CHAPTER 2
TOWN OF HOLDEN
BY-LAWS
Effective June 9, 1966
Amended: March 9, 1968, March 8, 1969, March 6, 1971, March 10, 1973, May 18, 1974, May 15, 1976, May 13, 1978, May 19, 1980, May18, 1981, May 17, 1982,
May 16, 1983, May 21, 1984, May 19, 1986, May 18, 1987, May 16, 1988, May 15, 1989, May 21, 1990, May 20, 1991, May 17, 1993, May 16, 1994, May 15, 1995,
October 23, 1995, May 20, 1996, May 19, 1997, May 19, 1998, September 28, 1998, May 15, 2000, May 21, 2001, May 20, 2002, May 15, 2006
TOWN OF HOLDEN BYLAWS
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Description |
Page |
ARTICLE I |
Town Meetings |
3 |
ARTICLE II |
Financial Affairs |
4 |
ARTICLE III |
Annual Report |
5 |
ARTICLE IV |
Finance Committee |
5 |
ARTICLE V |
Five-Member Board of Selectmen |
6 |
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Trustees of Damon Memorial and Gale Free Library |
7 |
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Town School Committee |
7 |
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Wachusett Regional School District Committee |
8 |
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Board of Appeals Zoning |
8 |
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Board of Health |
8 |
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Town Committees |
8 |
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Officers and Bonds |
9 |
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Council on Aging |
9 |
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Term of Office |
9 |
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Solicitors and Canvassers By-Law |
9 |
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Alcoholic Beverages |
10 |
ARTICLE VI |
Regulations of Billboards |
11 |
ARTICLE VII |
Removal of Soil |
11 |
ARTICLE VIII |
Restraint of Dogs |
12 |
ARTICLE IX |
Street Opening |
13 |
ARTICLE X |
Amendment, Repeal, Penalty |
14 |
ARTICLE XI |
Littering |
15 |
ARTICLE XII |
Town Clerk Fees |
16 |
ARTICLE XIII |
Handicapped Parking |
20 |
ARTICLE XIV |
Street Numbers |
21 |
ARTICLE XV |
Water Protection By-Law |
22 |
ARTICLE XVI |
Snow Removal By-Law |
28 |
ARTICLE XVII |
Town By-Law Establishing So-Called Fire Lanes on Public and Private Properties |
28 |
ARTICLE XVIII |
License and Permits of Delinquent Taxpayers |
30 |
ARTICLE XIX |
Non Criminal Disposition of Violation of Town Bylaw, etc. |
31 |
ARTICLE XX |
Individual Health Insurance Contracts |
33 |
ARTICLE XXI |
Underground Utilities Bylaw |
35 |
ARTICLE XXII |
Water Use Restriction Bylaw |
37 |
ARTICLE XXIII |
Wetland Bylaw |
41 |
TOWN OF HOLDEN
By-Laws
Effective June 9, 1966
ARTICLE I
Town Meetings
Section 1.
Every Warrant for Meeting shall be served by posting attested copies thereof at the Town Hall and at least two other places in town as the Selectmen shall direct in the Warrant at least 7 days before the town meeting.
Section 2.
The Annual Meeting for the election of Town Officers shall be held on the second Monday in May each year. The polls shall be opened as stated in the Warrant calling said meeting, but not later than 12 o'clock noon. All business of the Annual Meeting except the election of Town Officers, and the determination of such matters as by law are required to be determined at such meetings, shall be considered at the adjournment thereof, which adjournment shall be held on the Monday following the second Monday in May, at 7:00 o'clock P.M.
Section 3.
Articles of the Warrant shall be acted upon in the order in which they stand except that after an affirmative vote by three-fourths of those present and voting an article may be acted upon out of its regular order.
Section 4.
No motion, the effect of which would be to dissolve a town meeting shall be in order until every article in the Warrant has been duly considered and acted upon; but this shall not preclude the postponement of, or consideration of any article to an adjournment of the meeting to a given time.
Section 5.
At any town meeting, except such parts of meetings as are devoted exclusively to the election of Town officers, one percent of the registered voters of the Town shall constitute a quorum, but a less number may from time to time adjourn the meeting.
Section 6.
When a question is under debate, motions shall be received to adjourn to a day certain, to lay on the table, to postpone to a certain time, to postpone indefinately, to commit, or to amend; which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are herein arranged.
Section 7.
