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Mass. General Laws c.39

Municipal government

This page links to an unofficial version of each section of G.L. c. 39. For more information, see the Law about town meetings page.

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

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