HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1572 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 308
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Donald H. Wong
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act allowing the hiring of outside staff.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1572 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 308
By Mr. Wong of Saugus, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 308) of Donald H. Wong for legislation to authorize charitable organizations to hire outside staff in the conduct of raffles and bazaars. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act allowing the hiring of outside staff.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
An Act relative to the conduct of raffles and bazaars by certain organizations.
SECTION 1: Section 7A of chapter 271 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended, by inserting at line 36, after the first appearance of the word "bazaar", the following:—
“, except that the sponsoring organization may retain, at a reasonable fee, non-members to assist in the operation of such raffle or bazaar, including providing paid dealers and game supervisors to insure that the rules of the game are properly administered and complied with, so long as only qualified members of the sponsoring organization handle the funds collected and disbursed at the raffle or bazaar.”
