TABLE II. - GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS ACCEPTED BY THE CITY OF LAWRENCE
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Subject Accepted 12 3B Indemnification or protection of officers and employees for damages sustained on account of operation of publicly-owned motor vehicles By council Sept. 25, 1944; Oct. 19, 1936 31 47 Civil service for employees in labor service By council March 4, 1940 Rescinded By council June 22, 1982 31 47E Welfare employee's compensation plan** [] By council Sept. 16, 1957 Rescinded Jan. 13, 1958 31 49A Civil service for chief of fire department By voters Dec. 12, 1939 31 49A Civil service for chief of police department By voters Dec. 12, 1939 32 1 Increasing the amounts of pensions and retirement allowances payable to certain former employees By council Feb. 18, 1952 32 1 Increase of amounts of pension payable to employees who have been retired By council Oct. 7, 1946 32 25 Increase in retirement allowances to employees retired after Jan. 1, 1946 By council Sept. 25, 1950 32 26 to 31H Contributory retirement system By voters Nov. 3, 1936 32 44, 45 Pensions for public school janitors By council Oct. 18, 1920 32 45A Retirement allowances for school janitors By council Nov. 5, 1935 32 57B Creditable service for members of police or fire departments regarding service as reserve police officer or call firefighter By council Nov. 13, 1967 32 71, 89 Payment of compensation to dependent fathers and mothers of police officers and firefighters who are killed in performance of duty By council Oct. 7, 1929 32 80 Pensions for call firefighters or substitute firefighters, also including regular firefighters By voters Dec. 4, 1906 32 80, 81 Permanent pensions for firefighters By council April 23, 1917 32 81A, 81B, 83A, 85A, 85B, 85E, 85F, 86 Retirement of police officers and firefighters By council Sept. 23, 1946 32 85J Providing pensions for widows of police officers and firefighters under the noncontributory retirement law By council May 6, 1957 32 89 Payment of compensation to widows and children of police officers and firefighters who are killed in performance of duty By council Nov. 5, 1928 32 89A Annuities to dependents of employees killed or dying from injuries resulting while in performance of duty By council Sept. 27, 1948 32 90A Increase of retirement allowances of certain former employees retired on account of accidental disability By council June 13, 1949 32 95A Annuity to surviving spouse of certain employees Dec. 20, 1965 and Mar. 27, 1972 32 99 Treasurer of city may make advance payments regarding retirement allowance during period of processing of retirement application By council May 22, 1967 32 101 Allowance to widows of disabled public employees; supplemental annual allowance By council Feb. 19, 2013 32B Providing for group hospitalization, medical and surgical benefits for city employees By council June 6, 1965 and Aug. 26,1957 32B 9A Contribution of insurance premiums of retired employees Jan. 7, 1963 32B 9C Death of firefighter: continuation of insurance coverage by spouse; etc. By council Dec. 4, 1972 32B 11B Extension of contributory group hospitals surgical and By council medical insurance to retired municipal employees Oct. 8, 1962 32B 11E Retired teachers — life and hospital insurance May 15, 1972 32B 17 Continuation of insurance coverage upon involuntary termination of employment By council July 27, 1982 33 59 Pay or vacation of employees in militia Feb. 16, 1948 35 28 Indemnification or protection of officers and employees for damages sustained on account of operation of publicly owned motor vehicles By council Sept. 25, 1944; Oct. 19, 1936 40 5 Indemnification or protection of officers and employees for damages sustained on account of operation of publicly owned motor vehicles By council Sept. 25, 1944; Oct. 19, 1936 40 6B Uniforms for police and firefighters Dec. 28, 1949 40 6C Removal of snow and ice from private ways open to public use By voters Dec. 14, 1948 40 8A Development and industrial commission Jan. 27, 1958 40 8C Conservation commission Oct. 15, 1979 40 8D Historical commissions; establishment, powers and duties March 27, 1978 40 22D Towing vehicles illegally parked or standing on public ways By council Jan. 6, 1975 40 25 To facilitate and encourage the providing of homes during the present emergency By council Feb. 28, 1949 40 39J Water conservation Sept. 2, 1986 40 42A to42F Collection of water rates By council June 11, 1923 40A 20 Reconsideration of regulation receiving unfavorable decision from board of appeals; limitation; exception By council Nov. 4, 1968 40B Regional planning April 6, 1959 41 19F Additional compensation for city clerk for duties as clerk of city council By council Dec. 27, 1965 41 81A Establishment of planning board Jan. 9, 1956 41 100A Indemnification or protection of officers and employees for damages sustained on account of operation of publicly owned motor vehicles By council Sept. 25, 1944; Oct. 19, 1936 41 100B Indemnification of retired police officers and firefighters Aug. 9, 1971 41 100D Indemnification of officers and employees of municipalities for damages arising from operation of municipal motor vehicles By council Aug. 9, 1971 41 100G Payment of funeral and burial expenses of certain firefighters and police officers By council Dec. 4, 1972 41 108L Police officers career incentive program; salary