Chapter 40 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITIES AND TOWNS
- Section 40:1 - Cities and towns; nature and scope of powers and duties
- Section 40:1A - District defined
- Section 40:1B - Districts; power to sue and be sued; insurance; defense of civil actions
- Section 40:2 - Towns; power to sue and be sued
- Section 40:3 - Towns; power to hold, lease and convey property
- Section 40:3A - Cities, towns and districts; binding effect thereon of recordable instruments of title affecting interests in real estate as to good faith purchasers notwithstanding inconsistency of law therewith
- Section 40:4 - Towns; power to contract; purposes
- Section 40:4A - Governmental units; joint operation of public activities; termination of agreement; "governmental unit" defined; financial safeguards
- Section 40:4A 1/2 - Joint powers agreement
- Section 40:4D - Contracts with state or public authority for construction of public works
- Section 40:4E - Education collaboratives
- Section 40:4F - Purchase of clothing or apparel; restrictions
- Section 40:4I - Growth and development policy committees; definitions
- Section 40:4J - Statewide public safety mutual aid agreement
- Section 40:4K - Statewide public works municipal mutual aid agreement
- Section 40:5 - Purposes for which towns may appropriate money
- Section 40:5A - Cities; reserve funds for extraordinary expenditures; establishment
- Section 40:5B - Stabilization funds; establishment
- Section 40:5C - Districts; reserve funds for extraordinary expenditures; establishment
- Section 40:5D - Contributory retirement system funds; recovery of pension costs
- Section 40:5E - Unemployment compensation fund; deposit and investment; payments
- Section 40:5F - Ambulance services; recreational facilities; service charges; golf fees
- Section 40:5G - Municipal waterways improvement and maintenance funds
- Section 40:5H - Centennial celebrations; funds
- Section 40:6 - Towns; reserve funds for extraordinary expenditures; establishment
- Section 40:6A - Advertising
- Section 40:6B - Uniforms and other outer clothing for members of police and fire departments and shellfish constabulary; clothing allowance
- Section 40:6C - Removal of ice and snow from private ways; conditions
- Section 40:6D - Removal of ice and snow from private ways; submission to electorate; ballot
- Section 40:6J - Stormy weather work clothes; purchase
- Section 40:6K - Uniforms of public health nurses; purchase
- Section 40:6L - Stormy weather work clothes; lease or rental
- Section 40:6N - Private ways; temporary repairs, ordinances or by-laws
- Section 40:6O - Group life insurance premiums; permanent employees
- Section 40:7 - Removal of ice and snow from sidewalks in towns
- Section 40:7A - Prevention of automobile accidents
- Section 40:8 - Enforcement of laws relating to civil service
- Section 40:8A - Development and industrial commission; establishment; duties; membership; tenure; removals; vacancies
- Section 40:8B - Council on aging; establishment; annual reports; recommendations by department; clerks and employees
- Section 40:8C - Conservation commission; establishment; powers and duties
- Section 40:8D - Historical commission; establishment; powers and duties
- Section 40:8E - Youth commission; establishment; powers and duties
- Section 40:8F - Consumer advisory commission; establishment; annual report; clerks and employees
- Section 40:8G - Mutual police aid programs; agreements
- Section 40:8H - Recycling programs
- Section 40:8I - Energy resources commission; powers and duties
- Section 40:8J - Disability commission; powers and duties; members; terms
- Section 40:8K - Mapping commissions; powers and duties; members
- Section 40:8L - Municipal agricultural commissions
- Section 40:9 - Lease of building space for veterans' organizations; limitations; erection of armories; celebration of holidays
- Section 40:10 - Public markets; establishment; conditions; regulation
- Section 40:11 - Prevention of forest fires
- Section 40:11A - Beach districts; formation
- Section 40:12 - Public baths and wash houses
- Section 40:12B - Public beach districts; authorization; membership of control commission; annual audit
- Section 40:12C - Construction of beach facilities; rules and regulations
- Section 40:12D - Authority to incur indebtedness; limitation
- Section 40:12E - Treasurer of district; appointment; bond; powers and duties
- Section 40:12F - Employees
- Section 40:12G - Leasing of concessions; procedure
- Section 40:13 - Municipal buildings insurance fund; management; use
