Municipal Government

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Section
1

Allocation of Powers

Section
2

Presiding Officer of Board of Aldermen; Voting Rights

Section
3

Elections of City Officers by Municipal Bodies; Manner of Voting

Section
4

Mayor to Sign Every Ordinance; Veto Power; Effect

Section
5

Performance of Mayoralty Duties During Vacancy

Section
6

Election Warrants; Issuance; Acceptance of Provisions of Section

Section
6a

Municipal Salaries; Increases and Decreases; Procedure

Section
7

Holding Other Offices

Section
8

Compatibility of Offices

Section
8a

Removal of Officers; Procedure; Exception

Section
9

Annual Meeting; Other Meetings; Election of Officers; Times; Adjournment; Holidays

Section
9a

Election of Officers and Other Matters Determined by Ballot; Meetings; Time and Place; Warrants

Section
10

Warrant; Issuance; Contents

Section
10a

Recession and Continuation of Town Meeting Due to Inclement Weather or Public Safety Emergency; Notice

Section
11

Persons Authorized to Call Meetings Upon Resignation of Selectmen

Section
12

Persons Authorized to Call Meetings Upon Refusal of Selectmen

Section
13

Quorum; Application of Section

Section
14

Moderators; Election; Tenure; Vacancies; Assistant Moderators

Section
15

Moderators; Powers and Duties

Section
16

Appropriation, Advisory or Finance Committees; Appointment; Tenure; Powers and Duties

Section
17

Powers of Moderator; Preservation of Order

Section
18

Duties of Moderators; Reception of Votes

Section
19

Repealed, 1934, 39, Sec. 1

Section
20

Precinct Voting

Section
21

Canvass of Returns

Section
22

23 - Repealed, 1974, 8, Sec. 4

Section
23a

To 23c - Repealed, 2009, 28, Sec. 20

Section
23d

Adjudicatory Hearings; Attendance by Municipal Board, Committee and Commission Members; Voting Disqualification

Section
24

Application of Chapter