§ A996-1. Laws and acts enumerated.


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  • The following is an unofficial listing of General Laws and Special Acts accepted by the Town of Plainville:
    Date
    Accepted
    Statutory
    Reference
    Subject
    not indicated
    MGL c. 136, §§ 21 and 22
    Sports and games on Sundays [NOTE: MGL c. 136, §§ 21 and 22 were REPEALED by St. 1962, c. 612.]
    3-18-1907
    St. 1890, c. 347
    Promote the establishment and efficiency of free public libraries
    6-16-1908
    St. 1890, c. 404
    Provide for establishment of a water system for the Town
    3-15-1909
    St. 1908, c. 209
    Provide for the protection of forest or sprout lands from fire
    11-5-1912
    St. 1912, c. 503 (MGL c. 32, § 77)
    Pensioning laborers
    3-10-1913
    MGL c. 49, §§ 42 and 43
    Relative to sidewalk betterments (Chapter 49 revised laws)
    3-9-1914
    St. 1907, c. 191
    Authorize the establishment of Boards of Survey in towns
    11-3-1914
    St. 1914, c. 217
    Laborer's vacations
    11-3-1914
    St. 1914, c. 688 (MGL c. 149, § 1)
    Saturday half holiday
    11-3-1914
    St. 1914, c. 790
    Party enrollment
    3-5-1917
    St. 1916, c. 293
    Authorize the licensing by cities and towns of motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire
    11-4-1919
    St. 1919, c. 311G
    Continuation schools
    3-5-1928
    MGL c. 40, § 22
    Regulation of carriages, etc.
    11-5-1946
    MGL c. 32, §§ 1 to 28; “C166”
    Contributory retirement
    3-3-1947
    St. 1947, c. 24
    Authorizing the Town of Plainville to construct, equip and maintain a building to use as a library on land within the limits of Plainville Town Park, so-called in said Town
    3-5-1951
    St. 1950, c. 820
    Providing for an increase in the annual amounts of certain pensions, retirement allowances, annuities and other benefits payable by the commonwealth and its political subdivisions to certain former employees and persons claiming under them
    3-5-1951
    St. 1913, c. 807
    Provide for compensating certain public employees for injuries sustained in the course of their employment
    3-2-1953
    St. 1951, c. 537
    Pensions
    3-5-1956
    St. 1955, c. 670
    Relative to increasing the amounts of pensions, retirement allowances and annuities payable to certain former public employees
    3-4-1957
    MGL c. 40, § 8A
    Development and Industrial Commission
    3-4-1957
    MGL c. 41, §§ 81A to 81Z
    Planning Board, Board of Appeals
    3-2-1962
    MGL c. 40, § 6H
    [NOTE: MGL c. 40, § 6H was REPEALED by St. 1977, c. 693.]
    3-4-1963
    MGL c. 32B
    Group insurance
    3-18-1963
    MGL c. § 8C
    Conservation Commission
    3-18-1963, Art. 25
    MGL c. 54, § 103A
    Relative to absent or physically disabled voters
    3-2-1964, Art. 16
    MGL c. 40, § 6H
    Costs for repairs on private ways [NOTE: MGL c. 40, § 6H was REPEALED by St. 1977, c. 693.]
