I
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Establish regional school district
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3-9-1967
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MGL C 41. §§ 41 and 108C
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Personnel Board
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11-13-1968
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MGL c. 90, §§ 20C and 20D
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Selectmen to establish parking penalties
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3-3-1969, ballot
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Ch. 303, Acts of 1967
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Health insurance
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3-3-1969, ballot
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Ch. 402, Acts of 1967
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Health insurance
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3-3-1969, Art. 15
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MGL c. 41, § 100A
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Indemnification of town employees
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3-3-1969
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MGL c. 149, § 1781
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Attorney to be School Committee representative
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3-4-1970
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MGL c. 152, § 69
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Definition of laborers, workmen and mechanics
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3-4-1970, Art. 23
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MGL c. 40, § 6H
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Making repairs to private way
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3-4-1970, Art. 42
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MGL c. 40, § 6J
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Purchase of stormy weather workclothes
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4-7-1971, Art. 40
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MGL c. 41, § 97A
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Chief of Police
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3-6-1972, ballot
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Ch. 486 of the Laws of 1971
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Beano
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4-4-1973, Art. 20
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MGL c. 44, § 53C
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Payment of police officers for off-duty work
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4-4-1973, Art. 46
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MGL c. 90, § 18A
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Use of ways by pedestrians
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4-11-1973, Art. 47
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MGL c. 32, § 99
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Advance payment of retirement benefits
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6-13-1973, Art. 7
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MGL c. 40D, § 2
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Industrial Development Financing Authority
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4-10-1974, Art. 26
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MGL c. 40, § 15C
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Designation of scenic roads
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6-14-1978, Art. 5
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MGL c. 71, § 71E
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School Committee funds
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6-14-1978, Art. 6
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MGL c. 44, § 53D
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Revolving fund for Recreation Committee
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5-5-1980, ballot
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MGL c. 258, § 13
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Indemnification of employees
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5-20-1980, Art. 28
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MGL c. 40, § 22D
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Removal of improperly parked vehicles
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2-3-1982, Art. 6
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MGL c. 143, § 3Y
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Term of Town Inspector
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2-3-1982, Art. 7
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Fiscal Year 1982 Budget, § 20A-1/2
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Enforcement of parking violations
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5-19-1982, Art. 31
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MGL c. 148, § 26E
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Smoke detectors in multiple- family dwellings
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5-19-1982, Art. 32
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MGL c. 148, § 26C
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Smoke or heat detectors in multiple-family dwellings
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5-19-1982, Art. 40
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Ch. 743, Acts of 1981
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Real estate tax exemptions
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5-11-1983, Art. 10
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MGL c. 138, § 12B
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Regulation of nudity
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5-18-1983, Art. 18 9-28-1983, Art. 3
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Ch. 545, Acts of 1982 Ch. 258, Acts of 1982
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Automatic sprinkler systems Real estate tax
exemptions
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9-28-1983, Art. 4
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Ch. 597, Acts of 1982
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Motor vehicle excise tax
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5-9-1984, Art. 22
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Ch. 545, Acts of 1982
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Automatic sprinkler systems
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5-9-1984, Art. 40
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Ch. 653, § 5, Acts of 1982
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Real estate tax exemptions
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11-20-1985, Art. 8
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Ch. 295, Acts of 1985
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Water and Sewer Commission
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5-14-1986, Art. 1
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Ch. 727, Acts of 1985
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Tax exemption
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12-3-1986, Art. 3
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MGL c. 40, § 57
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Granting or renewing of licenses and permits
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12-3-1986, Art. 27
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Ch. 73, § 3, Acts of 1986
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Real estate tax exemption
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12-3-1986, Art. 28
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Ch. 73, § 1, Acts of 1986
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Real estate tax exemption
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5-4-1987, Art. 5
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MGL c. 40, § 5D
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Pension Reserve Fund
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10-21-1987, Art. 10
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MGL c. 148, § 26H
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Automatic sprinkler systems in boarding and
lodging houses
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5-4-1988, Art. 32
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Ch. 499, Acts of 1987
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Real estate tax exemption
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Date Accepted
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Statutory Reference
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Subject
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5-4-1988, Art. 35
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MGL c. 60, § 23B
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Sliding scale of fees for municipal lien certificates
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3-15-1989, Art. 6
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MGL c. 64G, § 3A
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Excise tax on transfer of occupancy of room
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3-15-1989, Art. 16
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MGL c. 51, § 42C
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Voter education
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10-4-1989, Art. 11
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MGL c. 71, § 71F
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Nonresident student tuition
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5-7-1990, Art. 12
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MGL c. 148, § 26E
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Smoke detectors
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5-7-1990, Art. 13
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MGL c. 148, § 26I
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Automatic sprinkler systems
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5-15-1991, Art. 16
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MGL c. 41, § 81U
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Performance guaranties
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5-15-1991, Art. 44
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Ch. 291 of the Laws of 1990
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Enhanced 911 service
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5-20-1992, Art. 18 5-26-1993, Art. 8
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MGL c. 258, § 13 MGL c. 40, § 21D
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Acceptance of liability for municipal officers
Noncriminal disposition
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11-17-1993, Art. 3
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MGL c. 60, § 3C
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Scholarship checkoff
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11-17-1993, Art. 7
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Acts of 1993, c. 71, § 83
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Early retirement for teachers
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11-17-1993, Art. 18
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MGL c. 44, § 53F-1/2
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Enterprise fund for water receipts and expenditures
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11-17-1993, Art. 19
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MGL c. 44, § 53F-1/2
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Enterprise fund for sewer receipts and expenditures
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5-2-1994, ballot
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MGL c. 40, § 6C
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Removal of snow and ice from private ways open
to public use
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10-19-1994, Art. 8
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MGL c. 40, § 8G
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Mutual aid for the Police Department
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10-16-1996, Art. 10
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MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 41A
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Real estate tax deferral; limit of $30,000 beginning
FY1997
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10-15-1997, Art. 5
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MGL c. 140, § 147A
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Establishment of Town Dog Fund
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10-15-1997 ATM
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MGL c. 40, § 22F
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Fees and charges for licenses, permits, etc.