No motion shall be entertained at an adjourned meeting for the reconsideration of any vote passed at the original meeting or at any previous adjournment of the same, unless notice of such motion shall have been given at such original meeting or previous adjournment or a notice has been filed with the Town Clerk who shall post such notice at least five days before said adjourned meeting; but this by-law may be suspended in any particular case by a vote of three-fourths of those present and voting.
Section 8.
No article in the Warrant passed over, or under which further action has been indefinitely postponed, shall be again taken into consideration unless ordered by a vote of two-thirds of those present and voting.
Section 9.
The Moderator may decline to put motions obviously frivolous, or tending to disorder. Motions shall be presented in writing if the Moderator so requests.
Section 10.
The Moderator shall be governed in his rulings by the provisions of these by-laws. In matters not herein provided for, the procedure shall be as outlined in the latest version of Roberts Rules of Order as far as applicable.
Section 11.
All committees shall be appointed by the Moderator unless otherwise specially directed by the meeting, and all committees so appointed shall be directed to report within a definite time. If a committee does not report within the time stated, or at the first town meeting held hereafter, the Moderator may hold said committee discharged. The Moderator shall not be a member of any committee appointed by him unless the meeting so votes.
Section 12.
No persons shall speak more than twice upon any questions, except to answer an inquiry, or to give information requested, without first obtaining leave of the meeting, and then not until others, who have not spoken upon the question, shall have spoken if they desire.
Section 13.
At any Town Meeting held for the transaction of town business, no person whose name is not upon the list of voters shall be admitted to the area which the Moderator designates to be for the use of the voters. The Moderator may designate areas for the use of non-voters provided, however, that none of them shall be permitted to vote.
Section 14.
The Moderator may make a public declaration of a 2/3rds vote without the necessity that a count be taken except as otherwise provided by General Laws Chapter 39, Section 15.
ARTICLE II
Financial Affairs
Section 1.
It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk, within fifteen days after every town meeting, to furnish the Board of Selectmen, Chairman of the Finance Committee, the Town Manager, the Treasurer, the Town Accountant and the Clerk of the Board of Assessors a copy of the record of said meeting.
Section 2.
The Collector shall serve a statement of the amount of the tax with a demand for its payment upon all persons whose taxes are not paid as required by law in the year of assessment, and thereafter shall seaonably proceed to enforce its collection as provided by law.
Section 3.
In Fiscal Year 1983 and every third year thereafter there shall be an audit of the Town's accounts, under the supervision of the Director of the Bureau of Accounts in the Department of Revenue.
Section 4.
The Town Manager shall have authority to sell and dispose of obsolete equipment salvageable waste and other personal property belonging to the Town and no longer needed or useable, if the value of such equipment, waste, or property at the time of the proposed sale or disposition is $1,000 or less. If the value of such equipment, waste or property at the time of the proposed sale or disposition exceeds $1,000, such sale or disposition shall be by competitive bidding as provided for purchases and public work in Section 4 of this article.
ARTICLE III
Annual Report
Section 1.
Boards, officer and committees appointed by the Town Manager shall submit an annual report to the Town Manager in such form and at such time after the end of each year as he shall designate. The Town Manager shall forward a copy of each such report to the Board of Selectmen not later than April 2 of each year. Not later than April 2 of each year, each other town officer, board, or committee shall submit to the Board of Selectmen an annual report for the preceding year in such form as the Board of Selectmen shall designate. From such reports, the Board of Selectmen with the assistance of the Town Manager shall prepare the Annual Town Report.
ARTICLE IV
Finance Committee
Section 1.
There shall be a Finance Committee consisting of nine voters of the Town, no one of whom shall be a town official, elected or appointed. Said Committee shall choose its own officers, set its own rules and shall serve without pay, except the clerk, who shall receive reasonable compensation of his services. The clerk of said Committee may or may not be a member of the Committee.
Section 2.
The Finance Committee shall be appointed by the Moderator. The Moderator elected at the annual town meeting, in each year, shall in June of that year appoint three members of that committee to serve for a term of three years. Said Commitee shall meet at the call of the Moderator and choose its chairman and clerk. The Moderator shall forthwith fill by appointment any vacancies which occur in its membership and said appointee shall serve for the remainder of his predecessor's term of office.
Section 3.
