TABLE I. - ACTS AND RESOLVES APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE
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Acts Ch. Subject Accepted 1847 190 Incorporation of the Town of Lawrence Not required 1848 260 Establishment of police court Not required 1848 360 Establishment of fire department Not required 1853 70 Establishment of City of Lawrence Not required 1854 224 Annexation of part of Town of Methuen Not required 1855 158 Charter amendment Not required 1855 270 Amendment to act establishing a police court Not required 1861 140 Addition to an act to establish the City of Lawrence Not required 1862 108 Sealing of weights and measures Not required 1868 143 An act concerning sidewalks Not required 1870 294 Juvenile offenders Not required 1872 79 Water supply for the city By voters May 7, 1872 1872 118 Authorizing the Franklin Library Association to transfer its property to the city Not required 1874 371 Industrial School Not required 1875 67 Additional act in connection with city water supply Not required 1876 70 Additional act in connection with city water supply Not required 1876 160 Industrial School Not required 1879 11 Annexation of a part of the Town of Andover Not required 1879 15 Annexation of a part of the Town of Andover Not required 1882 170 Improvement of drainage and preservation of public health Not required 1884 135 Authorization to incur debts for a sewer system and to issue bonds and establish a sinking fund for the payment thereof Not required 1885 346 Charter amendment (Repealed by Acts of 1887, Ch. 229) Not required 1886 25 Maintenance of a bridge over the south canal of the Essex Company Not required 1887 229 Repeals Acts 1885, Ch. 346 Not required 1887 299 Reconstruction of the Union Street bridge Not required 1887 397 Fixing the tenure of office of policemen Not required 1887 400 Charter amendment relating to the appointment of assistant assessors Not required 1888 106 Authorizing the county commission of Essex County to reimburse the city for expense in connection with the Lawrence and Andover bridges Not required 1888 384 Providing armories for the Massachusetts volunteer militia By council Nov. 23, 1891 1889 94 Authorizing the city to maintain a bridge over the north canal of the Essex Company on Union Street Not required 1889 330 Establishment of public library Not required 1890 59 Authorizing the city to abate a nuisance therein Not required 1891 97 Appointment of sewer assessments Not required 1891 276 Establishment of Fire Department Not required 1892 65 Authorizing the city to maintain a bridge over north canal of the Essex Company Not required 1893 380 Amends Ch. 97, Acts 1891 By council March 26, 1894 1895 290 Authorizing use of proceeds of loan for extension of waterworks Not required 1897 143 Care and custody of shade trees Not required 1898 91 Superintendent of streets Not required 1898 179 Authorization to borrow money for certain purposes Not required 1898 408 Authorization to incur indebtedness beyond limit for construction of school houses Not required 1899 322 Powers of school committee Not required 1901 468 Election of superintendent of streets Not required 1904 447 Election of city clerk Not required 1905 378 Authorization to borrow money for sewerage purposes Not required 1905 389 Providing increased water supply Not required 1906 272 Authorization to borrow money for fire protection Not required 1907 187 Appointment of school janitors Not required 1907 486 Bridge construction over Merrimac River Not required 1908 409 Building of structures over South Union street Not required 1909 389 Abatement of tax assessed upon the Lawrence Young Men's Christian Association Not required 1910 289 Superintendent of streets Not required 1910 434 Maintenance of a bridge over the Merrimac River Not required 1910 492 Authorization to borrow money for a sewer trunk line Not required 1910 496 Authorization to borrow money for erection of a grammar school building Not required 1911 621 Repealing existing Charter and accepting a new Charter By voters Nov. 7, 1911 1912 56 Authorization to borrow money to pay certain indebtedness Not required 1912 591 Construction of highway from city to Town of Methuen Not required 1913 212 Inspection and regulation of tenement and lodginghouses Not required 1914 363 Charter amendment By voters Nov. 3, 1914 1914 532 Changing name of police court and enlarging jurisdiction thereof Not required 1914 749 Authorization to borrow additional money for bridge construction over Merrimac River Not required 1915 231 Issuance of certain notes and bonds Not required 1916 323 Authorization to increase capacity of water filtering works Not required 1917 187 Incurrence of indebtedness in connection with Central Grammar School Not required 1917 191 Authorization to borrow money for high school purposes Not required 1917 312 Placing caretakers of public comfort stations under civil service By council May 14, 1917 1917 362 Construction of bridges over north and south canals Not required 1918 82 Polling hours for primary elections Not required 1918 130 Authorizing