HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4167        FILED ON: 7/25/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3873

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Alice Hanlon Peisch and Michael J. Barrett

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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 the town of Weston town meeting.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

7/25/2017

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

7/25/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4167        FILED ON: 7/25/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3873

By Representative Peisch of Wellesley and Senator Barrett, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3873) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and Michael J. Barrett (by vote of the town) that the town of Weston be authorized to increase the number of signatures required to place an article on the warrant of said town.  Election Laws.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the town of Weston town meeting.

 

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 section 10 of chapter 39 of the General Laws or of any other general or special law to the contrary, the board of selectmen of the town of Weston shall insert in the warrant for an annual town meeting all subjects the insertion of which shall be requested of it in writing by 50 or more registered voters of the town. 

SECTION 2.  This act shall be submitted for its acceptance to the qualified voters of the town of Weston at an annual or special town election in the form of the following question:  “Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year 2017, entitled ‘An Act Relative to the Town of Weston Town Meeting’, be accepted?”

SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.