The Finance Committee shall consider matters relating to the appropriation, the borrowing, and the expenditure of money by the Town, its indebtedness, the methods of administration of its various officers or departments, property valuation and assessment, and other municipal affairs, and may make recommendations to the Town or to any town board, official or committee relative to such matters.
Section 4.
The Finance Committee shall duly consider the budget for the ensuing year submitted to the Committee by the Town Manager, the Trustees of Damon Memorial and Gale Free Library, the Town School Committee, and the Wachusett Regional School Committee, and may obtain from any town officer, employee, board or commission such supplementary information in such form and detail as they deem necessary. The Finance Committee may request any town officer, employee, or committee to meet and confer with them, and may hold hearings if they deem it advisable.
The Committee shall furnish to the Selectmen, on or before March fifteenth of each year, a report of the matters so considered by it, with recommendations or suggestions relative thereto, and the same shall be printed and ready for distribution at the annual town meeting.
The report of the Finance Committee as published in the Town Report shall contain a statement of the doings of the committee during the year, with such recommendations and suggestions as it may deem advisable on any matter pertaining to the welfare of the Town.
Section 5.
Articles in Town Warrants shall be considered by the Finance Committee who shall make report to the voters with such recommendation or suggestions as the Finance Committee shall deem advisable, and no such recommendation shall be amended after consideration of the article has begun.
Section 6.
In the discharge of its duties, said Committee shall have free access of all books of record and accounts of any office, department, or committee of the Town.
ARTICLE V
Part 1
Five-Member Board of Selectmen
Section 1.
Effective at and after the Annual Meeting in 1972, the Board of Selectmen shall consist of five members, of which two shall be those members whose terms shall not expire in 1972 and of which three shall be elected in 1972 as follows: one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years. Thereafter, as the term of a selectman expires, his successor shall be elected for a term of three years.
Section 2.
They shall keep all books, documents, and valuable papers belonging to the Town relating to their departments, in the fireproof vault provided therefor.
Section 3.
It shall be the duty of the Selectmen to manage all tax title possessions acquired by the Town.
Section 4.
The Town Manager shall act in accordance with any votes on policy matters of the Board of Selectmen delivered to him in writing, which are consistent with Holden Town Manager Act.
Part 2
Trustees of Damon Memorial and Gale Free Library
Section 1.
The Board of Trustees of the Damon Memorial Building, and the Gale Free Library shall consist of six members, two to be chosen at each annual town meeting for a term of three years, and if any vacancy or resignation shall occur in the board during the year, it shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Town at the next annual town meeting. The Trustees are authorized to obtain the services of a Librarian, Assistants, and Janitor, and make such rules and regulations for the proper management and government of the Library and Reading Room, and the use of the books, magazines, periodicals, papers wherever located, as they may deem best for the public good. They shall have the entire custody and management of the Damon Memorial Building and the Gale Free Library.
Part 3
Town School Committee
Section 1.
The Town School Committee shall consist of five members each of whom shall serve for a term of three years. At each Annual Town Meeting, two members or one member, as the case may be, shall be elected to succeed the member or members whose term or terms shall expire in such year.
Part 4
Wachusett Regional School District Committee
Section 1.
The Holden members of the Wachusett Regional School District Committee shall be elected and appointed as provided in the Wachusett Regional School District Agreement, as it may be in effect from time to time.
Part 5
Board of Appeals - Zoning
Section 1.
The Board of Appeals established under the Zoning By-Laws shall also be the Board of Appeals for the Subdivision Control Laws as authorized by the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 81Z.
Part 6
Board of Health
Section 1.
The Town Manager shall appoint a Board of Health consisting of three members and may remove any member.
Section 2.
The Board of Health shall have control over dumps, and no person shall place or cause to be placed any waste refuse or any kind of rubbish in any public way or place in the Town except in such manner as may be directed by the Board of Health.
Section 3.
No person shall transport or cause to be transported into the Town for the purpose of dumping or depositing the same in the Town any ashes, paper, dirt, waste, garbage, refuse, rubbish, or filth of any kind, or any animal or vegetable material, without a written permit from the Board of Health.
Part 7
Town Committees
Section 1.
In addition to the powers given to the Town Manager by law, he may, in his discretion, be a member ex-officio of all committees appointed by a town meeting or by the Moderator, except the Finance Committee, but without power to vote. In addition, a member of the Board of Selectmen chosen by the Selectmen may, in the discretion of the Board of Selectmen, be a member ex-officio of each such committee but without power to vote.