the city to pay an annuity to widow of John F. Young By council May 22, 1918 1919 59 Authorizing the city to pay an annuity to the widow of Thomas F. Doyle By council June 5, 1919 1919 181 Maintenance of an athletic field Not required 1920 338 Authorizing city to pay annuity to mother of Dana W. Morrison By council Aug. 23, 1920 1921 43 Retention in service of certain members of fire department Not required 1921 457 Authorization for high school loan Not required 1928 69 Authorizing Lawrence and Andover to take certain land for sewerage Not required 1923 159 Authorization of pavement loan Not required 1923 175 Authorizing city to borrow money for sewerage purposes Not required 1925 25 Authorizing city to borrow money for school purposes Not required 1926 110 Athletic field and maintenance Not required 1926 334 Athletic contests under auspices of public schools Not required 1928 250 Abolition of Parker Street grade crossing Not required 1930 261 Authorizing the annexation of a part of the Town of Methuen By council June 30, 1930 1931 127 Authorizing city to borrow money for school purposes By council March 30, 1931 1932 94 Advance payment of taxes By council March 21, 1932 1932 191 Refunding of certain temporary loan notes in connection with closing certain depositories of city fund Not required 1934 274 Payment of bills and payrolls for 1933 Not required 1935 212 Payment for truck for health department Not required 1936 33 Construction of park lands Not required 1936 373 Milk bill for Municipal Hospital Not required 1943 206 Eligibility of Patrick J. Boyle for certain retirement benefits By council May 24, 1943 1943 283 Providing for reinstatement of Richard A. Linehan in the city service for purpose of retirement By council May 24, 1943 1945 138 Polling hours for elections Not required 1945 286 Firemen's contributory retirement system Not required 1945 380 Authorizing city to reimburse the mother of Constance J. Montefusco for injuries By council June 25, 1945 1945 636 Firemen's contributory retirement system Not required 1946 72 Firemen's contributory retirement system Not required 1946 332 Authorizing annexation to Town of Methuen of a part of Lawrence By council June 20, 1947 1946 569 Acquisition of certain land by U. S. for use as naval reserve training station By council July 15, 1946 1947 158 Salaries of city councilmen By voters Dec. 9, 1947 1947 615 Relative to increasing amounts of pensions payable to certain former employees By council Nov. 3, 1947 1948 68 Construction and maintenance of a public swimming pool in O'Connell Playstead Not required 1948 72 Charter amendment in regard to salaries of appointive officers Not required 1948 325 Payment of money to Mansour J. Gabriel Not required 1948 588 Relative to increasing amounts of pensions payable to By council certain former employees Sept. 27, 1948 1948 609 Membership of Abraham Bardwell in the retirement system of city By council Aug. 2, 1948 1949 44 Acquisition of certain land by U. S. for use as a naval reserve training station Not required 1949 101 Providing for forty-hour work week for foremen employed by city By council May 2, 1949 1950 244 Civil service status of the safety inspector By council April 24, 1950 1950 437 Retirement of certain policemen and firemen By council June 12, 1950 1950 644 Payment, ratification, validation and authorization of certain obligations Not required 1950 661 Creation of development and industrial committee Not required 1950 689 Credit for prior service given to certain water department employees Not required 1950 820 Providing for increase in annual amounts of certain benefits to certain former employees By council Nov. 20, 1950 1951 378 Authorization of conveyance of certain park land by city to Lawrence Housing Authority By council June 25, 1951 1951 603 Borrowing money for school purposes Not required 1951 711 Authorization to pay pension to John O'Leary By council Oct. 15, 1951 1951 781 Relative to increasing the amounts of pensions payable to certain former employees By council Dec. 31, 1951 1952 58 Increase of appropriations for development and industrial committee Not required 1952 231 Reinstatement of Timothy M. Riley as employee for retirement purposes Not required 1952 293 Construction and maintenance of an elementary school Not required 1952 294 Repeal of an act authorizing the borrowing of money for school purposes Not required 1952 306 Providing for increase of membership in development and industrial committee Not required 1952 374 Retirement allowance in connection with William Elliot Not required 1952 526 Construction of foot bridge over certain railroad tracks Not required 1952 624 Increasing the amounts of pensions, retirement allowances and annuities payable to certain former public employees By council Feb. 24, 1953 1953 335 Board of trustees of the Lawrence Municipal Hospital and Infirmary By council May 25, 1953 1954 117 Use of certain land in the city by the U.S. Not required 1954 170 Changing name of Lawrence Municipal Hospital and Infirmary Not required 1954 233 Exemption of the city from