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Editor’s Note: This Division consists of a table of general legislative acts, including Public Statutes, Revised Laws and General Laws, accepted of record in whole or in part by the Town of Pittsfield or the City of Pittsfield up to the date of publication of this volume.
ACTS
ACTS, 1890, CH. 74. "An Act in relation to the preservation of public health in cities." Accepted by Ordinance No. 27, Series of 1892.
ACTS, 1891, CH. 97. "An Act relating to the apportionment of sewer assessments in cities," as amended by Ch. 380, Acts of 1893. Accepted by Ordinance No. 38, Series of 1890.
ACTS, 1892, CH. 245, SECTIONS 3 AND 5. "An Act to give greater powers to cities and towns in relation to the construction of sewers." Accepted by Ordinance No. 38, Series of 1894.
ACTS, 1896, CH. 314. "An Act to provide for the appointment of a reserve police force in cities." Accepted by Ord. No. 22, Series of 1901.
ACTS, 1898, CH. 548, SECTION 25. "Relative to the appointment of a board of registrars of voters." Accepted by Order No. 35, Series of 1901.
ACTS, 1899, CH. 344. "An Act to make eight hours a day’s work for city and town employees." Accepted by the voters at city election, December 4, 1900.
ACTS, 1901, CH. 332. "An Act relative to the terms of office of city clerks." Accepted by the voters at city election, December 3, 1901.
ACTS, 1903, CH. 428. "An Act relative to granting police pensions in cities." Sections 1 and 3 accepted by Order No. 170, Series of 1908. (R. L., Ch. 108, Sections 29 and 30.)
ACTS, 1905, CH. 373. "An Act relative to the terms of office of municipal auditors." Accepted by the voters at city election, December 5, 1905.
ACTS, 1908, CH. 498. "An Act to authorize cities and towns to establish pension funds for teachers in the public schools." Accepted by the voters at city ejection, December 7, 1909.
ACTS, 1908, CH. 513. "An Act to provide for public playgrounds in certain cities and towns." Accepted by the voters at city election, December 1, 1908.
ACTS, 1909, CH. 423. "An Act relative to the sale of ice cream, confectionery, soda water and fruit on the Lord’s Day." Accepted by Order No. 70, Series of 1915.
ACTS, 1911, CH. 210. "An Act relative to vacations of members of police departments except in the City of Boston." Accepted by Order No. 87, Series of 1917.
ACTS, 1911, CH. 436. "An Act relative to the appointment of deputy election officers in certain cities." Accepted by Order No. 125, Series of 1911.
ACTS, 1911, CH. 468. "An Act to extend the provisions of the Civil Service Act to chiefs of police of certain cities and towns." Accepted by the voters at state election, November 7, 1911.
ACTS, 1912, CH. 503. "An Act relative to pensioning laborers in the employ of cities and towns." Accepted by the voters at state election, November 5, 1912.
ACTS, 1912, CH. 546. "An Act relative to vacations of members of fire departments." Accepted by the voters at city election, December 3, 1912.
ACTS, 1913, CH. 487. "An Act relative to the promotion of call men in the fire departments of cities and towns." Accepted by the voters at city election, December 2, 1913.
ACTS, 1913, CH. 697. "An Act relative to pensioning permanent and call members of fire departments in cities." Accepted by Order No. 125, Series of 1920.
ACTS, 1913, CH. 807. "An Act to provide for compensating certain public employees for injuries sustained in the course of their employment." Accepted by the voters at city election, December 2, 1913.
ACTS, 1914, CH. 217. "An Act relative to vacations of laborers employed by cities and towns." Accepted by the voters at state election, November 6, 1917.
GEN. ACTS, 1916, CH. 185. "An Act to authorize cities to maintain schools of agriculture and horticulture." Accepted by the voters at state election, November 7, 1916.
GEN. ACTS, 1916, CH. 293. "An Act to authorize the licensing by cities and towns of motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire." Accepted by Order No. 117, Series of 1919.
GEN. ACTS, 1919, CH. 132. "An Act to provide for the division into day and night forces of permanent members of fire departments." Accepted by the voters at state election, November 4, 1919.
