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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT TO 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 2-1 of chapter 2 of the charter of the town of Swampscott, 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 word “selectmen”, the first and third times it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 2. Said section 2-1 of said chapter 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 3. Section 2-2 of said chapter 2 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. Section 2-3 of said chapter 2 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 5. Said section 2-3 of said chapter 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 6. The first paragraph of section 2-6 of said chapter 2 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 7. The last paragraph of said section 2-6 of said chapter 2 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 8. Subsection (b) of section 2-9 of said chapter 2 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 9. Section 3-1 of chapter 3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words “Board of Selectmen”, the first time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Select Board.

SECTION 10. Said section 3-1 of said chapter 3 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen”, the second time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 11. Section 3-2A of said chapter 3 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 12. Subsection (b) of section 3-3 of said chapter 3 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 13. Section 3-4 of said chapter 3 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 14. Subsection (c) of section 3-5 of said chapter 3 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 15. Section 4-1 of chapter 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 16. Chapter 5 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the title and inserting in place thereof the following title:- SELECT BOARD.

SECTION 17. Section 5-1 of said chapter 5 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 18. Section 5-2 of said chapter 5 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 19. Section 6-1 of chapter 6 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 20. Section 6-2 of said chapter 6 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 21. Section 6-3 of said chapter 6 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 22. Subsection (a) of section 6-4 of said chapter 6 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 23. Subsection (b) of said section 6-4 of said chapter 6 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 24. Subsection (c) of said section 6-4 of said chapter 6 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words “Board of Selectmen”, the first time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.

SECTION 25. Said subsection (c) of said section 6-4 of said chapter 6 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen”, the second, third and fourth times they appear, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.

SECTION 26. Subsection (d) of said section 6-4 of said chapter 6 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 27. Subsection (e) of said section 6-4 of said chapter 6 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 28. Subsection (a) of section 6-5 of said chapter 6 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 29. Section 7-1 of chapter 7 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 30. Section 8-4 of chapter 8 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 31. Section 8-5 of said chapter 8 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 32. Section 8-7 of said chapter 8 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 33. Section 8-9 of said chapter 8 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 34. Section 8-10 of said chapter 8 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 35. Section 10-1 of chapter 10 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 36. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved, December 19, 2024.