restrictions in regard to evening classes in industrial and occupational schools Not required 1955 34 Authorization of the city to borrow money for constructing public places Not required 1955 98 Authorizing the city to change the name of the board of overseers of the poor to the board of public welfare(amends Charter, § 38) By council April 4, 1955 1955 255 An act relative to rent control By council April 11, 1955 1955 424 Authorizing and directing the department of public health to establish an alcoholic clinic in the city Not required 1955 466 Authorizing the city to pay money to Alfred J. Savoie Not required 1955 670 Relative to increasing amounts of pensions, retirement allowances and annuities to certain former public employees By council June 6, 1956 1956 64 Authorizing the city to sell city-owned land on Mount Vernon Street By council Feb. 13, 1956 1956 82 Providing for the holding of biennial municipal elections in odd-numbered years beginning in 1957 and fixing the date for such elections (Codified as Charter, §§ 6A and 6B) By voters Nov. 6, 1956 1956 177 Authorizing a public off-street parking loan in the city (Amends Acts 1955, c. 34) Not required 1957 427 Increasing the amount of pensions of certain retired police officers and firefighters By council Dec. 1, 1958 1957 574 Authorizing the City of Lawrence to pay a certain sum of money to Arthur Maloof By council Sept. 16, 1957 1957 603 Authorizing the City of Lawrence to sell certain land belonging to said city and held for water supply purposes By council Oct. 21, 1957 1958 259 Authorizing the city to refund certain taxes erroneously asessed and collected from Alexander J. Cody By council April 28, 1958 1958 260 Authorizing the city to refund certain taxes erroneously assessed upon and collected from Max Freedman By council April 28, 1958 1958 482 Authorizing the city to lease off-street parking facilities Not required 1959 40 Authorizing placing under civil service the officers and positions of employees of the office of treasurer and collector of taxes By council March 3, 1959 1959 120 Increasing the amount of pension of certain retired police officers and firefighters who had not attained age 60 at the time of retirement By council Feb. 15, 1960 1960 103 Increasing the number of signatures of registered voters to be filed by candidates for municipal office. (This amends Section 10 of Part 2 of Chapter 621 of the Acts of 1911—the City Charter) By council July 11, 1960 1960 239 Increasing the noncontributory pensions of certain school janitors, etc. By council July 25, 1960 1960 330 Authorizing the formation of a regional school district for vocational education by the City of Lawrence and the Towns of Methuen, Andover and North Andover Not required 1960 520 Authorizing the state department of public works to lay out and construct an access or connecting road from Route 114 in Lawrence to the Raytheon Plant in Andover Not required 1960 377 Increasing the period of time for which the Town of Methuen may contract with the City of Lawrence for a supply of water Not required 1960 647 Increasing the amount of pensions and retirement allowances payable to certain former public employees By council Feb. 25, 1963 1961 88 Creating the Lawrence and Methuen Incinerator Authority, etc By council 1961 274 Relative to the formation of a Regional School District for Vocational Education for the Towns of Methuen, Andover and North Andover and the City of Lawrence Not required 1962 646 Increasing the amount of pensions and retirement allowances payable to certain former employees By council Feb. 25, 1963 1962 647 Increasing the amount of pensions and retirement allowances payable to certain former employees By council Feb. 25, 1963 1962 779 City Council adopted ordinance on April 29, 1963 defining "special municipal employee" 1963 292 Providing for elevator in Superior Court Building Not required 1963 379 As to naming of bridge over Merrimack River on Interstate 495 "Reverend James T. O'Reilly Bridge" Not required 1963 478 Increasing the amounts of pensions and retirement allowances payable to certain former public employees By council Dec. 20, 1965 1963 576 Off-street parking Not required 1963 636 Access roads from Interstate 495 Not required 1963 825 (Amendment Chapter 576 of Acts of 1963) Not required 1964 36 Validating the establishment of the regional school district for vocational education consisting of the Towns of Methuen, Andover, North Andover and the City of Lawrence Not required 1964 134 Placing the position of dog officer of the city under the civil service laws By council Oct. 26, 1964 1964 152 Authorizing the county commissioners of Essex County to acquire certain land in the city for a parking area for the district court of Lawrence Not required 1964 671 Granting the consent of the commonwealth to the acquisition by the United States of America of certain land in the City of Lawrence for governmental use and ceding jurisdiction over such land By council July 13, 1964 1965 163 Exempting the office of the director of the development and industrial commission