    3-18-1964
    MGL c. 40, § 8C
    Conservation Commission
    6-29-1964
    MGL c. 121, § 26K
    Housing Authority
    3-18-1968
    MGL c. 40D, § 22
    Industrial Development Financing Authority
    3-3-1969
    MGL c. 32B, § 11B
    Group insurance to elderly retired persons
    3-3-1969, Art. 28
    MGL c. 41, § 97A
    Police Department
    3-18-1970
    MGL c. 48, §§  42, 43 and 44
    Strong Fire Chief
    [REVOKED 4-10-1985 ATM by Art. 32]
    4-1-1972
    MGL c. 31, § 48
    Civil service for police force except Police Chief
    3-1-1973
    MGL c. 90, § 20C
    Parking violations
    3-1-1973
    MGL c. 40, § 6L
    Provides for rental or lease of work clothes for Town employees
    3-1-1973
    MGL c. 40, § 6J
    Provides work clothes for Town employees
    4-9-1973
    MGL c. 90
    Highway maintenance
    6-18-1973
    MGL c. 40, § 8D
    Establish Historic Commission
    3-6-1974, Art. 31
    MGL c. 40, § 6B
    Uniforms for police and fire
    1974
    MGL c. 53, § 121
    Nonpartisan caucus
    3-4-1974 Referendum
    Employee benefits on insurance dividend
    3-1-1975 Referendum
    Town is authorized to issue permits for playing "Beano"
    2-23-1976, Art. 4
    MGL c. 272, § 73A; St. 1973, c. 448
    Gravestone Act
    4-5-1976, Art. 9 (4-26-1976)
    MGL c. 41, § 55
    Authorize Board of Selectmen to abolish office of Town Auditor and appoint Town Accountant
    4-5-1976, Art. 24 (4-26-1976)
    MGL c. 41, § 41B
    Paying public employees by means of direct bank credits
    4-24-1978, Art. 31
    MGL c. 40, § 22D
    Towing of illegally parked vehicles
    5-29-1979, Art. 28
    MGL c. 258, § 9; St. 1978, c. 512
    Indemnify each officer and employee of the Town including school committee, from personal financial loss and expenses
    4-2-1979, Art. 30 (5-29-1979)
    MGL c. 148, § 26C
    Installation of automatic smoke detectors or heat detectors and each hallway floor in each dwelling unit in building with six or more dwelling units including apartments, dwelling houses, boarding houses, hotels, lodging and family hotels
    4-7-1980, Art. 17 (4-14-1980)
    MGL c. 148, §§ 26D and 26E
    Installation of smoke detectors in certain buildings
    9-14-1981, Art. 11
    MGL c. 90, §§ 20A and 20C
    Establishment of a fine schedule for parking violations
    4-6-1981 Annual Town Election, Question 1
    MGL c. 258, § 13
    Town indemnify and save harmless municipal officers elected or appointed, from personal financial loss and expense
    10-14-1982
    MGL c. 41, § 1
    Establish a Board of Health
    4-25-1983
    MGL c. 258, § 26G
    Require automatic sprinkler systems in buildings or additions more than 7,500 gross square feet in floor area constructed after 7-1-1983
    4-13-1983, Art. 14
    MGL c. 138, § 12B
    Prohibit nude entertainment in any establishment possessing alcoholic beverage license
    6-20-1983, Art. 17
    MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 41B
    Increase eligibility of elderly persons for real property exemption
    6-20-1983, Art. 14
    MGL c. 44, § 53E
    Special account of fees to be expended for purpose allocated without further appropriation
    6-20-1983, Art. 15
    MGL c. 44, § 53E
    Police department to retain all fees received for photocopying of police reports and expend for purchase of supplies and equipment
    2-15-1984, Art. 18
    MGL c. 129, § 15
    Board of Health appoint animal inspector
    4-2-1984
    Civil Service Police Chief
    4-2-1984
    MGL c. 31B
    Additional life and accidental health
    4-10-1985, Art. 32 (4-22-1985)
    Revocation of prior acceptance
    Revoke acceptance of MGL c. 48, §§ 42, 43 and 44 at 3-18-1970 Town Meeting
    4-1-1985, Art. 33 (4-22-1985)
    MGL c. 48, §§ 42A and 43
    § 42A, Fire Department Chief; and amended to include § 43, Forest Warden (Fire Chief)
    4-29-1985, Art. 40
    MGL c. 40, § 15C
    Scenic roads
    10-28-1985, Art. 2
    St. 1985, c. 188, § 13
    Professional development grants public school teachers
    4-14-1986, Art. 12
    MGL c. 44, § 53F
    Authorize Treasurer balance
    4-7-1986, Art. 61 (4-28-1986)
    MGL c. 64G, § 3A
    Impose local room occupancy excise of 4%
    4-6-1987, Art. 45 (4-27-1987)
    MGL c. 70A, § 5
    Equal Education Opportunity Grant
    4-6-1987, Art. 46
    St. 1985, c. 188, § 13
    Professional development grants public school teachers
    4-6-1987, Art. 76 (5-4-1987)
    MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 17D
    Exemption for surviving spouses, minors with deceased parents who qualify for abatement
    5-4-1987, Art. 75
    MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 41C
