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Town Officers to Be Elected; Tenure

District Defined

Appointed Town Offices and Boards; Acceptance by Voters

Establishment of New Board or Office; Effect; Increase or Decrease in Board Membership or Number of Officers

City Officers; Powers and Duties

Penalty for Failure to Choose Selectmen or Assessors

Members of Town and District Boards Eligible to Hold Other Offices; Salary

Voting List; Use

Use of Official Ballots; Towns Authorized to Provide For

Use of Official Ballot; Determination of Extent

Handling of Ballots

Handling of Ballots After Tabulation; Sealing

Failure to Elect; Procedure to Fill Vacancy; Notice

Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Town Office

City Clerks; Tenure

Bond of Town Clerk

Bond of City Clerk

Renewal of Licenses and Permits; Delegation of Authority

Temporary Clerk

Town Clerks; Powers and Duties

Certification of Appropriations

Oaths of Town Officers; Return of Certificate

Filing of City Contracts; Penalty for Noncompliance

Assistant City Clerk

Records of City Clerk; Attestation

Facsimile Signatures of City Clerk or Assistant City Clerk

Assistant Town Clerks; Powers and Duties; Compensation

Certificate of Appointment or Election of Clerk; Filing Requirements

City and Town Clerks; Tenure of Office

Acceptance of Sec. 19b; Procedure; Petition

Removal or Suspension of Clerk Having Permanent Tenure

Procedure for Filling Vacancy Following Death or Removal of Clerk Having Permanent Tenure

Additional Compensation for Serving as Clerk of City Council

Additional Compensation for Serving as Member of Registrars of Voters

Maximum Amount of Additional Compensation for Serving as Member of Registrars of Voters

Additional Compensation for Serving in Other City or Town Positions

Additional Compensation for Serving as Member of Board of Registrars of Voters

Additional Compensation for Town Clerk

Selectmen; Duties and Oath; Penalty

Authorization for Selectmen to Act as or Appoint Other Town Officers

Removal of Persons Appointed to Positions of Chief of Police or Head of Municipal Police Department

Officers Appointed by Selectmen; Tenure; Compensation; Vacancies

Rescission of Vote by Selectmen; Election of Other Officers; Tenure

Executive Secretary or Town Administrator; Appointment; Tenure

Town Departments; Investigations and Reports

Persons Acting on Behalf of Selectmen; Appointment and Removal

Municipal Data Processing Centers

Assessors; Number; Method of Selection; Tenure

Repealed, 1937, 129, Sec. 1

Appointment by Selectmen; Tenure of Office

Assistant Assessors; Appointment by Assessors; Duties; Compensation; Tenure

Appointment by Selectmen Where Town So Votes

Employment of Counsel in Certain Proceedings

Repealed, 2016, 218, Sec. 53

Powers and Duties of Assistant Assessors

Oath of Office; Penalty for Failure to Take Oath

Penalty for False Valuation

Vacancies; Effect on Powers of Remaining Assessors

Agreements for Joint and Cooperative Assessment, Classification and Valuation of Property

To 34 - Repealed, 1967, 658, Sec. 5

Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 156

Identification of Husbands and Wives in Documents and Communications

Bond of Treasurer; Duties

Powers of Treasurer; Prosecution of Actions

Repealed, 2016, 218, Sec. 55

Powers of Tax Collector

Collection of Accounts Due City or Town; Powers and Duties of Tax Collector

Collection of Taxes by Constable

Assistant Treasurer

Repealed, 2016, 218, Sec. 56

Assistant Collector

Temporary Town Officers

Payment of Compensation; Oath

Delivery of Payroll Checks to Department Heads

Payment of Public Employees by Direct Bank Credits

Deposits in Credit Union; Pension or Retirement Allowances

Contents of Pay Roll

Penalty for Violations of Compensation Payment Provisions

Defense of Actions Against Treasurers and Collectors; Indemnification

Sinking Fund Commissioners; Election; Tenure; Appointment of Secretary and Treasurer

Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds; Membership; Powers and Duties