- Section 40:13A - Workers' compensation insurance funds; management
- Section 40:13B - Residence quarters for school physicians
- Section 40:13C - Worker's compensation self insurance; claims reserves
- Section 40:13D - Reserve fund for future payment of accrued liabilities for compensated absences
- Section 40:13E - School district reserve funds for unanticipated or unbudgeted costs of special education, out-of-district tuition or transportation
- Section 40:14 - Purchase of land; conditions; limitations; definition
- Section 40:15 - Abandonment of rights in realty; conditions
- Section 40:15A - Transfer of land; procedure
- Section 40:15B - Water supply works; sale or exchange of property
- Section 40:15C - Designation and improvement of scenic roads
- Section 40:16 - Street sprinkling; authorization
- Section 40:17 - Assessment
- Section 40:18 - Collection of assessment
- Section 40:19 - Providing necessities; authorization; purposes; use of funds
- Section 40:20 - Selling price of necessities; accounting
- Section 40:21 - By-laws of towns; purposes
- Section 40:21A - Powers of cities and towns; regulation of working conditions of employees
- Section 40:21B - Personnel relations review board; establishment; purpose; "grievance" defined
- Section 40:21C - Union conventions; leave of absence
- Section 40:21C 1/2 - Employees who are veterans; participation in Veterans or Memorial Day exercises; time off granted; exceptions
- Section 40:21D - Noncriminal disposition of ordinance, by-law, rule or regulation violations
- Section 40:21E - Municipal charges and bills; due dates; interest
- Section 40:22 - Regulation of vehicles; penalties for violation; disabled veterans and handicapped persons excepted from parking violations; taxicab licenses
- Section 40:22A - Parking meters; fees; exemption from fees for disabled veterans and handicapped persons; motorcycle parking; bicycle locking devices; restricted parking areas for veterans and handicapped persons
- Section 40:22A 1/2 - Parking benefit districts
- Section 40:22A 3/4 - Designation of parking space for veteran parking at city or town hall
- Section 40:22B - Acquisition and maintenance of off-street parking areas; conditions; exceptions
- Section 40:22C - Off-street parking lots; installation of parking meters and other devices; use of receipts
- Section 40:22D - Vehicles parked in violation of law; removal
- Section 40:22E - Lease of air space above structures and facilities
- Section 40:22F - License fees; service charges; acceptance of section
- Section 40:22G - Funds received from fines for handicap parking violations; deposits in account; expenditures
- Section 40:23 - Powers of cities; regulation of erection and maintenance of balustrades; penalty for violation
- Section 40:24 - Powers of cities; regulation of the quality of ice; penalty for violation
- Section 40:31 - Powers of towns; performance of duty imposed by by-laws
- Section 40:32 - Validation of by-laws; procedure
- Section 40:32A - Publication of ordinances
- Section 40:32B - Publication of compilations of zoning ordinances; supplements; distribution and sale
- Section 40:33 - Rules and regulations promulgated by town boards; filing
- Section 40:34 - Town; erection and maintenance of lockup; penalty for noncompliance
- Section 40:35 - Keeper; appointment; oath; penalty for failure to appoint keeper
- Section 40:36 - Keeper; powers; compensation; fees
- Section 40:36A - Report of death or suicide of lockup inmates; records of attempts at, or threats of suicide
- Section 40:36B - Cells; protective coverings, electronic audio systems and electronic security devices
- Section 40:36C - Law enforcement officers; training in suicide detection, intervention and prevention
- Section 40:37 - Accessibility of lockup to police; penalty for refusing access
- Section 40:37A - Curfews; imposition; penalties
- Section 40:38 - Public water supply; purchase, development and use
- Section 40:39 - Conveying water through another town; liability for damages
- Section 40:39A - Water supply or distributing system; establishment; maintenance and operation; exception
- Section 40:39B - Acquisition of land and water; conditions
- Section 40:39C - Construction and maintenance of dams, wells, reservoirs and other buildings; conditions
- Section 40:39D - Surveys
- Section 40:39E - Management of water system
- Section 40:39F - Damages
- Section 40:39G - Pollution of water; damage to property; penalties
- Section 40:39H - Right to aid other governmental units; compensation
- Section 40:39I - Water meters; testing