    Elderly abatement
    1-19-1988, Art. 14 (1-27-1988)
    MGL c. 40, § 4H
    Allows town to purchase and enter into contracts to purchase equipment, supplies and materials from any agency or instrumentality of the federal government, commonwealth, or its political subdivisions
    5-31-1988
    Chapter 51 of the Acts of 1988
    Recall of elected officials
    6-13-1988, Art. 7
    MGL c. 44, § 53D
    Permit establishment of revolving fund for deposit of receipts received in connection of self-supporting recreation and park services
    12-12-1989, Art. 9 (12-19-1989)
    MGL c. 148, § 26H
    Requires automatic sprinkler systems in lodging or boarding houses with six or more unrelated persons
    5-16-1990, Art. 18
    MGL c. 148, § 26I
    Requires automatic sprinkler systems for residential purposes containing not less than four dwelling units including but not limited to lodging houses, boarding houses, fraternity houses, dormitories, apartments, townhouses, condos, hotels, motels and group residences
    4-2-1990, Art. 19 (5-16-1990)
    MGL c. 653, § 40
    Assessment date changes for new growth
    4-1-1991, Art. 7 (4-29-1991)
    MGL c. 60A, § 1; St. 1982, c. 597
    Provide exemption from motor vehicle excise for any motor vehicle owned by prisoner of war
    4-29-1991
    MGL c. 30B
    Amend Town By-Laws
    4-29-1991, Art. 51
    St. 1990, c. 291
    Allowing Town to receive enhanced 911 service
    4-29-1991
    MGL c. 40, § 6
    Raise or transfer funds for reserve fund
    4-29-1991
    MGL c. 41, § 108
    Fix salary and compensation of all elected officers
    4-29-1991
    MGL c. 44, § 17
    Treasurer to borrow money
    4-29-1991
    MGL c. 70A, § 4 or 5
    Accept Equal Educational Opportunity Grant [NOTE: MGL c. 70A, §§ 1 through 6, were REPEALED by St. 1993, c. 71, § 33.]
    4-29-1991
    MGL c. 74
    Raise or transfer funds to fund vocational education
    4-29-1991
    MGL c. 93 and c. 93A; MGL c. 255D
    Misrepresentation
    4-6-1992, Art. 7 (5-26-1992)
    MGL c. 40, § 57
    Denial, revocation, suspension of local license or permit for failure to pay municipal taxes or charges
    5-24-1993
    MGL c. 32, § 22D
    Retirement system funding
    5-24-1993, Art. 19 (6-1-1993)
    MGL c. 40, § 5E
    Unemployment compensation fund
    5-24-1993
    MGL c. 41, § 23A
    Permit appointment of Executive Secretary by Board of Health
    5-24-1993, Art. 9 (6-7-1993)
    MGL c. 41, § 1
    Establish Board of Health
    6-7-1993, Art. 12
    MGL c. 32, § 22D; St. 1992, c. 399
    Provides for establishment of retirement system funding schedule to reduce the unfunded actuarial liability of the system
    5-24-1993, Art. 16 (6-7-1993)
    MGL c. 59, § 57C
    Allows for preliminary and quarterly tax bills
    4-4-1994, Annual Town Election, Question No. 1
    MGL c. 40, § 6D
    Removal of ice and snow from private ways
    4-25-1994
    MGL c. 140, § 147A
    Town empowered to enact bylaws relative to regulation of dogs
    11-20-1995, Art. 3
    MGL c. 41, § 108L
    Quinn Bill
    5-6-1996, Art. 48
    MGL c. 40, § 8G
    Enables communities to enter into agreements to provide mutual aid
    5-13-1996, Art. 14
    MGL c. 40, § 4A
    Enter into intermunicipal agreement with other cities and towns
    6-1-1998, Art. 43 (6-8-1998)
    MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2
    Exterprise fund, waste collection
    6-1-1999, Art. 13
    MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
    Authorize establishment of revolving account
    6-7-1999
    MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
    Printed materials, postage envelopes
    6-7-1999
    MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
    Animal Control Bylaw revolving account
    6-7-1999
    MGL c. 59, § 541C
    Elderly exemption increase to $1,000
    6-9-1999
    MGL c. 40, § 4A
    Intermunicipal Water Agreement with North Attleboro and Plainville
    6-9-1999, Art. 4
    MGL c. 40, § 4A
    Intermunicipal Sewer Agreement with Town of North Attleborough
    6-14-1999
    MGL c. 71, § 71E
    Continuing education, summer school
    6-14-1999, Art. 14
    MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
    6-14-1999, Art. 15
    MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
    Establish revolving account sums collected for firearms licenses
    6-14-1999, Art. 16
    MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
    Services associated with provision of fire alarm services by the Plainville Fire Department
    6-14-1999, Art. 31
    MGL c. 71, § 71E
    Authorize Plainville School Committee to expend moneys
    4-3-2000, Art. 26 (4-24-2000)
