Town Bylaws Historical Notes 2007
HISTORICAL NOTES AS OF 8/1/07
In Reference To: See The Following:
ARTICLE I 0101. Article 28 1929ATM
0101. Article 58 2004ATM
0102. Article 17 1973ATM
0102. Article 59 2004ATM
0103. Article 27 1975ATM
FOOTNOTES: Article 28 1929ATM
Article 27,28 1939ATM
Article 1 (5/7) 1974STM
Article 40 1975ATM
ARTICLE II 0201. Article 34 1983ATM
0202. - 0208. Article 28 1929ATM
0202.1 - 0202.2 Article 29 1976ATM
0208. Article 33 1982ATM
0209. Article 45 1963ATM
0210. Article 20 1980ATM
FOOTNOTE: Article 37 1977ATM
ARTICLE III 0301. Article 47 1961ATM
0302. Article 28 1929ATM
0303. Article 40 1973ATM
0303.1 - 0303.2 Article 39 1973ATM
0303.1 - 0303.2 Article 38, 39 1994ATM
0304. Article 41 1975ATM
0304. Article 41 2006ATM
ARTICLE IV 0401. - 0402. Article 28 1929ATM
0401. Article 2 (9/27) 1994STM
0403. Article 4 (10/22) 1935STM
0404. Article 11 1943ATM
0405. Article 46 1961ATM
0406. Article 24 1977ATM
0407. Article 1 (3/27) 1973ATM
ARTICLE V 0501. - 0503. Article 28 1929ATM
0503. Article 56 1986ATM
0504.1 - 0504.8 Article 54 1986ATM
0504.1 Article 34 1990ATM
0504.1 Article 61 2004ATM
0504.7 Article 40 1991ATM
0504.9 Article 38 1981ATM
0501.1 Article 52 2001ATM
FOOTNOTE: Article 29 1979ATM
In Reference To: See The Following:
ARTICLE VI 0601. - 0602. Article 28 1929ATM
0601. Article 57 1986ATM
0603. Article 37 1958ATM
ARTICLE VII 0701. Article 28 1929ATM
0702. Article 10 1976ATM
0703. - 0704. Article 28 1929ATM
0705. - 0706. Article 4 1946ATM
0705. Article 39 1979ATM
0705. Article 31 1980ATM
0705. Article 58 1986ATM
0707. Article 21 1959ATM
0708. Article 61 1986ATM
0708. Article 41 1995ATM
0709. Article 39 1984ATM
0710. Article 42 1980ATM
0710. Article 55 1986ATM
ARTICLE VIII 0801. Article 28 1929ATM
0801.1 Article 41 1963ATM
0802. Article 46 1963ATM
0803. - 0805. Article 35 1983ATM
0805. Article 55 1986ATM
ARTICLE IX 0901. Article 28 1929ATM
0901. Article 42 1980ATM
0901. Article 55 1986ATM
ARTICLE X 1001. - 1013. Article 28 1929ATM
1006. Article 49 1999ATM
1013. - 1016., 1020. Article 55 1986ATM
1019. Article 35 1989ATM
FOOTNOTE: Records indicate the By-Laws for the government of public and town landings were approved in June 1848 and June 28, 1889.
