Town of Dartmouth, MA
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art 1 Incorporation; Short Title; Powers
- § C-1-1 Incorporation.
- § C-1-2 Short title.
- § C-1-3 Powers of the Town.
- § C-1-4 Division of powers.
- § C-1-5 Construction.
- § C-1-6 Intergovernmental relations.
- § C-1-7 Definitions.
- Ch C Art 2 Legislative Branch
- § C-2-1 Town Meeting form.
- § C-2-2 Composition, term of office.
- § C-2-3 Precincts.
- § C-2-4 Candidates.
- § C-2-5 Election.
- § C-2-6 Vacancies.
- § C-2-7 Compensation.
- § C-2-8 Presiding officer.
- § C-2-9 Time of Annual Meeting.
- § C-2-10 Special Town Meetings.
- § C-2-11 Town Meeting warrants.
- § C-2-12 Availability of Town officials at Town Meetings; participation in proceedings.
- § C-2-13 General powers.
- § C-2-14 Town Meeting procedures.
- § C-2-15 Referendum procedures.
- Ch C Art 3 Elected Officers
- § C-3-1 In general.
- § C-3-2 Select Board.
- § C-3-3 School Committee.
- § C-3-4 Board of Assessors.
- § C-3-5 Parks and Recreation Board.
- § C-3-6 Board of Health.
- § C-3-7 Board of Library Trustees.
- § C-3-8 Town Moderator.
- § C-3-9 Park Commission. (Deleted)
- § C-3-10 Planning Board.
- § C-3-11 Town Clerk.
- § C-3-12 Dartmouth Housing Authority.
- § C-3-13 Dartmouth Historical Commission.
- Ch C Art 4 Administrative Organization
- § C-4-1 Organization of Town agencies.
- § C-4-2 Appointment procedures.
- § C-4-3 Department of Budget and Finance.
- § C-4-4 Department of the Town Administrator.
- § C-4-5 Department of Public Works.
- § C-4-6 Historical Commission.
- Ch C Art 5 Finances and Fiscal Procedures
- § C-5-1 Fiscal year.
- § C-5-2 School Committee Budget.
- § C-5-3 Submission of budget and budget message.
- § C-5-4 Budget message.
- § C-5-5 The budget.
- § C-5-6 Action on the budget.
- § C-5-7 Capital improvements program.
- Ch C Art 6 General Provisions
- § C-6-1 Elections.
- § C-6-2 Charter changes.
- § C-6-3 Severability.
- § C-6-4 Rules of construction.
- § C-6-5 Rules and regulations.
- § C-6-6 Certificate of election or appointment.
- § C-6-7 Periodic review, Charter and by-laws.
- § C-6-8 Procedures governing multiple member bodies.
- § C-6-9 Removals and suspensions.
- § C-6-10 Notice of vacancies.
- Ch C Art 7 Transitional Provisions
- § C-7-1 Continuation of existing laws.
- § C-7-2 Continuation of government.
- § C-7-3 Continuation of administrative personnel.
- § C-7-4 Transfer of records and property.
- § C-7-5 Time of taking effect.
- Division 1: General By-laws
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Affordable Housing Trust Fund
- Ch 9 Aging, Council on
- Ch 12 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 18 Capital Planning Committee
- Ch 22 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 25 Conservation Commission
- Ch 34 Finance Committee
- Ch 37 Financial Procedures
- Ch 44 Historic District Commission
- Ch 60 Noncriminal Disposition
- Ch 65 Officers and Employees
- Ch 76 Residency Requirements
- Ch 82 Select Board
- Ch 87 Soil Conservation Board
- Ch 95 Town Meeting
- Ch 104 Waterways Management Department
- Ch 109 Wire Department
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 122 Alarms
- Ch 125 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 129 Amusements and Entertainment
- Ch 134 Animals
- Ch 146 Boating and Waterways
- Ch 153 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 156 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 162 Business Hours
- Ch 177 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 184 Earth and Soil Removal
- Ch 192 Farming
- Ch 196 Fees and Charges
- Ch 209 Historic Preservation
- Ch 220 Junk, Old Metals and Secondhand Articles
- Ch 231 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 250 Noise
- Ch 259 Paintball Guns
- Ch 265 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 271 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 276 Plastic Bags
- Ch 298 Signs and Lighting
- Ch 305 Soliciting and Canvassing
- Ch 311 Storage Tanks
- Ch 313 Stormwater Management
- Ch 315 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property
- Ch 328 Transient Vendors
- Ch 340 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 344 Vehicles, Junk
- Ch 352 Waste Management
- Ch 356 Water
- Ch 360 Wetlands
- Ch 363 Floodplain Management
- Division 2: Zoning By-law
- Ch 375 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Updated 10-16-2007. Other amendments noted where
applicable.]
