[Adopted as Ch. VIII of the 1973 Bylaws]
The Town Clerk shall have the custody of the Town Seal. (1937:
c. VII, s. 1)
The Town Clerk shall keep a copy, in a book to be kept for that
purpose alone, of all deeds and other instruments executed by the
Select Board in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws. (1937:
c. VII, s. 2)
The Town Clerk shall keep a book of records for the sole purpose
of recording the locations of all highways and Town ways within the
Town, with an index thereto. (1937: c. VII, s. 3)
The Town Clerk shall immediately notify in writing all committees
that may be elected or appointed at any Town Meeting, specifying the
nature of the business on which they are expected to act. The notice
shall contain a copy of the vote creating the committee and the names
of the members of the committee. (1937, c. IV, s. 2, amended 1973)
The Town Clerk shall notify the Town Manager, the chairpersons
of committees, and other Town officers of votes of the Town which
pertain to their respective areas of responsibility. (1937: c. VII,
s. 5, amended 1973)
The Town Clerk shall see that every conveyance to the Town of
any interest in land, except as otherwise provided by law, is duly
recorded in the proper registry therefor, and he/she shall have the
custody of all such recorded instruments, after the same are returned
from the registry. (1937: c. VII, s. 6, amended 1973)
The Town Clerk shall promptly, after each session of a Town
Meeting, furnish to the Town Manager, to the Board of Assessors, and
to the Town Accountant a statement of all moneys appropriated by the
Town at the session and the purpose for which such moneys were respectively
appropriated. (1937: c. VII, s. 7, amended 1973)
In those circumstances where applicable state law or these bylaws
may require the use of written ballots at any Town Meeting, or at
any adjourned session thereof, the Town Clerk, pursuant to direction
of the Moderator, shall provide appropriate ballot forms, in sufficient
number, for the use of voters. (1937: c. VII, s. 9, amended 1973)
[1937: c. VII, s. 10; amended 1973]
A.
The Town Clerk shall be responsible for the safekeeping of all official
documents of whatsoever nature belonging to the Town. The Town Clerk
shall not permit any such documents or records to be taken from his/her
custody, except in such manner as may be prescribed by law or as may
be prescribed by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section.
B.
The Select Board may, in its discretion, make detailed rules and
regulations appropriate to implement the policy of this section.
C.
The Town Clerk shall require, for every such official document which
he/she shall release from his/her custody, an adequate receipt in
sufficient detail to identify the document released, the date and
time of release, and the person or officer to whom it was released.