of the city from civil service provisions By council June 21, 1965 1965 277 An Act providing that the amount of noncontributory pension paid to certain former Policemen be increased By council Dec. 16, 1968 1965 278 An Act providing that the amount of noncontributory pension paid to certain former Firefighters be increased By council Dec. 16, 1968 1965 553 Authorizing certain members of the Lawrence Police Relief Association to elect to receive a certain sum of money upon their retirement Not required 1965 576 Authorizing the Lawrence Police Relief Association to pay certain sums to members upon the death of their wives Not required 1965 695 Establishing the date and holding the preliminary election in the city in 1965 By council Sept. 27, 1965 1965 770 Relative to the corporate powers of the Lawrence Police Relief Association Not required 1966 487 Authorizing the city to pay a sum of money to George W. Hale for services By council Aug. 22, 1966 1967 351 Being An Act providing that the Office of the Planning Director of the City of Lawrence shall not be subject to the Civil Service Law By council Aug. 7, 1967 1967 753 An Act authorizing the City of Lawrence to borrow money within its debt limit for the purpose of reconstructing and making extraordinary repairs to its municipal incinerator Not required 1968 518 Parking Commission Not required 1968 750 Greater Lawrence Sanitary District Not required 1969 297 Reconveyance of easement to Horace N. Stevens, Jr., as to certain airport area Not required 1969 495 Boston-Lawrence Express Bus Service between City of Lawrence and City of Boston Not required 1969 509 An Act authorizing the Retirement Board to accept late notice of personal injury sustained by Michael J. Reid Not required 1969 699 Parking Commission—Corrective changes in Law establishing Not required 1970 220 Essex County Training School building construction Not required 1970 226 Essex County Court House, borrowing money for alteration and repairs Not required 1970 320 Related to laws establishing Greater Lawrence Sanitary District (Amends ch. 750, Laws of 1968) Not required 1971 236 Uniform allowance for certain members of fire department Not required 1971 246 An Act authorizing the Lawrence Police Relief Association to pay certain benefits to its members upon retirement Not required 1971 431 An Act permitting use of facsimile counter-signatures by a majority of the city council upon bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness Not required 1971 596 Burke Hospital Loan Authorization for Remodeling Not required 1971 649 An Act authorizing the city to appropriate money for the payment of certain sums to certain employees at the Burke Memorial Hospital Not required 1971 868 An Act authorizing the city to appropriate money for the payment of overtime compensation to certain deputy fire chiefs Not required 1971 981 An Act authorizing the city to pay a certain wage adjustment to school custodians relative to a collective bargaining agreement Not required 1971 1049 An Act providing that a certain license issued to maintain an existing concrete wall at the Merrimack River be irrevocable Not required 1972 554 Changing and establishing the boundary line between the City of Lawrence and the Town of North Andover Not required 1973 61 Designating swimming pool constructed by State Department of Natural Resources as "Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Higgins Memorial Swimming Pool" Not required 1973 102 Fire Department; Holiday pay for work performed in 1971 Not required 1973 102 Fire Department; Overtime pay for work performed in 1971 Not required 1973 617 An Act authorizing the city to pay directly to certain employees of the police department a uniform allowance By council Aug. 8, 1973 1973 923 An Act providing for the continued operation of the Burke Hospital By council Oct. 17, 1973 1973 1080 An Act authorizing the city to appropriate money for the payment, to certain employees of the Burke Hospital, a uniform allowance By council Nov. 26, 1973 1974 583 An Act authorizing the city to expend certain sums for the Bessie M. Burke Memorial Hospital and to continue to operate said hospital Not required 1975 45 Authorizing appropriation for payment for police overlapping shifts Not required 1975 359 Exempting certain employees of the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District from the Civil Service Law Not required 1975 389 Authorizing use of certain park land for construction of school Not required 1975 594 Police Officers: Career incentive pay Not required 1976 513 Authorizing payment for accumulated, unused sick leave to certain city employees upon death or retirement Not required 1977 125 An Act exempting certain employees of the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District from the provisions of Civil Service Law and Rules Not required 1977 210 An Act extending the time period which the City of Lawrence has to utilize certain park land for the construction of school Not required 1977 215 An Act relative to the qualifications for membership on the Board of