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 1-3 of Article I of the charter of the town of Walpole, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1999, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

This instrument may be cited as the Walpole charter.

SECTION 2. Section 3-4 of Article III, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (A) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(A) Composition: Term of Office. There shall be a school committee consisting of seven members elected by vote of the registered voters of the town for three years overlapping terms, so arranged that the terms of at least two members shall expire each year.