Massachusetts § 5 Petition; form

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 5 — Petition; form

Massachusetts § 5

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title VIICITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS

Ch. 43COPTIONAL FORMS OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION ACT

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43C, § 5 (2026).

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Section 5. The petition shall be in substantially the following form: To the (city council) (board of selectmen) of (name of city/town) We the undersigned, registered voters of the (city/town of   ) respectfully petition your honorable body to cause to be submitted to vote of the voters the following question:— ''Shall the (city/town of   ) adopt the optional form of municipal administration summarized as follows, according to the provisions of chapter forty-three C of the General Laws providing for optional plans of municipal administration?'' The text of the summary from the applicable section shall follow.

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Section 5. The petition shall be in substantially the following form: To the (city council) (board of selectmen) of (name of city/town) We the undersigned, registered voters of the (city/town of ) respectfully petition your honorable body to cause to be submitted to vote of the voters the following question:— ''Shall the (city/town of ) adopt the optional form of municipal administration summarized as follows, according to the provisions of chapter forty-three C of the General Laws providing for optional plans of municipal administration?'' The text of the summary from the applicable section shall follow.

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