Section 7A. In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section when an application for a permit has been denied under the provisions of sections seven or fifteen such applicant may appeal such denial to the board of selectmen in a town or to the mayor of a city, as the case may be, and after a hearing such selectmen or mayor may issue such permit as provided in said sections seven or fifteen.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 136 sec. 7A

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.