The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1: Section 8D of chapter 40 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the tenth sentence the following sentence:-
An alternate member shall be appointed in the same manner as in the case of original appointments; said member shall have the right to act and vote in the place of one regular member should such regular member be absent from a meeting.