§ 1 Short title; definitions
§ 2 Adoption, revision or amendment of existing charter
§ 3 Petition for adoption and revision of charter; filing; objections
§ 4 Order of governing body for submission of question of adoption or revision of charter; nomination and election of charter commission
§ 5 Charter commission; procedure for nomination and election of members
§ 6 Charter commission; number of members; election
§ 7 Charter commission; organization; compensation and expenses of members
§ 8 Charter commission; rules and regulations; personnel; funds; receipts and expenditures; office space and facilities; taxation and borrowing
§ 9 Hearings before charter commission; reports of commission
§ 10 Amendments to charter previously adopted or revised under this chapter; procedure
§ 11 Proposed charter or charter revision; submission to voters; ballot; copies of final report or proposed amendment; adoption of alternative or conflicting provisions
§ 12 Charter and charter amendments and revisions; deposit of certificates; judicial notice; reprints for distribution
§ 12A Resubmission of charter which failed of approval
§ 13 Exercise of powers and functions by municipalities
§ 14 Enforcement of this chapter; declaratory relief; judicial review
§ 15 Petitions for adoption or revision of charter or suggestion of charter amendment; form
§ 16 Paper or document required to be filed or submitted; presumptions
§ 17 Election laws; applicable and conflicting provisions
§ 18 Method of electing officers
§ 19 Special laws enacted after Nov. 8, 1966
§ 20 Provisions of charter or amendment deemed consistent with certain other laws
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 43B - Home Rule Procedures

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.