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5-19-1998, Art. 33
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MGL c. 32B, § 9E
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Health insurance for retirees
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5-19-1998, Art. 37
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MGL c. 54, § 16A
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Election workers
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10-21-1998, Art. 12
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Ch. 181, § 1, Acts of 1995
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Real estate tax exemptions
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5-12-1999, ATM
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MGL c. 60, § 3D
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Aid to Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund
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10-20-1999, ATM
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MGL c. 83, §§ 16A through 16F
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Sewer charges
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5-10-2000, Art. 10
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MGL c. 41, § 108L
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Police career incentive pay program ("Quinn
Bill")
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10-25-2004, Art. 12
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Ch. 653, § 40, Acts of 1989
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Allow new construction or other physical additions
to real property occurring by June 30 to be valued and assessed for
the fiscal year beginning on July 1
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10-19-2005, Art. 3
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Ch. 184, § 51, Acts of 2002
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Reduction in age of eligibility for property
tax exemp- tion for senior citizens
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10-19-2005, Art. 4
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Ch. 184, § 51, Acts of 2002
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Increase in maximum amount of allowable assets
for property tax exemption for senior citizens
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5-2-2006, ballot
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MGL c. 44B
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Additional exemption from open space surcharge
for low- income housing or low- or moderate- income senior housing
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5-10-2006, Art. 9
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MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 41A
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Reduction in in- terest rate for tax deferral
and recovery agreements for certain qual- ified seniors
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5-10-2006, Art. 19
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MGL c. 40, § 58
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Authorizing Town to impose liens on property
for municipal waste and recycling charges or fees not paid by due
date
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11-29-2006, Art. 16
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MGL c. 39, § 23D
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Allowing that a member of any municipal board, committee or
commission, when holding an adjudicatory hearing, shall not be disqualified
from voting on the matter solely due to that member's absence from
no more than a single session of the hearing at which testimony or
other evidence is received
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5-2-2007, Art. 17
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MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 54
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Establishing a minimum fair cash value of $5,000
for personal prop- erty accounts to be taxed, begin- ning with fiscal
year starting July 1, 2007
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5-15-2007, ballot
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Ch. 139, § 41, Acts of 2006 (MGL c.
59, § 5, cl. 41C 1/2)
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Real property tax exemption for qualified senior
citizens
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11-14-2007, Art. 16
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MGL c. 32B, § 18
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Allowing the Town to realize savings by transferring eligible
employees from active health insurance plans to Medicare plans that
provide comparable coverage
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11-19-2008, Art. 14
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MGL c. 60, § 15
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Allowing the Town to charge, for each written demand issued
by the Collector, a fee of $30 or such greater amount as authorized
by state law to be added and collected as part of the tax
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11-19-2008, Art. 15
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MGL c. 43D
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Allowing for expedited permitting of sites
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11-16-2009, Art. 10
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MGL c. 41, § 110A
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Allowing any Town office to remain closed on any or all Saturdays
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11-29-2010, Art. 9
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MGL c. 200A, § 9A
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Allowing the Town to have an alternate procedure for disposing
of abandoned funds held in the custody of the Town
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11-29-2010, Art. 10
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MGL c. 39, § 23D
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Allowing that a member of any municipal board, committee or
commission, when holding an adjudicatory hearing, shall not be disqualified
from voting on the matter solely due to that member's absence from
no more than a single session of the hearing at which testimony or
other evidence is received
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11-19-2013, Art. 6
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MGL c. 64L, § 2(a)
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Imposing a local meals excise tax
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7-9-2014, Board of Selectmen
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MGL c. 32B, §§ 21-23
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Health insurance benefits
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5-3-2017, Art. 19
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MGL c. 90, § 17C
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Allowing Board of Selectmen to set speed limits of 25 miles
per hour in areas defined by state law as "thickly settled or business
districts" which are not on a state highway
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11-14-2017, Art. 14
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MGL c. 138, § 33B
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Sale of alcoholic beverages by licensees under MGL c. 138, § 12,
between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Sundays, the last Monday in May,
and on Christmas Day or on the following day when said day occurs
on Sunday
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5-1-2019
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MGL c. 6, § 172B 1/2
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Local fingerprint submission requirement for applicants for
licenses in specified occupations
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12-9-2020, Art. 4
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MGL c. 59, § 5
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BRAVE Act: real estate tax exemption for surviving parents or
guardians of certain soldiers, sailors, members of the National Guard
and Veterans
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12-9-2020, Art. 5
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MGL c. 59, § 5N
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BRAVE Act: reduction of property tax obligation of veterans
in exchange for volunteer services
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The following Special Acts pertaining to the
Town of Ashland have been adopted by the General Court:
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Date Accepted
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Statutory Reference
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Subject
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|---|---|---|
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1-11-2019
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Ch. 448, Acts of 2018
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An Act Dissolving the Redevelopment Authority in the Town of
Ashland
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11-7-2019
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Ch. 112, Acts of 2019
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An Act Authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
to Supply Water to the Town of Ashland
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1-6-2021
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Ch. 380, Acts of 2020
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An Act Relative to Gender Neutral Redraft of the Home Rule Charter
of the Town of Ashland Replacing All Gendered References to Board
of Selectmen with Select Board
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