HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2248 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1886
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 relative to the conduct of raffles and bazaars by certain organizations..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | 4th Hampden |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol |
George T. Ross | 2nd Bristol |
Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex |
Steven L. Levy | 4th Middlesex |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester |
Viriato Manuel deMacedo | 1st Plymouth |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex |
George N. Peterson, Jr. | 9th Worcester |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2248 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1886
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1886) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for legislation to authorize organizations to employ certain persons to conduct raffles and bazaars. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 260 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the conduct of raffles and bazaars by certain organizations..
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: Section 7A of chapter 271 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended, by inserting at line 36, after 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.”
