HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4921        FILED ON: 3/16/2022

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4627

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Smitty Pignatelli and Adam G. Hinds

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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 transfer of original documents to the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of the Mohican Nation from the town of Stockbridge.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

3/16/2022

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

3/16/2022


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4921        FILED ON: 3/16/2022

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4627

By Representative Pignatelli of Lenox and Senator Hinds, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4627) of Smitty Pignatelli and Adam G. Hinds (by vote of the town) that the town of Stockbridge be authorized to transfer original documents to the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of the Mohican Nation.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to the transfer of original documents to the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of the Mohican Nation from the town of Stockbridge.

 

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 section 7 and 8 of chapter 66 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Stockbridge may return all original documents, created by any of the people of the Mohican Nation prior to 1870, currently or in the future found to be in the possession of the town, to the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of the Mohican Nation upon an authorizing vote by the board of selectmen. Upon return of any such document the Stockbridge-Munsee Community shall own all rights, title and interest to the document. The town may retain copies of such documents for municipal record retention purposes in lieu of any otherwise applicable requirement to retain the original documents.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.