By Representative Turner of Dennis and Senator O’Leary, joint petition (accompanied by bill, 1997) of Cleon H. Turner and Robert A. O'Leary relative to the appointment of alternate members of the Old King's Highway District. Municipalities and Regional Government.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Cleon H. Turner

Robert A. O'Leary

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to the Old King's Highway District.

    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. Chapter 470 of the Acts of 1973 is hereby amended by deleting the last paragraph of Section 5 and substituting in its place the following paragraph:-

The selectmen or town council of any member Town may, upon the nomination and approval of the committee, annually appoint two persons residing in the District to serve as alternate members of the Committee. The Committee Chairman may designate an alternate member to sit on the committee for the purpose of acting upon any application, in the case of absence, inability to act, or conflict of interest, on the part of any member of the Committee or in the event of a vacancy on the Committee.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.