Massachusetts General Laws|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Section 19 - Repealed, 1934, 39, Sec. 1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Section 22, 23 - Repealed, 1974, 8, Sec. 4

Section 23A to 23C - Repealed, 2009, 28, Sec. 20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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