AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF A TAX EXEMPTION FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS IN THE TOWN OF TEWKSBURY
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Notwithstanding the maximum tax exemption authorized in clause Twenty-second of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Tewksbury may grant an exemption pursuant to said clause Twenty-second of said section 5 of said chapter 59 in the sum of $600 to veterans meeting the qualifications contained in said clause Twenty-second of said section 5 of said chapter 59; provided, however, that following the passage of this act, the board of selectmen of the town may vote annually to increase the exemption amount in excess of the sum of $600; provided further, that such vote shall not increase the exemption amount by more than 5 per cent; and provided, further, that any exemption amount that the town of Tewksbury offers in excess of the maximum exemption authorized in said clause Twenty-second of said section 5 of said chapter 59 shall be borne by the town of Tewksbury.
Approved, January 5, 2023.