Commissioners in Towns Under Five Thousand Population

Town Treasurer; Duties; Bond

Powers and Duties

Tenure of City Auditor

Vacancy in Office of Auditor

Assistant Auditors; Powers and Duties; Compensation

Powers and Duties of Auditors

Accounts Payable; Notice to Creditors; Part Payments

Approval of Bills

Auditing of Public Trusts

Notice to Auditor of Payment of Public Funds to Treasurer

Notification to Assessors of Receipts

Town Accountant; Tenure; Powers and Duties

Warrants for Payment of Bills

Books of Account and Financial Records

Duties; Notice of Condition of Appropriations; Record of Appropriations

Annual Estimates; Furnishing to Town Accountant

Table of Estimated Appropriations

Annual Report

Appointment of Temporary Officers Upon Vacancy of Certain Offices; Tenure; Bond; Removal; Powers and Duties

Highway Surveyor; Duties

Road and Sewer Commissioners

Road Commissioners; Powers and Duties

Sewer Commissioners; Powers and Duties

Superintendent of Streets; Appointment; Tenure

One Superintendent of Streets for Two or More Towns

Superintendent of Streets; Powers and Duties

Superintendent of Water or Sewer Department

Water Commissioners; Election; Tenure; Quorum; Vacancies

Water Commissioners; Powers and Duties

Submission of Adoption of Board of Public Works to Electorate; Ballot

Board of Public Works; Membership; Election; Tenure; Powers and Duties

Superintendent of Public Works; Appointment; Powers and Duties

Submission to Voters of Revocation of Acceptance; Conditions; Effect

Office of Lands and Natural Resources; Establishment; Powers and Duties; Director and Assistants

Planning Board; Duties

Annual Report

Ordinances and By-Laws

Board of Survey; Membership; Length of Existence; Suspension of Powers and Duties

Approval of Plans Filed by Citizens

Preparation of Plans by Board

Substitution of New Plans

Construction or Alteration of Public Ways; Restrictions

Recordation of Plan; Necessity of Approval by Board

Entry Upon Lands by Board of Survey for Examinations and Surveys

Establishment and Discontinuance of Exterior Way Lines

Damages

Planning Board; Establishment; Membership; Tenure; Vacancies

Board of Appeals; Rules; Meetings; Powers and Duties; Hearings

Planning Board; Powers and Duties

Appeal to Superior Court; Counsel; Costs; Surety or Bond; Speedy Trial

Studies and Reports of Board; Acting as Park Commissioners

Powers of Planning Boards; Entry on Lands

Master Plan; Economic Development Supplement

Application of Subdivision Control Law; Damages

Official Map; Purpose; Recordation

Recordation; Evidence That Subdivision Control Law Is in Effect; Suspension

Alteration of Official Map; Damages for Injuries

Application of Subdivision Control Law on Registered and Unregistered Land; Jurisdiction of Land Court

Applicability of Municipal Planning Laws to Municipal Powers Over Public Ways and Parks

Powers of Planning Boards Established Under Prior Law; Severability Provision

Part of Official Map; Laying Out, Altering or Relocating Public Ways

Duties of Municipalities Having No Official Map in Respect to Construction of Ways; Reference to Planning Board

Establishment and Discontinuance of Exterior Lines of Ways in Municipalities With Planning Boards; Damages for Injuries

Designation of Subdivision Control Law

Definitions for Subdivision Control Law Under Secs. 81k to 81gg

Purpose of Subdivision Control Law

Territorial Extent of Law; Acceptance by Municipalities

Regulation of New Subdivisions

Approval of Plans Not Subject to Control Law; Procedure

Planning Board; Adoption of Rules and Regulations

Waiver of Strict Compliance With Rules and Regulations

Submission of Preliminary Plan; Approval or Disapproval; Recording

Notice of Submission of Plan; Hearing

Approval, Modification or Disapproval of Plan by Board; Prerequisites for Decision

