SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1892        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1097

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kathleen O'Connor Ives, (BY REQUEST)

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to annual reports of cities and towns.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

James Thivierge

8 School Street Amesbury, MA 01913

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1892        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1097

By Ms. O'Connor Ives (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1097) of James Thivierge, Donald H. Wong and Diana DiZoglio for legislation relative to annual reports of cities and towns.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to annual reports of cities and towns.

 

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. Chapter 40 is hereby amended by striking out Section 50, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 50. One copy or more of the annual report and of any special report of a city or town shall annually, on or before the last day of August, be transmitted by the town clerk to the state library, and until such transmission the publications distributed by the commonwealth shall be withheld from the city or town.