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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE JACOB SEARS MEMORIAL LIBRARY.

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. The first paragraph of section 2 of chapter 254 of the acts of 1908, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 119 of the acts of 2004, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The 3 trustees, all of whom shall be residents of what is commonly known as East Dennis, in the town of Dennis, shall be elected by a vote of the residents of Quivet Neck.

SECTION 2. Section 4 of said chapter 254 is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- The inhabitants of Quivet Neck above the age of 18, who have resided in Quivet Neck for a period of 1 year before the time of the meetings described in this section, may elect by ballot annually a committee of 5 inhabitants of East Dennis, who shall not be trustees or their successors. The duties of the committee shall be to advise the trustees as to the administration of the said trust.

SECTION 3. Said chapter 254 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 7 the following section:-
Section 7A. The area of East Dennis shall be defined on an annual basis to comply with the district definition of the Dennis chamber of commerce including, but not limited to, state highway routes 134 and 6A within the defined area.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage

Approved December 28, 2007