increases; reimbursement of cities By council Aug. 9, 1971 41 110A Authorizing closing of public offices on Saturdays May 26, 1947 41 111 Vacations for city employees Nov. 3, 1942 43C 3, 11 Establishment of a Department of Finance for the City of Lawrence - see also City Code § 2.52.010 By Council appr./eff. 11-3-10 (Doc. 312/2010) 43D Adoption of provisions of G.L. Chapter 43D By council November 5, 2008 44 16A Facsimile signature of mayor on bonds Dec. 16, 1968 44 31D Expenditures for snow and ice removal By council 44 53D Recreation and park self-supporting service revolving fund March 9, 1982 44 53F ½ Enterprise funds By Council 12-16-97 (Doc. 272C/1997) 44 64 Appropriation to pay unpaid bills June 23, 1980 45 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 Authorization to lay out public parks within city limits By voters Nov. 6, 1894 45 14, 15 Requiring cities to provide public playgrounds Dec. 8, 1908 48 36, 37 Call firefighters Dec. 9, 1913 48 57D Firefighters; working on holidays, additional pay or day off By council Feb. 24, 1969 48 58B Forty-eight-hour week for firefighters Dec. 9, 1947 48 58D Permanent firefighters 42-hour week March 27, 1972 48 58E Firefighters; residence March 3, 1969 48 59 Providing for division into day and night forces of permanent members of fire departments State election Nov. 4, 1919 48 59B to59D Establishment of reserve forces in fire departments By council Oct. 1, 1928 53 9A Regulation of issuance of nomination papers for city primaries and elections and limitation on number of papers obtainable By council July 23, 1962 54 64 Notices or warrants; requisites; time of opening and closing polls Aug. 11, 2015 54 103A Absentee voting in city elections May 7, 1962 59 5 (Clause seventeenth C) certain property exempted (Surviving spouse or minor) By council June 1,1982 59 5K Property tax liability reduced in exchange for volunteer services - persons over age 60 By Council appr. 12-20-11/eff. 1-20-12 59C 5L Taxes of dependents of Massachusetts National Guard service members to be deferred By council 01-06-09 60 77B, 80 Appointing city treasurer custodian of tax Title acquired property 64G 3A Local hotel, motel, lodging house and bed and breakfast occupancy excise of six percent By Council appr./eff. 4-20-10 (Doc. 83/2010) 64L 2A Local excise tax of .75 percent on the sale of restaurant meals originating within the city By Council appr./eff. 4-20-10 (Doc. 84/2010) 71 40 Equal pay for school teachers* Dec. 11, 1945 * For case concerning equal pay for teachers, see Murphy v. School Committee, 321 Mass. 478, 73 N.E. 2d 835. 71 71E Providing for the expenditure by school committees of receipts from certain programs By council Feb. 27, 1978 83 16A to16F Making certain unpaid annual sewer charges a tax lien By council Apr. 3, 1978 85 11 A Bicycles April 13, 1942 90 18A Use of ways by pedestrians; rules and regulations; violations By council June 15, 1970 90 20C Violation of parking regulations, etc. Dec. 26, 1972 90 20D Penalty for removing, changing, etc., parking violation notice affixed to motor vehicle By council Dec. 26, 1972 121C — Economic development and industrial corporations; corporation established By council April 17, 1973 136 2, 4A, 4B, 6 Operation of bowling alleys on the Lord's Day By council July 29, 1946 136 5 to 8 Sale of ice cream, confectionery, soda water and fruit on the Lord's Day By council Aug. 30, 1912 136 21 et seq. Regulating and controlling sports and games on the Lord's Day By council April 5, 1920 136 21 to 25 Sunday sports and games Dec. 14, 1920 136 26 Certain sports and games permitted between two p.m. and six p.m. on Sundays By voters Nov. 6, 1928 140 47 Coffee houses April 15, 1918 140 131D to136 Smoke nuisances By council Nov. 27, 1916 147 10F Parking control officers March 3, 1975 147 11 to 13 Reserve police force Dec. 27, 1897 147 16C Five-day week for police officers Oct. 16, 1961 147 17A Police officers; additional days off or pay for holidays Feb. 24, 1969 147 21A Police cadet program Aug. 8, 1973 147 32 et seq. Establishing state boxing commission Sept. 4, 1920 147 52 et seq. Beano games Nov. 2, 1971 148 5 Fire prevention Aug. 23, 1920 148 56 Licensing of open-air parking spaces Oct. 21, 1946 148 26C, 26E Smoke and heat detectors Mar. 30, 1981 149 31 Eight-hour day for certain city employees By voters Dec. 9, 1913 149 178B Deduction of stipulated sum from wages of cityemployee By council Feb. 5, 1965 152 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 Workmen's compensation By voters Nov. 4, 1913; Dec. 9, 1913 152 Workers compensation (as it pertains to all municipal employees, including all employees of the school department) By Council appr. 9-21-10/eff. 10-22-10 (Doc. 281/2010) 159A 1, 7, 12 Licensing of motor vehicles carrying passengers May 6, 1918 180 17A Payroll deductions for union dues Dec. 16, 1963 180 17B Payroll deductions for payment of contributions to a community chest or united fund By council Sept. 10, 1956 260 4 Indemnification or protection of officers and employees for damages sustained on account of operation of publicly owned motor vehicles By council Sept. 25, 1944; Oct. 19, 1936 262 53C Compensatory time off to certain police officers in attendance at certain criminal cases By council April 15, 1957 270 16 Disposal of refuse, etc. (vacant lots) March 23, 1982 512 - Relates to establishment of Urban Heritage State Parks Not required