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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 17D · Two-year term for mayors in cities under Sec. 17C; acceptance by election
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 18 · City council; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 19 · Duties of mayor or city manager; attendance at council meetings; disclosure of information
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 20 · Passage of ordinances
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 21 · Amendments and repeals of ordinances
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 22 · Ordinances, etc.; passage at one session
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 23 · Ordinances; publication
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 24 · Adoption of plan; effect on obligations, taxes and legal acts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 25 · Employees in mayor's office not subject to civil service
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 26 · Vacancies in office of mayor or city council; acting mayor
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 27 · Interest in public contracts by public employees prohibited; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 28, 28A · Repealed, 1984, 484, Sec. 42
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 29 · Public contracts; form; required approvals; bond, etc.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 30 · Purchase or taking of land
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 31 · School committee; membership; tenure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 32 · Superintendent of schools; election; appointment of other school employees.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 33 · School committee; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 34 · Location and erection of schools; approvals required
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 35 · Open and public meetings; yea and nay vote
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 36 · School committee; filling vacancies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 37 · Initiative petition; measure defined
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 38 · Initiative petitions; validity of signatures; objections
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 39 · Initiative petition; passage and submission to electorate
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 40 · Proceedings if initiative petition not properly signed
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 41 · Contents of ballot for proposed measure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 42 · Referendum petition; effect on final passage
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 43 · Submission of proposed measure to voters
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 44 · Measures with conflicting provisions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 44A · Preliminary elections; contents of notices
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 44B · Inclusion of name on ballot; prerequisites
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 44C · Candidates for nomination; qualifications; statement and petition
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 44D · Official ballot; posting lists of candidates; drawing for position on ballot
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 44E · Counting ballots; canvass of returns
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 44F · Determination of candidates for election
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 44G · Nomination of candidates; conditions making preliminary election unnecessary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 44H · Acceptance of sections dealing with preliminary elections; submission to electorate
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 45 · Provisions applicable to adoption of any governmental plan
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 46 · Plan A
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 47 · Effective date of plan
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 48 · Mayor as chief executive officer; term of office
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 49 · Party designations on ballots prohibited
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 50 · City council; number; election; tenure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 50A · City council; filling vacancies in
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 51 · Repealed, 1952, 259, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 52 · Appointments of employees by mayor without confirmation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 53 · Certificate of appointment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 54 · Removal of officials; exceptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 55 · Approval or veto by mayor of orders, ordinances, etc.; overriding veto
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 56 · Plan B
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 57 · Operative date of plan
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 58 · Mayor as chief executive officer; election; tenure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 59 · City council; number; election; tenure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 59A · Vacancies in office of mayor and council; procedure for filling
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 60 · Appointments by mayor subject to confirmation; exceptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 61 · Removals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 62 · Repealed, 1952, 259, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 63 · Approval and veto offer of mayor
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 64 · Plan C
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 65 · Effective date of plan adopted
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 66 · City council; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 67 · Membership; duties of individual commissioners; tenure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 68 · Terms of office
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 69 · Organization; oath of office
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 70 · Meetings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 71 · Quorum; open and public meetings; duties of city clerk; method of voting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 72 · Powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 73 · Methods of action; itemization of appropriations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 74 · Mayor; status; powers and duties; acting mayor
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 75 · Distribution of executive powers; determination of policies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 76 · Appointment and removal of department heads
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 77 · Department records; publication of reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 78 · Repealed, 1952, 259, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 79 · Plan D; effective date
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 80 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 81 · Management and control of city government by mayor and council
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 82 · City council, membership; election; terms
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 83 · City council; powers and duties; organization; oaths of office
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 84 · Meetings of city council
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 85 · City council; quorum; duties of city clerk; records; procedure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 86 · Mayor; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 87 · Repealed, 1952, 259, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 88 · Vacancies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 89 · City manager; qualifications; tenure; compensation; removal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 90 · Powers and duties of city manager
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 91 · City officers and employees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 92 · Interference with city manager by council forbidden; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 92A · Solicitation of contributions for political parties, etc., by employees forbidden; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 93 · Plan E; effective upon adoption
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 94 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 95 · Governing power of city council, etc.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 96 · City council; membership; tenure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 97 · City council; powers and duties; organization
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 98 · Meetings of city council
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 99 · Quorum; presiding officer; duties of city clerk; voting procedure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 100 · Mayor; official head of city; powers and duties; vice-chairman
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 101 · Repealed, 1952, 259, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 102 · Vacancies in elective bodies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 103 · City manager; appointment; qualifications; compensation; removal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 104 · Powers, rights and duties of city manager
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 105 · City officers and employees; appointments and removals