GEN. ACTS, 1919, CH. 311. "An Act relative to the establishment and maintenance of continuation schools and courses of instruction for employed minors." Accepted by the voters at state election, November 4, 1919.
ACTS, 1920, CH. 166. "An Act to provide for one day off in every eight days for certain police officers." Accepted by the voters at state election, November 2, 1920.
ACTS, 1920, CH. 240. "An Act to permit, under public regulation and control, certain sports and games on the Lord’s Day." Accepted by Order No. 25, Series of 1920.
ACTS, 1920, CH. 619. "An Act to establish a state boxing commission to serve in the department of public safety." Accepted by Order No. 82, Series of 1920.
ACTS, 1928, CH. 218. "An Act providing for the establishment of reserve forces in the fire departments of cities." Sections 59B, 59C and 59D accepted by Order No. 84, Series of 1929. (G. L., Ch. 48.)
ACTS, 1931, CH. 458. "An Act relative to the indemnification or protection of officers and employees of the commonwealth, the several counties and the cities and towns for damages sustained on account of the operation of publicly owned motor vehicles." Section 4 accepted by Ordinance No. 53, 1931. (G. L., Ch. 41, Sec. 100A.)
ACTS, 1933, CH. 99. "An Act providing for advance payments on account of taxes for the years nineteen hundred and thirty-three and nineteen hundred and thirty-four in certain cities and towns." Accepted by Order No. 38, Series of 1933, and Order No. 12, Series of 1934.
ACTS, 1936, CH. 211. "An Act providing an improved method of municipal planning." Sections 81F to 81J accepted by Order No. 44, Series of 1937. (G. L., Ch. 41.)
ACTS, 1936, CH. 318. "An Act providing for contributory systems for cities and towns that may be accepted by them, and making certain other changes in the laws relative to retirement systems." Sections 26 to 31H accepted by the voters at state election, November 3, 1936. (G. L., Ch. 32.)
ACTS, 1945, CH. 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 of the United States during the present war." Accepted by Order No. 91, Series of 1945.
ACTS, 1945, CH. 727. "An Act relative to equal pay for men and women teachers." Accepted by the voters at city election, November 6, 1945. (G. L., Ch. 71, Sec. 40.)
ACTS, 1946, CH. 559. "An Act authorizing increases of the amounts of pensions payable to certain former public employees who have been retired." Accepted by Order No. 45, Series of 1947.
ACTS, 1947, CH. 615. "An Act authorizing increases of the amounts of pensions payable to certain former public employees who have been retired and to beneficiaries of certain retired public employees." Accepted by Order No. 60, Series of 1948.
ACTS, 1948, CH. 588. "An Act authorizing increases of the amounts of pensions payable to certain former public employees who have been retired and to beneficiaries of certain retired public employees." Accepted by Order No. 31, Series of 1949.
ACTS, 1950, CH. 740. "An Act authorizing pay-roll deductions on account of union dues in the case of certain state, county or municipal employees." Accepted by Order No. 165, Series of 1954.
ACTS, 1950, CH. 820. "An Act providing for an increase in the annual amounts of certain pensions, retirement allowances, annuities and other benefits payable by the commonwealth and its poltical subdivisions to certain former employees and persons claiming under them." Accepted by Order No. 150, Series of 1950.
ACTS, 1951, CH. 781. "An Act relative to increasing the amounts of pensions and retirement allowances payable to certain former public employees." Accepted by Order No. 112, Series of 1952.
ACTS, 1952, CH. 624. "An Act relative to increasing the amounts of pensions, retirement allowances and annuities payable to certain former public employees." Accepted by Order No. 111, Series of 1952.
ACTS, 1953, CH. 434. "An Act relative to rent control." Accepted by Order No. 79, Series of 1953. Continued in effect by Order No. 70, Series of 1954.
ACTS, 1955, CH. 670. "An Act relative to increasing the amounts of pensions, retirement allowances and annuities payable to certain former public employees." Accepted by Order No. 165, Series of 1955.