- Section 40:39J - Pricing system; costs
- Section 40:39K - Drinking water protection district; establishment; commission; pricing system; fund
- Section 40:39L - Water and sewer services; charges
- Section 40:39M - Imposition of water infrastructure surcharge on real property; exemptions; appeal; Municipal Water Infrastructure Investment Fund
- Section 40:41 - Protection of water supply; conditions
- Section 40:41A - Use of water in emergencies
- Section 40:42 - Laying pipes and conduits
- Section 40:42A - Method of collection of water rates; lien for delinquent charges
- Section 40:42B - Effective date of lien; termination; enforcement
- Section 40:42C - Unpaid charges; report to tax collector
- Section 40:42D - Unpaid charges; collection as part of property tax
- Section 40:42E - Abatements; appeals
- Section 40:42F - Recovery of delinquent charges from tenants
- Section 40:42G - Distribution of water; payment of costs by special assessment
- Section 40:42H - Uniform rate of assessment
- Section 40:42I - Recordation of assessment to establish lien on property; amount of assessment; extension of time for payment
- Section 40:42J - Deferral of charges
- Section 40:42K - Assessment of betterments
- Section 40:43 - Authorization for transmission of hot water and steam
- Section 40:43A - Permission to construct petroleum pipelines; conditions
- Section 40:44 - Establishment of improvement districts by towns; purposes; membership; tenure; powers and duties
- Section 40:44A - Regional refuse disposal planning committee
- Section 40:44B - Regional refuse disposal planning board; study of creation of district; expenses of board
- Section 40:44C - Regional refuse disposal planning board; agreement for establishment of district
- Section 40:44D - Report of board
- Section 40:44E - Acceptance of recommendation; election; establishment of district
- Section 40:44F - General powers of district
- Section 40:44G - Exercise of powers; officers of committee
- Section 40:44H - Maintenance and operating expenses; debts; determination and apportionment
- Section 40:44I - Annual audit and report; costs
- Section 40:44J - Sale, lease or license of lands or facilities to refuse disposal districts
- Section 40:44K - Bonds and notes; limit of indebtedness
- Section 40:44L - Issuance of debt obligations to pay for project costs
- Section 40:45 - Towns; permission to designate an agent
- Section 40:46 - Certification of claims
- Section 40:47 - Seal; establishment; use
- Section 40:48 - Establishment of suitable place to keep books; penalty for noncompliance; custody of books and records
- Section 40:49 - Annual town reports; publication; penalty for noncompliance
- Section 40:50 - Annual town report; copy to state library
- Section 40:51 - Publication of information concerning persons receiving aid from governmental agencies forbidden; exceptions; penalties
- Section 40:52 - Size of official letters
- Section 40:53 - Restraint of illegal appropriations
- Section 40:54 - Building permits; availability of water supply; disposal of debris
- Section 40:54A - State consent to issuance of permits to purchaser required; damages in absence thereof
- Section 40:55 - Annuity contract, custodial account or other investment for hospital employees
- Section 40:56 - Percentages of local tax levy for property
- Section 40:57 - Local licenses and permits; denial, revocation or suspension for failure to pay municipal taxes or charges
- Section 40:58 - Municipal charges lien
- Section 40:59 - Tax increment financing plan
- Section 40:60 - Urban center housing tax increment financing zone (UCH-TIF)
- Section 40:60A - Manufacturing workforce training tax increment financing plan
- Section 40:60B - Workforce housing special tax assessment plan (WH-STA plan)
- Section 40:61 - Definitions for Secs. 40:62 to 40:69
- Section 40:62 - Contracts for inpsection, maintenance, repair or modification of water storage facilities
- Section 40:63 - Terms of contract awarded under Sec. 40:62
- Section 40:64 - Solicitation of proposals; compliance with federal and state occupational health and safety requirements
- Section 40:65 - Awarding of contract; notice; statement of reasons for acceptance
- Section 40:66 - Contract subject to terms and conditions; bond or other security for obligation of selected offeror
- Section 40:67 - Project approval certificates
- Section 40:68 - Contracts in violation of Secs. 40:61 to 40:69
- Section 40:69 - Publication of notice of request for proposals
- Section 40:70 - Agreements to provide affordable housing to low- or moderate-income veterans