Final Approval of Plan; Endorsements; Certificate

Modification, Amendment or Rescission of Approval of Plan; Conditions

Requirements for Registration of Plan

Restrictions on Construction of Public Ways, Improvements and Buildings; Liability of Grantors, etc.; Court Jurisdiction

Board of Appeals; Membership; Tenure; Removal; Vacancies; Jurisdiction

Authority to Establish Art Commissions

Appointment; Membership; Compensation; Tenure; Removal

Powers and Duties; Penalty

Weighers, Measurers and Surveyors of Goods or Commodities; Appointment; Qualifications; Tenure; Removal

Powers and Duties; Penalty for Misrepresentation

Applicability of Secs. 85 and 86 to Weighers, etc., of Particular Commodities

Weighers and Measurers of Motor Vehicles and Trailers; Appointment

Repealed, 1974, 851, Sec. 2

Weighers of Fish

Deputy Weighers of Fish

Weighers of Fish; Penalty for Violation of Oath of Office

Interfering With Fish Weigher or Deputies; Penalty

Constables; Appointment and Removal in Cities

Constables; Appointment in Towns

Appointments; Qualifications; Application; Investigation

Service of Civil Process

Remedies on Bond

Powers and Duties

Territorial Jurisdiction

Service of Civil Process Fees

Records of Service of Civil Process Fees

Police Officers; Appointment; Tenure; Discharge

Felons Disqualified

Police Training Schools; Supervisory Training; Attendance by Persons Exercising Police Powers; Wages and Expenses; Exceptions; Removal for Failure to Attend

Police Departments; Establishment

Police Departments; Chief of Police; Powers and Duties

Rape Reporting and Prosecution Units Within Police Departments; Training and Funding; Personnel; Retention and Preservation of Forensic Evidence

Notification to Local Law Enforcement by Medical Facilities When Evidence of Sexual Assault Obtained; Submission of Evidence Kit to Crime Laboratory; Entering of Evidence Into DNA Database and Statewide Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Tracking System

Special Telephone Exchange for Reporting of Rape

Confidentiality of Reports of Rape, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence; Access by Victim and Certain Individuals in Performance of Their Duties; Violations; Penalties

Chief of Police; Attendance at Conventions

Firefighter Duties; Performance by Police

Powers and Duties

Arrest on Fresh and Continued Pursuit

Foot Patrol

Badges; Identification by Name or Number

Identification Cards

Public Solicitations Using Words ''police'' or ''firefighters''

Daily Logs; Public Records; Confidentiality of Certain Entries

Domestic Abuse; Police Reports

Requisition of Police Officers by Other Towns

Members of Regular Police or Fire Department and Fire Alarm Division; Residence Outside City or Town

Regional Police District Law; Purpose of Secs. 99b to 99k

Establishment

Town Elections for Acceptance; Ballots

Powers and Duties

Regional Police District Commission; Membership; Officers

Budget; Apportionment; Appropriations

Annual Audits

Costs and Expenses; Annual Estimates; Apportionment; Assessment of Towns

Regional District Police Department; Pending Prosecutions; Personnel Transfers.

Revocation of Acceptance of Regional Police District Law; Town Elections; Ballot; Continuity of District

Indemnification of Police Officers, Firemen and Persons Aiding Them; Actions for Intentional or Negligent Injuries Inflicted Upon Same

Repealed, 1978, 512, Sec. 10

Indemnification of Retired Police Officers and Fire Fighters

To 100f - Repealed, 1978, 512, Sec. 10

Payment of Funeral and Burial Expenses of Fire Fighters and Police Officers Killed in Performance of Duties; Acceptance of Section

Section
100g1/2

Attendance by Police Officers at Police Association Executive Board Meetings; Acceptance of Section

Section
100g1/4

Payment of Funeral and Burial Expenses of Firefighters and Police Officers Killed in Performance of Duties; Acceptance of Section

Indemnification of Law Enforcement Officers for Dogs Used in Connection With Official Duties