ACTS, 1956, CH. 401. "An Act extending to certain civil defense volunteers the provisions of law applicable to municipal employees for indemnification of damages sustained through the operation of publicly owned vehicles." Accepted by Order No. 43, Series of 1957.
ACTS, 1956, CH. 489. "An Act authorizing pay-roll deductions on account of contributions to Community Chests or United Funds in the case of certain town employees." Accepted by Order No. 162, Series of 1956.
ACTS, 1957, CH. 427. "An Act increasing the amount of pension of certain retired police officers and fire fighters." Accepted by Order No. 55, Series of 1958.
ACTS, 1963, CH. 478. "An Act increasing the amounts of pensions and retirement allowances payable to certain former public employees." Accepted by Order No. 293, Series of 1963.
ACTS, 1965, CH. 281. "An Act providing that Police appointing authorities may appoint Parking Control Officers." Accepted by Order No. 145 of the Series of 1966.
ACTS, 1987, CH. 329. "An Act increasing local control over the annual school budget." Accepted by Order 84 of the Series of 2014.
ACTS, 2002, CH. 116, § 6. Allows veterans who failed to buy back creditable service within the time period set forth in the Acts of 1996 to have another opportunity upon acceptance by the City. Accepted by Order No. 78 of the Series of 2012.
ACTS, 2008, CH. 479. Allows for the establishment of an Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund. Accepted by Order No. 41 of the Series of 2011.
ACTS, 2011, CH. 176, §§ 29 and 30. Amends MGL c. 32, § 12(2)(d). Accepted by Order No. 18 of the Series of 2012.
ACTS, 2012, CH. 139, §§ 63, 64 and 65. "An Act Relative to Clear and Conspicuous Price Disclosure." Accepted by Order No. 66 of the Series of 2012.
PUBLIC STATUTES
P. S., CH. 36, SEC. 29, relative to field drivers and pound keepers. (Town Records, Book IX, Page 133.)
P. S., CH. 104, SECS. 1 AND 2, relative to by-laws for the protection of persons and property against fire and to the construction of buildings. (Town Records, Book IX, Page 153.)
P. S., CH. 104, SECS. 4 TO 12, relative to the inspection of buildings. Accepted by Ordinance No. 22, 1892.
REVISED LAWS
R. L., CH. 28, SECS. 1 TO 14, relative to public parks. Accepted by the voters at city election, December 3, 1912.
R. L., CH 32, SEC. 12, relative to the power of the engineer of a fire department in command at a fire to direct any building to be pulled down or demolished. Accepted by Ordinance No. 36, 1905.
R. L., CH. 57, SEC. 35, relative to the appointment of weighers of hay. Accepted by Order No. 45, Series of 1915.
R. L., CH. 102, SECS. 122 TO 127, relative to smoke nuisance. Accepted by Order No. 11, Series of 1902.
R. L., CH. 102, AS AMENDED, SECS. 122 TO 127, relative to smoke nuisance. Accepted by Order No. 31, Series of 1910.
R. L., CH. 108, AS AMENDED, SEC. 29, relative to granting police pensions in cities. Accepted by Order No. 170, Series of 1908.
GENERAL LAWS
G. L., CH. 31, SEC. 47, relative to civil service for "labor service." Accepted by vote of city council, November 6, 1940.
G. L., CH. 32, SEC. 44, relative to municipal pensions for school janitors. Accepted by Order No. 98, Series of 1922.
G. L., CH. 32, SEC. 45C, relative to increase in noncontributory pensions of certain school janitors. Accepted by Order No. 176, Series of 1960.
G. L., CH. 32, SEC. 45A, relative to retirement allowances of school janitors. Accepted by Order No. 56, Series of 1946.
G. L., CH. 32, SECS. 56 to 59, relative to veterans of Spanish and World Wars. Accepted by mayor November 30, 1961.
G. L., CH. 32, SECS. 81A AND 81B, relative to the retirement of police officers and firemen. Accepted by Order No. 123, Series of 1946.
G. L., CH. 32, SEC. 83A, relative to the retirement of police officers and firemen. Accepted by Order No. 124, Series of 1946.
