FILED ON: 12/27/2022

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3166

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 changing the name of the board of selectmen in the town of Wilmington to the select board.

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. Section 2 of chapter 592 of the acts of 1950 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 2. Section 2A of said chapter 592, as inserted by section 1 of chapter 599 of the acts of 1981, is hereby amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen”, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.             

SECTION 3. The title of section 3 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “Selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Select Board Members.

SECTION 4. The first sentence of said section 3 of said chapter 592 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 members.

SECTION 5. Said first sentence of said section 3 of said chapter 592 is hereby further amended by striking out the word “selectman” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board member.

SECTION 6. The second sentence of said section 3 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen”, the first time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board members.

SECTION 7. Said second sentence of said section 3 of said chapter 592 is hereby further amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board

SECTION 8. The third sentence of said section 3 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board members.

SECTION 9. The last sentence of said section 3 of said chapter 592, as inserted by chapter 52 of the acts of 2004, is hereby further amended by striking out the word “selectmen”, the first time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board members.

SECTION 10. Said last sentence of said section 3 of said chapter 592, as so inserted, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board members.

SECTION 11. Said last sentence of said section 3 of said chapter 592, as so inserted, is hereby further amended by striking out the word “selectman” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board member.

SECTION 12. The title of section 4 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “Selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the Select Board.

SECTION 13. The first sentence of said section 4 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 14. Section 5 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 15. Section 6 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 16. Section 7 of said chapter 592, as inserted by chapter 100 of the acts of 2011, 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 17. Section 8 of said chapter 592 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 18. Section 9 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 19. Section 10 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen”, the first, second, fourth and fifth times it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 20. Said section 10 of said chapter 592 is hereby further amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 21. Section 11 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 22. Paragraph (a) of section 12 of said chapter 592, as inserted by chapter 87 of the acts of 1965, is hereby amended by striking out the words “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 23. Paragraph (c) of said section 12 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 24. Paragraph (d) of said section 12 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 25. Paragraph (e) of said section 12 of said chapter 592 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 26. Paragraph (h) of said section 12 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 27. Paragraph (i) of said section 12 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 28. Paragraph (j) of said section 12 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 29. Paragraph (l) of said section 12 of said chapter 592, as amended by chapter 100 of the acts of 1956. is hereby further amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 30. Section 13 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “chairman” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- chair.

SECTION 31. Section 14 of said chapter 592  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 32. Section 15 of said chapter 592 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 33. Section 16 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectman” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 34. Said section 16 of said chapter 592 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 35. Section 17 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 36. Said section 17 of said chapter 592 is hereby further amended by striking out the word “selectmen”, the second time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 37. Section 19 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 38. Section 20 of said chapter 592 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 39. Section 21 of said chapter 592 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.