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2017 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE VII CITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS
Chapter 39 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
- Section 1 Allocation of powers
- Section 2 Presiding officer of board of aldermen; voting rights
- Section 3 Elections of city officers by municipal bodies; manner of voting
- Section 4 Mayor to sign every ordinance; veto power; effect
- Section 5 Performance of mayoralty duties during vacancy
- Section 6 Election warrants; issuance; acceptance of provisions of section
- Section 6A Municipal salaries; increases and decreases; procedure
- Section 7 Holding other offices
- Section 8 Compatibility of offices
- Section 8A Removal of officers; procedure; exception
- Section 9 Annual meeting; other meetings; election of officers; times; adjournment; holidays
- Section 9A Election of officers and other matters determined by ballot; meetings; time and place; warrants
- Section 10 Warrant; issuance; contents
- Section 10A Recession and continuation of town meeting due to inclement weather or public safety emergency; notice
- Section 11 Persons authorized to call meetings upon resignation of selectmen
- Section 12 Persons authorized to call meetings upon refusal of selectmen
- Section 13 Quorum; application of section
- Section 14 Moderators; election; tenure; vacancies; assistant moderators
- Section 15 Moderators; powers and duties
- Section 16 Appropriation, advisory or finance committees; appointment; tenure; powers and duties
- Section 17 Powers of moderator; preservation of order
- Section 18 Duties of moderators; reception of votes
- Section 19 Repealed, 1934, 39, Sec. 1
- Section 20 Precinct voting
- Section 21 Canvass of returns
- Section 22, 23 Repealed, 1974, 8, Sec. 4
- Section 23A to 23C Repealed, 2009, 28, Sec. 20
- Section 23D Adjudicatory hearings; attendance by municipal board, committee and commission members; voting disqualification
- Section 24 Application of chapter
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