HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1010        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 923

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jerald A. Parisella

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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 additional justices of the peace.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jerald A. Parisella

6th Essex

1/18/2017

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

 

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/30/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1010        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 923

By Mr. Parisella of Beverly, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 923) of Jerald A. Parisella and others relative to providing additional justices of the peace.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1527 OF 2015-2016.]

 

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 additional justices of the peace.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 39 of chapter 207 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “town”, in line 3, the following words:- or upon application by the chief executive officer of a city or town to the governor, 1 for every 2,500 inhabitants of a city or town.