G. L., CH. 32, SEC. 85J, relative to pensions for policemen and fire-fighters and their widows under the noncontributory retirement law. Accepted by Order No. 159, Series of 1958.
G. L., CH. 32, SEC. 89B, relative to annuities to dependents of certain police officers and fire fighters killed in the per formance of duty. Accepted by Order No. 30 and Order No. 181, Series of 1960.
G. L., CH. 32, SEC. 95A, relative to annuity to surviving spouse, etc., of certain officials or employees. Accepted by Order No. 91, Series of 1962.
G. L., CH. 32B, relative to contributory group general or blanket insurance for persons in the service of counties, cities, towns and districts, and their dependents. Accepted by Order No. 251, Series of 1956.
G. L., CH. 32B, SEC. 11B, relative to appropriations for group hospital, surgical, etc., insurance for elderly governmental retirees. Accepted by Order No. 14, Series of 1963.
G. L., CH. 33, SEC. 59, relative to pay or vacation to state, municipal, etc., employees when on duty in the armed forces. Accepted by Order No. 16, Series of 1951.
G. L., CH. 33, SEC. 67, as amended by Acts, 1930, Ch. 157, relative to the service of state and municipal employees in the organized militia, the organized reserve of the Army of the United States or the United States Naval Reserve forces. Accepted by Order No. 39, Series of 1930.
G. L., CH. 40, SEC. 6B, relative to uniforms for policemen and firemen. Accepted by Order No. 83, Series of 1950.
G. L., CH. 40, SEC. 6C, relative to the removal of snow and ice from private ways open to public use. Accepted by the voters at city election, November 6, 1945.
G. L., CH. 40, SEC. 6E, relative to temporary minor repairs on private ways. Accepted by Order No. 51, Series of 1951.
G. L., CH. 40, SEC. 8C, relative to conservation commissions. Accepted by Order No. 258, Series of 1960.
G. L., CH. 40, SEC. 8D, relative to historical commissions. Accepted by Order No. 110, Series of 1964.
G. L., CH. 40, SEC. 13A, relative to workmen’s compensation insurance funds. Accepted by Order No. 158, Series of 1955.
G. L., CH. 40, SEC. 27A, relative to reconsideration of proposed change in ordinance after unfavorable action. Accepted by Order No. 46, Series of 1947.
G. L., CH. 40, SEC. 30A, relative to building and zoning regulations. Accepted by Order No. 101, Series of 1950. (This section was repealed by Acts, 1954, Ch. 368, section 1. For similar section under present law of the commonwealth, see G. L., Ch. 40A, Sec. 20.)
G. L., CH. 40, SECS. 42A TO 42F, relative to the collection of water rates. Accepted by Order No. 14, Series of 1924.
G. L., CH. 40, SECS. 42A TO 42F, relative to the collection of water rates. Accepted by Order No. 31, Series of 1933.
G. L., CH. 41, SEC. 19B, relative to tenure of office of certain clerks. Accepted by the voters at election held November 3, 1959.
G. L., CH. 41, SEC. 34A, relative to changing the name of the overseers of the poor in certain cities and towns to the board of public welfare. Accepted by Order No. 12, Series of 1924.
G. L., CH. 41, SECS. 73 TO 81, relative to a board of survey. Accepted by Order No. 65, Series of 1922.
G. L., CH. 41, SEC. 100A, relative to indemnification of officers or employees for damages, etc., incurred on account of injuries arising out of their operation of publicly owned vehicles or vessels. Accepted by Order No. 237, Series of 1948.
G. L., CH. 41, SEC. 111A, relative to vacations for members of regular or permanent police and fire forces in certain cities and towns. Accepted by Order No. 39, Series of 1949.
G. L., CH. 41, SEC. 111B, relative to sick leaves for laborers, workmen and mechanics regularly employed by certain cities and towns. Accepted by Order No. 120, Series of 1945.
G. L., CH. 41, SEC. 111B, relative to sick leaves for foremen, laborers, workmen and mechanics. Accepted by Order No. 245, Series of 1948.
G. L., CH. 44, SEC. 8A, relative to orders authorizing bond issues, etc. Accepted by the voters at election November 7, 1936.