Cemetery Directors in the City of Lawrence Not required 1977 703 An Act extending the time within which the eligible list for police sergeant within the police department of the City of Lawrence shall be effective By council Dec. 5, 1977 1977 746 An Act increasing the amount which may be appropriated by the City of Lawrence before said appropriation must be publicized in a daily newspaper By council Dec. 5, 1977 1977 760 An Act increasing the amount which the purchasing agent of the City of Lawrence may expend each month for any one class of supplies By council Dec. 12, 1977 1978 239 An Act validating the payment of a bill to John X. Foley relating to Burke Hospital renovations By council July 10, 1978 1978 334 An Act authorizing the City of Lawrence to pay certain firefighters moneys owed to them for attending Emergency Medical Technician Training School By council July 10, 1978 1979 353 An Act authorizing the City of Lawrence to pay certain nonsupervisory aides in the school department certain sums of money Not required 1979 419 An Act relative to publication of lists of candidates for appointment to public office in the City of Lawrence Not required 1979 421 An Act increasing the amount of money the Lawrence police relief association may pay certain members upon their retirement Not required 1979 644 An Act relative to certain employees of the City of Lawrence By Council Dec. 24, 1979 1979 652 An Act authorizing certain municipal employees in the City of Lawrence to hold office as a member of the school committee Not required 1979 785 An Act authorizing the Town of Methuen to acquire by purchase or otherwise certain land in the City of Lawrence Not required 1980 340 An Act directing the Board of Education to approve certain school renovations and construction in the City of Lawrence (High School) Not required 1980 356 An Act authorizing the City of Lawrence to pay certain unpaid bills Not required 1981 152 An Act authorizing the City of Lawrence to extend the terms of temporary loans Not required 1981 174 An Act increasing the amount which may be appropriated by the City of Lawrence before said appropriation must be published in a daily newspaper Not required 1981 175 An Act increasing the amount which the purchasing agent of the City of Lawrence may expend each month for any one class of supplies Not required 1981 457 An Act authorizing the City of Lawrence to pay certain unpaid bills Not required 1982 109 An Act relative to the refunding of certain bond anticipation notes by the City of Lawrence Not required 1982 387 An Act authorizing the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District to accept and treat certain waste water (Salem. N.H.) Not required 1982 597 Provides for issuance without payment of a fee of distinctive license plates to former prisoners of war By council April 5, 1983 Provides waiving auto excise tax on vehicles owned by former prisoners of war By council April 26, 1983 1982 258 Clause 37A substituted, provides for real estate tax exemption for blind persons By council Sept. 27, 1983 1982 653 New Clause 41B added, provides for real estate tax exemptions for elderly persons By council Sept. 27, 1983 1999 63 An Act Relative to the Residency Requirements for Employees of the City of Lawrence Approved by the Legislature August 26, 1999 2000 160 An Act Relative to the Election of the School Committee By Council: 7-6-1999; Approved by Legislature July 31, 2001 2002 172 An Act Relative to the Residency Requirements for Employees of the City of Lawrence Approved by Legislature July 26, 2002 2002 430 An Act Relative to City Charter secs. 3.5(d); 3.8(d); 3.8(f); 4.1(b); 4.7; 4.9; 4.10(a); 4.11(a); 4.11(c); 5.11; 6.5; 7.3; 8.1; 9.1(b); 9.2(c); 9.7(c); and c. 425 of 1983 sec. 2, subsec. 2, para. 6; sec. 2, subsec. 3.1; sec. 2, subsec. 8.1, para. C; sec. 2, subsec. 9.1 Approved by Legislature January 1, 2003 An Act related to the Rules of the Lawrence City Council 2004 374 An Act Relative to City Charter secs. 5.7 "School Committee Vacancy" and 8.3(a) "Signature Requirements" Approved by Legislature October 14, 2004 2005 182 An Act Relative to the Salary of Mayor By Council July 5, 2005; Approved by Legislature on January 5, 2006; Effective January 1, 2006 2009 183 An Act Extending the Deadline for Mailing Quarterly Tax Bills By Council on 1-5-10 and expiring on 3-8-10 2010 58 An Act Providing for the Financial Stability of Lawrence Approved by Governor Patrick on 3-31-10; Effective upon Approval of Legislature 188 An Act Relative to Municipal Relief Approved by City Council on 03-1-11; Effective 4-1-11 2011 33 An Act Exempting the Position of Fire Chief from the Civil Service Law Approved by Legislature 5-26-11 188 Local Tax Amnesty Program Vote Approved by City Council 3-1-11; Effective 4-1-11 2012 408 An Act Relative to Health Insurance Benefits in the City of Lawrence Approved by Governor Patrick 1-4-13; Effective upon Passage 2016 129 An Act authorizing the City of Lawrence to establish a program for enforcement against illegal dumping Approved by Governor Baker 7-7-16; effective upon passage