    MGL c. 40, § 3
    Lease Town-owned land, Osborne Nursery
    4-2-2001
    MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 3
    Exemption property tax for blind
    4-30-2001, Art. 21
    MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 37A
    Exemption in real property tax for eligible person who is blind
    6-3-2002, Art. 37
    MGL c. 41, § 1
    Tree Warden appointed position
    12-19-2002
    Chapter 412 of the Acts of 2002
    Effective date of certain civil service laws in the Town of Plainville
    6-7-2004, Art. 16
    MGL c. 40, § 3
    Separate account for moneys received from rental/lease of school facility
    6-7-2004, Art. 17
    MGL c. 41, § 19K
    Additional compensation of a Town Clerk upon certification as a Massachusetts Municipal Clerk
    6-7-2004, Art. 28 (6-14-2004)
    MGL c. 40, § 4A
    Intermunicipal sewer agreement with the Town of North Attleborough
    6-5-2006
    MGL c. 40, § 4A
    Board of Health intermunicipal agreement mutual aid
    6-5-2006
    MGL c. 121B, § 4
    Redevelopment Authority established
    6-4-2007
    MGL c. 39, § 23D
    Accept provision of MGL missed session adjudicatory hearing
    5-19-2008
    MGL c. 32B, § 18
    Medicare Part A retirees, spouses and dependents
    7-22-2008
    Chapter 192 of the Acts of 2008
    Joint Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners
    8-25-2009
    MGL c. 41, § 110A
    Office hours on Saturday
    8-25-2009
    MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 41C
    Increase the allowable income levels of eligible taxpayers who have reached 70 effective 7-1-2009
    8-25-2009
    MGL c. 64G, § 3A
    Amend local room occupancy excise to rate of 6%
    8-25-2009
    MGL c. 64L, § 2A
    Local meals excise tax
    5-7-2010, Art. 32 (6-14-2010)
    MGL c. 40, § 22F
    Authorizing any Town board or officer empowered to issue a license, permit or certificate, or to render a service or perform work, to fix reasonable fees or charges
    6-14-2010
    MGL c. 41, §§ 111M and 111N
    Emergency medical technicians leave without loss of pay
    6-4-2012, Art. 14
    MGL c. 32b, § 20
    Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund
    7-22-2013
    Chapter 39 of the Acts of 2013
    An Act establishing a district to operate a regional public safety communications and dispatch center for the city known as the Town of Franklin and the Towns of Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham
    6-2-2014, Art. 37
    MGL c. 31 § 58A
    No appointment of police officer/firefighter over 32 years old
    1-7-2015
    Chapter 474 of the Acts of 2014
    An Act establishing a Gaming Revenue Stabilization Fund
    6-1-2015, Art. 32
    MGL c. 60, § 15B
    Tax title revolving fund
    6-1-2015, Art. 36
    MGL c. 40, §§ 42A through 42F
    MGL c. 83, §§ 16A through 16F
    Method of collection of water and sewer rates
    6-1-2015, Art. 53
    Chapter 127 of the Acts of 2015
    An Act establishing a Town Administrator in the Town of Plainville
    6-1-2015, Art. 54
    Chapter 125 of the Acts of 2015
    An Act relative to the creation of a Treasurer-Collector in the Town of Plainville
    6-1-2015, Art. 55
    Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2016
    An Act establishing a Department of Public Works in the Town of Plainville
    9-10-2015
    Chapter 78 of the Acts of 2015
    An Act authorizing the appointment of Dean M. Casbarra as a firefighter
    6-6-2016 ATM, Art. 21
    MGL c. 59, § 5(54)
    Minimum fair cash value required for personal property accounts to be taxed
    6-6-2016 ATM, Art. 41
    MGL c. 140, § 139c
    No charge for license for dog owned by a person 70 years or older
    12-23-2016
    Chapter 341 of the Acts of 2016
    An Act designating a certain intersection in the Town of Plainville as the Special Police Officer Mike O. Maher Memorial Intersection
    6-5-2017 ATM, Art. 8
    MGL c. 40, § 13E
    School district reserve funds to be utilized in the upcoming fiscal year to pay without further appropriation for unanticipated or unbudgeted costs of special education, out-of-district tuition or transportation
    6-5-2017 ATM, Art. 40
    MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2
    Establishing cable franchise fees revolving fund as an enterprise fund
    1-3-2018
    Chapter 171 of the Acts of 2017
    Exempt all positions in the Fire Department from the Civil Service Law
    6-4-2018 ATM, Art. 22; 11-6-2018 election
    MGL c. 44B, §§ 3 to 7, inclusive
    Community Preservation Act
    11-26-2018 STM, Art. 7
    MGL c. 64N, § 3`
    Excise tax on retail sales of marijuana for adult use at the rate of 3%