G. L., CH. 44, SEC. 16A, relative to use of facsimile counter-signatures upon bonds, notes and certificates of indebtedness issued by certain cities. Accepted by Order No. 254, Series of 1960.
G. L., CH. 48, SEC. 57D, relative to granting fire-fighters, etc., additional day off duty, or pay, when they are required to work on certain legal holidays. Accepted by Order No. 38, Series of 1963.
G. L., CH. 48, SEC. 58A, relative to hours of duty of permanent members of fire departments in certain cities and towns. Accepted by the voters at election November 5, 1946.
G. L., CH. 48, SEC. 58B, relative to hours of duty of permanent members of fire department in certain cities and towns. Accepted by the voters at election held November 6, 1956.
G. L., CH. 48, SEC. 59A, relative to response of fire departments to calls for aid from other cities and towns or fire districts. Accepted by Order No. 78, Series of 1934.
G. L., CH. 54, SEC. 11A, relative to deputy election officers. Accepted by Order No. 41, Series of 1939. (See Acts, 1911, Ch. 436.)
G. L., CH. 131, SEC. 105B, further regulating the use of traps and other devices for the capture of fur-bearing animals and providing for local option thereon. On the question of the suspension of the operation of such section, the majority of votes cast at the city election on November 5, 1935, was in the affirmative.
G. L., CH. 136, SEC. 4B, relative to the licensed operation on the Lord’s Day of bowling alleys. Accepted by Order No. 83, Series of 1946.
G. L., CH. 136, SECS. 21 TO 25, permitting certain sports and games on the Lord’s Day. Accepted by Order No. 175, Series of 1928.
G. L., CH. 139, SECS. 1, 2 AND 3, relative to burnt or dangerous buildings. Accepted by Order No. 35, Series of 1939.
G. L., CH. 147, SEC. 16B, relative to "days off for police" without loss of pay (one day out of every six). Accepted by Order No. 45, Series of 1946.
G. L., CH. 147, SEC. 17A, relative to when police officers to receive additional day off or additional day’s pay. Accepted by Order No. 39, Series of 1963.
G. L., CH. 148, SEC. 56, relative to licensing of open-air parking spaces. Accepted by Order No. 128, Series of 1951.
G. L., CH. 180, SEC. 17A, relative to pay-roll deductions on account of union dues. See under Acts of 1950, Ch. 740.
G. L., CH. 180, SEC. 17C, relative to pay-roll deductions on account of dues to association of public school teachers. Accepted by school committee August 13, 1963.
G. L., CH. 31, SEC. 19C, accepting an Act to prohibit the establishment of certain residency requirements for appointment as a Firefighter. Accepted by Order No. 117 of the Series of 1968.
G. L., CH. 32, SEC. 20A, accepting Chapter 641 of the Acts of 1982 providing for the indemnification of members of Retirement Boards for damages arising from their official duties. Accepted by Order No. 52 of the Series of 1983.
G. L., CH. 32B, SEC. 7A, relative to BC/BS Premiums city employees and retirees. Accepted by Order No. 133 of the Series of 1983.
G. L., CH. 32B, SEC. 9F, relative to increase of group insurance benefits to certain retired city employee. Accepted by Order No. 54 of the Series of 1985.
G. L., CH. 32B, SEC. 12, relative to the joint purchase of group insurance by two or more governmental units within the same county. Accepted by Order No. 75 of the Series of 1971.
G. L., CH. 32B, SEC. 16, relative to city participation in HMO’s. Accepted by Order No. 240 of the Series of 1983.
G. L., CH. 32B, SEC. 17, relative to providing a limited extension of group insurance coverage for terminated employees due to budget reductions. Accepted by Order No. 38 of the Series of 1982.
G. L., CH. 40, SEC. 4G, relative to amount for which contracts with cities and towns may be invited. Accepted by order No. 118 of the Series of 1981.
G. L., CH. 40, SECS. 42G, 42H AND 42I, relative to authorizing the levying of assessments to meet the whole or part of the cost of laying water pipes. Accepted by Order No. 291 of the Series of 1967.
