Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Paragraph (a) of section 12 of chapter 686 of the acts of 1970, as amended by chapter 231 of the acts of 1975, is hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The town meeting shall be a continuous body, but it may adjourn for a period not exceeding 150 days.