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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT REMOVING THE TOWN OF OAK BLUFFS FROM MEMBERSHIP IN THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMISSION.

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 chapter 637 of the acts of 1974, the jurisdiction of the Martha's Vineyard Commission shall not include the town of Oak Bluffs and the town shall not be represented in the membership of the commission.

SECTION 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance to the voters of the town of Oak Bluffs at a special town election to be held on May 13, 2003 in the form of the following question which shall be placed on the official ballot:-

"Shall an act passed by the general court in the year 2003 entitled 'An Act removing the town of Oak Bluffs from membership in the Martha's Vineyard Commission', be accepted?" If a majority of votes cast in answer to this question is in the affirmative, this act shall take effect on July 1, 2003, but not otherwise.

SECTION 3. Section 2 shall take effect upon its passage.

Passed without Governor's signature, April 3, 2003