Part 8
Officers and Bonds
Section 1.
All Town Employees having custody of funds belonging to the Town shall be bonded in such amounts as are determined by the Board of Selectmen except as otherwise provided by law.
Part 9
Council on Aging
Section 1.
There is hereby established in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 8B, a Council on Aging, said Council (a) to perform such duties and to exercise such powers and privileges as provided by said Statute as it may now exist or hereafter be amended and (b) to consist of not less than three (3) nor more than eleven (11) members, as shall be determined from time to time by the Town Manager for such term of office as he shall designate.
Part 10
Term of Office
Section 1.
A person elected to any town office or appointed to any committee appointed by a town meeting or by the Moderator shall hold office for the term of his election or appointment and until his successor shall be elected or appointed and qualified.
Part 11
Solicitors and Canvassers By-Law
Section 1.
Permit Required: It shall be unlawful for any solicitor or canvasser as hereinafter defined to engage in such business within the Town of Holden without first obtaining a permit from the Board of Selectmen.
Section 2.
Definition: Solicitor or Canvasser is defined as any person who, for himself or for another person, firm or corporation travels by foot, automobile, or any other type of conveyance from place to place, from house to house, taking or attempting to lease or take orders for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or services or taking or attempting to take contributions for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the selling, distribution, exposing for sale or soliciting orders for magazines, books, periodicals, or other articles of commercial nature, the contracting of all home improvements, or for services to be performed in the future, whether or not such individual has, carries or exposes for retail sale a sample of the subject of such sale, whether or not the person is collective advance payments under such retail
sales.
Section 3.
Rules and Regulations: The Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to adopt and from time to time amend reasonable rules and regulations governing the form of permit application and the information required thereon, the term and renewal of such permits, and the conditions upon which such permits shall be granted.
**See Chapter 3.6
Section 4.
Fee: The Town of Holden Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to establish and from time to time change a fee to be paid for the issuance of Solicitors and Canvassers permits as authorized under this By-Law.
Section 5.
Enforcement: Police Officers of the Town of Holden and such other agents as designated by the Board of Selectmen shall enforce this By-Law.
Section 6.
Exemption: Provisions of this By-Law shall not apply to any person who is engaged in the pursuit of soliciting charitable, benvolent, fraternal, municipal, religious, or political activities, nor any person exempted or licensed under Chapter 101 of the General Laws, or to any person exempted by any other General Laws.
Section 7.
Violation and Penalty: Any person violating any provisions of the By-Law shall upon conviction in a court of law, be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty ($50.00) dollars for each and every offense.
Part 12
Alcoholic Beverages
Section 1.
No person shall consume any alcoholic beverages (as defined in Chapter 138, Section 1 of the General Laws):
(a) While in or on a public street, way, sidewalk, public parking lot or any other public property, or in any public conveyance.
(b) In a motor vehicle while the same is in motion or parked in a public street, way, public parking lot, or any other public property, or
(c) While upon any private property, not his own, without the express permission of the owner or other person having authority to grant such permission
Section 2.
No person shall discard any alcoholic beverage container upon any public street, way, sidwalk, public parking lot, or any other public property, or upon any private property, not his own, without the express permission of the owner.
Section 3.
A police officer witnessing a violation of his Part shall have the right to arrest such person without a warrant and shall bring the person so arrested before the Court within twenty-four hours, Sundays and Holidays excepted. Alcoholic beverages being used in violation of this Part may be seized and safely held until final adjudication of the charge against the person so arrested or summoned before the Court, at which time the beverages shall be disposed of as directed by the Court.
Section 4.
Any person violating any provision of this Part of the By-Laws shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.
ARTICLE VI
Regulations of Billboards
Section 1.
No person, firm, association, or corporation shall erect, display or maintain a billboard, sign, or other outdoor advertising device, except those exempted by Sections 30 and 32 of Chapter 93 of the General Laws, until a permit has been obtained from the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE VII
Removal of Soil
Section 1.
No person shall remove any soil, loam, sand, or gravel from any land in the Town not in public use unless such removal is authorized by a permit issued by the Board of Selectmen, except in conjunction with the construction of a building on the parcel and except for the continued operation on the same parcel of an existing sand and gravel pit. No such permit shall be issued until an application therefor is filed with said Board. Said Board shall hold a public hearing on the application and notice of the filing of such application, and the date and time of the public hearing thereon shall be advertised in a paper published in the Town of Holden or City of Worcester and circulated in the Town seven days at least before the public hearing.
