Session Laws

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. Subsection (c) of section 2-6 of the charter of the town of Barnstable, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section twelve of chapter forty-three B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Special meetings may be held on the call of the president of the town council, or on the call of any four or more members, by written notice delivered at least forty-eight hours in advance of the time set.

SECTION 2. Subsection (c) of section 2-8 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- If two members shall object, such postponement shall be until the next regular meeting; but for an emergency measure at least four members, in all, must object.

SECTION 3. Section 2-12 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- No ordinance increasing such salary or expense allowance shall be effective, however, unless it shall have been adopted by a two-thirds vote of the full council during the first eighteen months following each regular town election. The new salary and expense schedule shall be effective the first of the year next following the next regular municipal election.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.