General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
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 Repealed, 1934, 39, Sec. 1 |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 Repealed, 1974, 8, Sec. 4 |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 Repealed, 2009, 28, Sec. 20 |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 |