FILED ON: 3/26/2024

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2715

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act amending the charter of the town of Marshfield to make references to the board of selectmen gender neutral.

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 1-2 of the charter of the town of Marshfield, 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 2. Section 2-4 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 3. Section 3-1 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. Subsection 3-2-1 of section 3-2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the caption and inserting in place thereof the following caption:-  Select Board.

SECTION 5. Said section 3-2 of said charter 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. Said section 3-2 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the words “Board of Selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 7. Said section 3-2 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 8. Said section 3-2 of said charter is further 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 9. Subsection 4-1-1 of section 4-1 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. Said subsection 4-1-1 of said section 4-1 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-select board.             

SECTION 11. Said subsection 4-1-1 of said section 4-1 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the word “selectmen’s” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board’s.

SECTION 12. Said subsection 4-1-1 of said section 4-1 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 13. Subsection section 4-1-2 of said section 4-1 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 14. Subsection 4-1-3 of said section 4-1 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words “Board of Selectmen”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 15. Said subsection 4-1-3 of said section 4-1 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the word “Selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.             

SECTION 16. Subsection 4-1-4 of said section 4-1 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 17. Section 5-2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.             

SECTION 18. Section 5-3 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 19. Section 5-4 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 20. Section 5-5 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 21. Section 5-7 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the word “Selectmen”, the first time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 22. Said section 5-7 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the word “Selectmen”, the second time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the select board.

SECTION 23. Subsection 8-1-2 of section 8-1 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 24.  Subsection 8-1-3 of said section 8-1 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the word “Selectmen’s” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-  select board’s.

SECTION 25. Said subsection 8-1-3 of said section 8-1 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 26. This act shall take effect upon its passage.