G. L., CH. 40, SEC. 8G, relative to mutual police aid programs. Accepted by Order No. 156 of the Series of 1980.
G. L., CH. 40, SEC. 22D, relative to accepting an ACT authorizing the removal of illegally parked vehicles and vehicles interfering with snow removal. Accepted by Order No. 128 of the Series of 1968.
G. L., CH. 41, SEC. 97A, relative to Police departments; establishment, membership, etc. Accepted by Order No. 87 of the Series of 1981.
G. L., CH. 41, SEC. 100G, relative to payment of funeral and burial expenses of Firefighters and Police Officers killed in performance of duties. Accepted by Order No. 144 of the Series of 1984.
G. L., CH. 41, SEC. 108L, relative to accepting an Act establishing a Career Incentive Pay Program for regular full-time Police Officers and providing for partial reimbursements by the Commonwealth. Accepted by Order No. 14 of the Series of 1971.
G. L., CH. 41, SEC. 100B, relative to the indemnification of retired Police Officers and Firefighters. Accepted by Order No. 174 of the Series of 1967.
G. L., CH. 41, SEC. 111G, relative to accepting certain provisions of law relative to vacation of employees other than the regular Police and Fire Departments. Accepted by Order No. 30 of the Series of 1966.
G. L., CH. 41, SEC. 111D, relative to accepting certain provisions of law relative to vacation of employees of the regular Police and Fire Department. Accepted by Order No. 31 of the Series of 1966.
G. L., CH. 44, SEC. 53E, relative to accepting provisions of Chapter 339, Acts of 1981 authorizing cities and towns to allocate certain anticipated receipts. Accepted by Order No. 171 of the Series of 1981.
G. L., CH. 48, SEC. 58E, relative to accepting a statute authorizing residence outside of city of members of the Fire Department with at least five years service. Accepted by Order No. 127 of the Series of 1968.
G. L., CH. 60A, SEC. 1, relative to accepted Chapter 597, Acts of 1982 providing for the issuance without payment of a fee of distinctive license plates to former prisoners of war. Accepted by Order No. 79 of the Series of 1983.
G. L., CH. 71, SEC. 17A, relative to establishing a Special Revolving Account for the Culinary Arts Program in High Schools. Accepted by Order No. 155 of the Series of 1984.
G. L., CH. 71, SEC. 71E, relative to accepting a statute authorizing the School Committee to set up separate accounts with the Treasurer in connection with Adult Education and Continuing Education Programs. Accepted by Order No. 165 of the Series of 1981.
G. L., CH. 90, SEC. 18A, relative to accepting certain provisions of law relative to use of ways by pedestrians. Accepted by Order No. 72 of the Series of 1966.
G. L., CH. 90, SECS. 20A 1/2 THROUGH 20E, relative to Parking Fines. Accepted by Order No. 207 of the Series of 1981.
G. L., CH. 148, SEC. 216C, relative to public accommodations; automatic smoke and heat detectors. Accepted by Order No. 20 of the Series of 1980. Permissive Legislation.
G. L., CH. 148, SECS. 26D, 26E, 26F, relative to an Act requiring installation of smoke detectors in certain residential buildings and structures. Accepted by Order No. 19 of the Series of 1980. Permissive Legislation.
G. L., CH. 258, SEC. 11, relative to indemnity of municipal officials. Accepted by Order No. 117 of the Series of 1984.
G. L., CH. 40, SEC. 57, licenses and permits of delinquent taxpayers. Accepted by Order No. 255 of the Series of 1986.
G. L., CH. 40U, regarding municipal fines. Accepted by Order No. 11 of the Series of 2010.
G.L., CH. 59, SEC. 5K, regarding property tax liability reduction in exchange for volunteer services; persons over age 60. Accepted by Order No. 23 of the Series of 2013.
G.L. CH. 44, SEC. 64, allowing City to appropriate money to pay unpaid bills of previous fiscal years. Accepted by Order No. 104, 12-12-1995.
G.L. CH. 59, SEC. 5, Cl. 22H, to give a property tax exemption for the parents or guardian of a person killed while on active military duty. Accepted by Ord. No. 2022-62, 5-10-2022.