SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2262        FILED ON: 9/16/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2152

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to the Punchard Free School in the town of Andover..

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.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1851, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 1853, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 1856, Chapter 396 of the Acts of 1869, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 1877, or any other General or Special Law to the contrary, the Board of Trustees of the Punchard Free School shall consist of five trustees, who shall be residents of the Town of Andover elected by the registered voters.  The Trustees who are in office when this legislation becomes effective shall serve until the expiration of their terms.  At the first election of the successors to the Trustees who are in office when this legislation becomes effective, the Town shall elect five Trustees, two of whom shall serve for terms of three years, two for terms of two years and one for a term of one year.  At each Annual Town Election thereafter, the voters shall elect in place of Trustees whose terms are about to expire a like number of Trustees to serve for terms of three years, or take any other action related thereto.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.