Section 2.
The Selectmen as a condition of granting approval may require that the person moving the above shall conform to specifications of said Board in leaving the area in a sightly condition.
ARTICLE VIII
Restraint of Dogs
Section 1.
Whoever owns or keeps a dog within the Town shall restrain said dog from running at large, confining said dog to the premises of the owner or keeper and shall keep such dog on a leash while on a public way.
Section 2.
Whenever a complaint is sought within the jurisdiction of the Town of Holden for a violation of a By-Law made under the provisions of Section 173A, the hearings officer of said Town shall send a written notice to the person complained against, stating that such a complaint has been sought and will be issued unless such person appears before such officer and confesses the offense, either personally or through an agent duly authorized in writing, or by mailing to such officer with the notice and the fine provided herein. As used herein, hearings officer means such person as shall be appointed by the Town Manager to conduct hearings and perform other duties pursuant to Article VIII of these By-Laws.
If a person notified to appear, as hereinbefore provided, fails to appear or pay the fine within twenty-one days of the sending of the notice, or having appeared, does not desire to avail himself of the procedure established by this section, the hearings officer shall request a complaint to be issued by the District Court and the procedure established for criminal cases shall be followed. The fines which may be imposed by the hearings officer shall be determined in accordance with General Laws Chapter 140, Section 173A, as the same may from time to time be amended and supplemented. The fine which may be imposed by the Hearings Officer shall be 1st Offense $50.00, 2nd Offense in the calendar year $75.00, 3rd Offense in the calendar year $100.00, 4th and subsequent offense in the calendar year $200.00
Section 3.
The restraint of dogs shall not apply for the purpose of training dogs or hunting. Nor shall it apply to a dog belonging to a law enforcement agency, acting in the line of duty.
Section 4.
No dog confined under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 140, as amended, shall be released unless it has been licensed as required by this chapter.
Section 5.
The owner of a dog found in violation of this By-Law or the provisions of Chapter one hundred and forty of the General Laws, which has been impounded, shall pay a fee equal to the expenses incurred by the Town for the daily care; plus a fee for the initial handling of such dogs. The initial handling fee shall be established by the Board of Selectmen, but shall not exceed twenty (20) dollars.
Section 6.
Definition guard dog. A dog owned by a guard dog business or a dog leased, purchased or otherwise acquired from a guard dog business (as defined in Chapter 129 Section 1 of the General Laws) kept for the purpose of protecting life or property.
Section 7.
No "guard dog" shall be kept or licensed within the Town of Holden without the approval of the Board of Selectmen or their designated representative. The Board of Selectmen may impose restrictions or deny approval of the keeping of such dogs within the Town of Holden, as may be deemed necessary to insure public safety.
Section 8.
Any guard dog that is not in compliance with the requirements of Section 7 shall be immediately impounded by the Town of Holden Dog Officer. Said dog shall be held by the Dog Officer for a period of at least seven days prior to disposing of the dog.
Section 9.
Upon receipt of a written report from an investigating officer regarding a complaint about a dog being kept in the Town of Holden, the Town Manager may make such order concerning the restraint of such dog as may be deemed necessary, pending a hearing on the matter.
Section 10.
All claims for damages done by dogs in the Town of Holden shall be determined by appraisers pursuant to Section one hundred and sixty-one of Chapter 140, and when the awards are approved by the Selectmen of the Town, shall be paid in full on the last business day of each fiscal year by the Treasurer of the Town. The awards for damages in any fiscal year shall not exceed the fees, fines and reimbursements collected by the Dog Officer during such fiscal year and if the amounts so collected are insufficient to satisfy all such awards, they shall be divided pro rata among such claimants in full discharge of their claims.
ARTICLE IX
Street Opening
Section VIII
No person and no department of the Town shall break up the ground or pavement in any street or enter any driveway into a public way, or erect thereon any staging for any buildings, or occupy any portion of the way for the purpose of erecting or repairing any building without a written permit from the Town Manager or his designee provided that in case of any emergency, the head of a department may proceed to act without such permit, but shall as soon as may be practical notify the Town Manager. Such permit shall contain such lawful restrictions and limitations as the Town Manager may deem necessary for the protection, convenience, and safety of the public.