100j - Repealed, 1978, 512, Sec. 10

Commissioner of Public Safety; Powers and Duties

Police Officers or Firefighters; Tobacco Smoking

Inspector of Health

Appointment in Towns Under Three Thousand Population

Appointment in Towns of 5,000 or More Inhabitants

Purchasing Department; Purchasing Agent; Duties and Salaries

Establishment of Purchasing Department; Submission to Electorate

Board of Trustees for Soldiers' Memorials; Powers and Duties; Membership; Tenure; Vacancies; Rules and Regulations

Tree Warden; Appointment; Term

Town Physician; Appointment in Certain Towns

Capital Planning Committee; Establishment; Duties

Oath of Office; Beginning of Term

Compensation

Classification of Positions; Compensation Plans; Rules and Regulations

Assessors and Tax Collectors in Districts; Compensation and Expenses

By-Laws Pertaining to Administration of Personnel; Consolidation

Fire Fighters; Minimum Annual Compensation

Policemen; Schedule of Minimum Annual Compensation

Fire Fighters; Schedule of Minimum Annual Compensation

Policemen; Alternate Schedule of Minimum Annual Compensation

Fire Fighters Assigned to Photographic Work; Additional Compensation

Policemen Assigned to Photographic or Fingerprint Identification Work; Additional Compensation

Equal Pay of Male and Female Employees

Female Police Officers; Equality of Compensation

Police Career Incentive Pay Program; Salary Increases; Reimbursement of Cities or Towns

Police Officers Attending Law Enforcement Courses at Accredited College or University for Degree; Payment of Salary; Duty Hours; Agreement

Town Manager, Administrator, Executive Secretary, or Administrative Assistant; Employment Contract

Section
108n1/2

Employment Contracts for Appointed Municipal Treasurers, Assessors or Collectors

Employment Contracts for Police Chiefs and Fire Chiefs

Additional Compensation for Collectors or Treasurers

Resignation; Notice; Residence Requirements

Fidelity Bonds; Payment of Premiums

Authorization for Holidays

Office Hours on Saturday

Vacations of Certain Employees

Vacations for Police and Firemen

Sick Leaves; Accumulation

Attendance by Employee Veterans at Funerals or Memorial Services for Veterans

Vacations for Police and Firemen

Vacation Pay for Terminated Employees; Conditions

Leave With Pay for Incapacitated Employees

Additional Vacation Time for Longevity

Section
111g1/2

Vacations; Duration

Overtime Pay for Police Officers; Conditions

Compensation Due Deceased Employees; Disposition

Attendance at Veterans' Conventions

Firemen; Summer Vacations

Policemen and Firemen; Vacations; 20 Years' Service

Emergency Medical Technicians; Leave Without Loss of Pay While Incapacitated

Indemnification of Emergency Medical Technicians for Certain Expenses

Preference in Public Employment

Veterans in Unclassified Positions; Procedure for Involuntary Separation

Use of Official Ballots

Application of Election Laws

Nomination Papers; Filing; Certificates of Nomination

Duties of Prudential Committee and Clerk in Certain Districts

District Elections; Provision for Election Equipment; Liability for Expenses

District Elections; Provision for Forms, Tally and Vote Sheets

District Meetings; Qualifications

Fiscal Year of Districts

District Treasurers; Qualifications

Temporary Treasurer; Appointment; Bond

Temporary Clerk; Appointment; Bond

Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Clerks; Appointment; Bond

Fire and Water Districts; Appropriation for Cost of Water Favorability Studies

Temporary Housing Assistance Plans

Definitions Applicable to Secs. 126 to 132

Eligibility to Apply for Tenure; Offices Excepted; Restrictions; Duration of Tenure; Removal for Cause

City Offices; Application Statement; Filing; Approval Procedure; Denial, Re-Application Time Limit

Town Offices; Application Statement; Filing; Approval Procedure; Denial, Re-Application Time Limit

Applicability of Town Tenure Provisions to Districts

City or Town Offices; Application Statement by Head of Department for Tenure of Its Members; Filing; Approval Procedure; Denial, Re-Application Time Limit

Tenure Limitations

Appointment and Reappointment of Police Officers