SECTION 1. Section 1-3-1 of chapter 1 of the charter of the town of North Reading, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the word "Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 2. Section 2-4-8 of chapter 2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 3. Section 2-4-9 of chapter 2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 4. Section 3-1-1 of chapter 3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 5. Section 3-1-4 of chapter 3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 6. Said chapter 3 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out section 2 and inserting in place there of the following section:-

Section 2 The Select Board

3-2-1 A select board of five members shall be elected for 3 year overlapping terms. The regular election for the office of select board member shall be held in accordance with chapter 6 of this charter. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the select board shall have all the powers and duties of a board of selectmen pursuant to the General Laws.

SECTION 7. Section 3-3-1 of said chapter 3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 8. Section 3-4-1 of said chapter 3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 9. Section 3-5-1 of said chapter 3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 10. Section 3-6-1 of said chapter 3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 11. Section 3-8-4 of said chapter 3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 12. Section 4-1-2 of chapter 4 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 13. Section 5-1-1 of chapter 5 of said charter 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 14. Said section 5-1-1 of said chapter 5 of said charter is hereby further 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 15. Section 5-2-2 of said chapter 5 of said charter 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 16. Said section 5-2-2 of said chapter 5 of said charter is hereby further 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 17. Section 5-2-4 of said chapter 5 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 18. Section 5-2-5 of said chapter 5 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 19. Section 5-2-8 of said chapter 5 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the word "Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 20. Section 5-4-1 of said chapter 5 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the word "Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 21. Section 5-4-2 of said chapter 5 of said charter 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 22. Section 5-5-1 of said chapter 5 of said charter 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 23. Said section 5-5-1 of said chapter 5 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the word "Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:­ select board.

SECTION 24. Section 6-2-1 of chapter 6 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 25. Section 6-3-2 of said chapter 6 of said charter, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 185 of the acts of 1996, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, the word "selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 26. Section 6-3-4 of said chapter 6 of said charter, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 27, 28 and 33,  the word "selectmen" each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 27. Section 7-2-2 of chapter 7 of said charter, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 28. Section 7-3-1 of said chapter 7 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 29. Section 7-4-1 of said chapter 7 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 30. Section 9-3-1 of chapter 9 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 31. Section 10-7-1 of chapter 10 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "Board of Selectmen" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 32. Said section 10-7-1 of said chapter 10 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the word "Selectmen" and inserting in place the following word:- select board.

SECTION 33. This act shall take effect upon its passage.