No such permit to remove the ground or pavement in any street or for the entering of a driveway into the public street, for the purpose of constructing or installing underground utilities within the street lines, nor to maintain such underground utilities, shall be issued until plans of the proposed construction, in detail have been filed with and are approved by the Town Manager.
In all cases in which such permit may be given for obstructing or excavating or entering into any street, the Town Manager may impose such conditions and limitations as he shall see fit so far as erecting barriers, maintaining lights, and taking other precautions for the security of travelers and other persons.
Whenever any public street is open for any purpose, all materials for paving or blasting shall be removed with the least possible injury or loss of the same, and, together with the excavated materials from the trench, shall be placed where they shall cause the least possible inconvenience to the public, or as may be directed by the Town Manager.
All work shall be done in accordance with the specifications of the Town and shall be approved by the Town Manager.
Any permit required under the provisions of paragraph one of this section shall execute a written agreement to indemnify and save harmless the Town against all damage or cost by reason of any claim for damages or any process, civil or criminal, on account of the existence of such obstruction or excavation, or any injury to any person occasioned thereby and such person shall be required to deposit either cash, a surety company bond, or any insurance policy so that there shall be sufficient surety that the agreement to indemnify shall be carried out and such security shall be approved by the Town Manager.
The contractor shall also post with the Town Manager a performance bond in an amount to be determined by the Town Manager, indemnifying the Town that the work performed under the permit shall be completed in accordance with the specifications of the Town Manager.
ARTICLE X
Amendment, Repeal, Penalty
Section 1.
These By-laws may be amended by vote of the Town at any annual town meeting, provided notice is given in accordance with the General Laws.
Section 2.
The repeal of a By-law shall not thereby have the effect of reviving any By-law theretofore repealed.
Penalties
Section 3.
Whoever violates any of the provisions of these By-laws whereby any act or thing is enjoined or prohibited shall, unless other provisions are expressly made herein or in the General Laws, forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding twenty dollars for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
Validity Not Affected by
Unconstitutionality of Any Section
Section 4.
If any Article or Section of any Article of these By-laws is declared unconstitutional or illegal by any court, or is disapproved by any state authority having jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining provisions of these By-laws shall not be affected thereby.
ARTICLE XI
Littering
Section 1.
No person, whether in or upon a vehicle or on foot or in a building shall throw, deposit, drop, discharge or sweep onto a public way or other public place, and allow to remain there, any refuse, filth or other rubbish unless it is thrown, deposited, dropped, discharged or swept into a receptacle provided for the purpose.
Section 2.
No person whether in or upon a vehicle or on foot on a public way or other public place, shall throw, deposit, drop or discharge onto private property and allow to remain there, any refuse, filth or other rubbish.
Section 3.
Whoever violates the provisions of this Article shall be fined for each offense within the calendar year in accordance with the following schedule:
First Offense |
$100.00 |
Second Offense |
$200.00 |
Third Offense |
$300.00 |
ARTICLE XII
Town Cleark Fees
Section 1.
Unless General Laws, Chapter 262, section 34, as from time to time amended and supplemented, shall specify a higher fee for any of the items listed in this Section 1, the fees of the Town Clerk for the following items shall be as follows:
1. (1) For filing and indexing assignment for the benefit of creditors.
$12.00
2. (11) For entering amendment of a record of the birth of an illegitimate child subsequently legitimized.
$20.00
3. (12) For correcting errors in a record of birth.
$20.00
4. (13) For furnishing certificate of birth.
$10.00
5. (13A) For furnishing an abstract copy of a record of birth.
$5.00
6. (14) For entering delayed record of birth.
$20.00
7. (20) For filing certificate of a person conducting business under any title other than his real name.
$40.00
8. (21) For filing by a person conducting business under any title other than his real name of statement of change of his residence, or of his discontinuance, retirement or withdrawal from, or of a change of location of such business.
$20.00
9. (22) For furnishing certified copy of certificate of person conducting business under any title other than his real name or a statement by such person of his discontinuance, retirement or withdrawal from such business.
$8.00
10. (24) For recording the name and address, the date and number of the certificate issued to a person registered for the practice of podiatry in the Commonwealth.
$40.00
11. (29) For correcting errors in a record of birth.
$20.00
12. (30) For furnishing a certificate of death.
