SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 26 of the acts of 1981, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 296 of the acts of 1994 , is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen”, each time it appears except when preceded by the words “board of”, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 2. Said section 2 of said chapter 26, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 3. Section 4 of said chapter 26, as appearing in section 2 of said chapter 296 of the acts of 1994, is hereby amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 4. Section 5 of said chapter 26, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen”, each time it appears except when preceded by the words “board of”, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 5. Said section 5 of said chapter 26, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen”, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 6.  Section 6 of said chapter 26, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 7. Section 7 of said chapter 26, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 8.  Section 8 of said chapter 26, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen”, each time it appears except when preceded by the words “board of”, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 9. Said section 8 of said chapter 26, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen”, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 10. Section 9 of said chapter 26, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 11.  Subsection (a) of section 10 of said chapter 26, as amended by chapter 91 of the acts of 1996 , is hereby further amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof  the following words:- select board.

SECTION 12. Subsections (b), (d) and (e) of said section 10 of said chapter 26, as appearing  in section 3 of chapter 296 of the acts of 1994, are hereby amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen”, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 13. Subsections (f), (g) and (j) of said section 10 of said chapter 26, as so appearing, are hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 14. Subsections (f) and (l) of said section 10 of said chapter 26, as so appearing, are hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen’s”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board’s.

SECTION 15. Section 12 of said chapter 26, as appearing in section 4 of chapter 296 of the acts of 1994, is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 16.  Section 13 of said chapter 26, as most recently amended by chapter 23 of the acts of 2003 ,  is hereby amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen”, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 17.  Section 14 of said chapter 26, as appearing in section 4 of chapter 296 of the acts of 1994, is hereby amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof  the following words:- select board.

SECTION 18.  Section 15 of said chapter 26, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 19.  Section 16 of said chapter 26, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen”, each time it appears,  and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 20. This act shall take effect upon its passage.