$10.00
13. (30A) For furnishing an abstract copy of a record of death
$5.00
14. (42) For entering notice of intention of marriage and issuing certificates thereof
$30.00
15. (43) For entering certificate of marriage filed by persons married out of Commonwealth.
$6.00
16. (44) For issuing certificate of Marriage.
$10.00
17. (44A) For furnishing an abstract copy of a record of marriage.
$5.00
18. (45) For correcting errors in a record of marriage.
$25.00
19. (54) For recording power of attorney.
$20.00
20. (57) For recording certificate of registration granted to a person to engage in the practice of optometry, or issuing a certified copy thereof.
$40.00
21. (58) For recording the name of the owner of a certificate of registration as a physician or osteopath in the Commonwealth.
$40.00
22. (62) For recording order granting locations of poles, piers, abutments or conduits, alterations or transfer hereof, and increase in number of wires and cable or attachments under the provisions of Section 22 of Chapter 166.
Flat Fee $45.00
Add'l Fee $15.00
23. (66) For examining records or papers relating to birth, marriage or deaths upon the application of any person, the actual expense thereof, but not less than $6.00.
$10.00
24. (67) For copying any manuscript or record pertaining to a birth, marriage or death.
$5.00 per page
25. (69) For receiving & filing of a complete inventory of all items to be included in a "closing out sale" etc.
$12.00 1st page
$4.00 add'l page
26. (75) For filing a copy of written instrument or declaration of trust by the trustees of an association or trust, or any amendment thereof as provided by Section 2, Chapter 182.
$25.00
27. (78) For recording deed of lot or plot in a public burial place or cemetery.
$15.00
28. (79) Recording any other documents.
1st page $12.00
add'l page $2.00 each
Miscellaneous Fees
A. |
Certified Voter's Certificate |
$6.00 |
B |
Certification of other documents |
$3.00 per page |
C |
Raffle Permit |
$10.00 |
D |
Drainlayer License Renewal |
$50.00 |
E |
Flammable Storage License Renewal |
$50.00 |
F |
Voter List Extract |
$10.00 |
G |
Burial Permit |
$10.00 |
Section 2.
Unless section 1 of this Article shall specify a fee for a particular item listed in General Laws, Chapter 262, Section 34, as from time to time amended and supplemented, then the fee to be charged therefor shall be as required by said section 34.
Section 3.
The fees to be charged by the Town Clerk for voter cards shall be $6.00 or such higher amount as the general laws may allow.
ARTICLE XIII
Handicapped Parking
Section 1.
Any person or body that has lawful control of a public or private way or of improved or enclosed property used as off-street parking areas for businesses, shopping malls, theaters, auditoriums, sporting or recreational facilities, cultural centers, residential dwellings, or for any other place where the public has a right of access as invitees or licensees, shall reserve parking spaces in said off-street parking areas for any vehicle owned and operated by a disabled veteran or handicapped person whose vehicle bears the distinguishing license plate authorized by General Laws, Chapter 90, section 2, according to the following formula:
If the number of parking spaces in any such area is more than fifteen but not more than twenty-five, on parking space; more than twenty-five but not more than forty, five percent of such spaces but not less than two; more than forty but not more than one hundred, for per cent of such spaces but not less than three; more than one hundred but not more than two hundred, three per cent of such spaces but not less than four; more than two hundred but not more than five hundred, two per cent of such spaces but not less than six; more than five hundred but not more than one thousand, one and one-half per cent of such spaces but not less than ten; more than one thousand but not more than two thousand, one per cent of such spaces but not less than fifteen; more than two thousand but less than five thousand, three-fourths of one per cent of such spaces
but not less than twenty; and more than five thousand, one-half of one per cent of such spaces but not less than thirty.
Section 2.
Parking spaces designated as reserved under the provisions of Section 1 shall be identified by the use of above grade signs with white lettering against a blue background and shall bear the words "Handicapped Parking: Special Plate Required. Unauthorized Vehicle May be Removed at Owner's Expense"; shall be as near as possible to a building entrance or walkway; shall be adjacent to curb ramps or other unobstructed methods permitting sidewalk access to a handicapped person; and shall be twelve feet wide or two eight foot wide areas with four feet of cross hatch between them.
Section 3.
No person shall leave a vehicle (a) within a parking space designated for use by disabled veterans, handicapped persons, or other temporarily handicapped persons as authorized by this article unless such vehicle bears a distinctive number plate authorized under General Laws, Chapter 90, Sect | 