ARTICLE XI 1101.1 Article 27 1965ATM
1101.1 Article 25 1974ATM
1101.2 - 1101.11 Article 12 (8/13) 1952STM
1101.2 - 1101.4 &
1101.6 - 1101.7 Article 40 1963ATM
1101.2 Article 4 (9/29) 1976STM
1101.2 - A & B Article 40 1963ATM
1101.1 - 1101.13 Article 49 1976ATM
1101.10 Article 55 1986ATM
1101.11 Article 2 (7/14) 1987STM
1101.12 Article 26 1965ATM
1101.12 Article 69 1987ATM
1101.1 – 1101.15 Article 40 1995ATM
1102.1 - 1102.5 Article 50 1976ATM
In Reference To: See The Following:
ARTICLE XI 1102.5 Article 55 1986ATM
FOOTNOTE: Article 45 1961ATM
ARTICLE XII 1201. Article 32 1973ATM
1202. Article 37 1975ATM
1203. (Chapter 802 of the Acts of 1972 as amended)
FOOTNOTE: Article 35 1953ATM
(As of January 1, 1975 the State Building Code
superceded previous Town By-Laws on Building Codes)
ARTICLE XIII 1301. Article 16 1956ATM
1301. - 1311. Article 28 1976ATM
1307. (In its present form after 1971)
ARTICLE XIV 1401 - ZONING BY-LAWS (SEE SEPARATE PUBLICATION)
ARTICLE XV 1501. Article 23 1959ATM
1501. Article 44 1961ATM
1501. Article 48 1981ATM
1501.1 - 1501.4 Article 53 1964ATM
1501.5 Article 32 1960ATM
1501.9 Article 39 1976ATM
1502. Article 39 1963ATM
1502. Article 53 1964ATM
1502.1 - 1502.3 Article 53 1964ATM
1502.3 Article 51 1981ATM
1502.3 Article 51 1985ATM
1504. Article 53 1964ATM
1504. Article 42 1980ATM
1507. Article 55 1986ATM
ARTICLE XVI 1601. Article 10 (5/26) 1970STM
1602. Article 42 1980ATM
1602. Article 55 1986ATM
FOOTNOTE: Article 27 1976ATM
ARTICLE XVII 1701. Article 13 1967ATM
1701. Article 55 1986ATM
1701. Article 6 (10/1) 1991STM
1702. Article 31 1978ATM
ARTICLE XVIII 1801. - 1803. &
1805. - 1806. Article 42 1972ATM
1802. Article 24 1975ATM
ARTICLE XVIII 1802. Article 3 (10/15) 1980STM
1804. Article 30 1976ATM
ARTICLE XIX 1901. - 1905. Article 32 1975ATM
1902. Article 13 (7/31) 1973STM
In Reference To: See The Following:
ARTICLE XIX 1903. Article 41 1977ATM
1904. - 1905.4 Article 55 1986ATM
1906. Article 26 1992ATM
1907. Article 38 1996ATM
FOOTNOTE: Article 19 1975ATM
ARTICLE XX 2001. - 2004. Article 59 1973ATM
2001. Article 28 1976ATM
2001. Article 60 1986ATM
2004. Article 23 1975ATM
ARTICLE XXI PERSONNEL BY-LAWS (See Separate Publication)
ARTICLE XXII 2201. Article 51 1972ATM
2201. - 2222. Article 37 1991ATM
2203.2 Article 4 (12/15) 1992STM
(See Article 4701.)
2206. Article 27 1977ATM
2217.1, 2219.1 &
2221., 2222. Article 21 1976ATM
2222. Article 55 1986ATM
FOOTNOTE: Article 29 1975ATM
(Article 37,1991ATM completely revised this article)
ARTICLE XXIII 2301. - 2302 Article 54 1962ATM
2201. Article 28 1975ATM
(This Article is not a By-Law)
ARTICLE XXIV 2401. - 2401.14 Article 9 1970ATM
2401.15 Article 30 1975ATM
2401.16 Article 51 1989ATM
2401.17 Article 44 2006ATM
(This article is not a By-Law)
ARTICLE XXV 2501. Article 34 1975ATM
2502. Article 35 1975ATM
2503 Article 36 1981ATM
ARTICLE XXVI 2601. - 2613. Article 29 1978ATM
ARTICLE XXVI 2603. Article 66 1987ATM
2604. Article 33 1983ATM
2612. Article 32 1981ATM
2612. Article 55 1986ATM
ARTICLE XXVII 2701. - 2707. Article 30 1978ATM
2727. Article 55 1986ATM
ARTICLE XXVIII 2801. Article 5 (4/3) 1979STM
2802. Article 5 (6/24) 1986STM
In reference to: See the following:
ARTICLE XXIX 2901. - 2907. Article 9 (7/24) 1979STM
2907. Article 55 1986ATM
ARTICLE XXX 3001. - 3004. Article 26 1980ATM
3002. Article 48 2005ATM
ARTICLE XXXI 3101. - 3102 Article 41 1980ATM
3101. Article 1 (11/16) 1993STM
3103. Article 3 (9/29) 1976STM
ARTICLE XXXII 3201. - 3202 Article 34 1981ATM
3202. Article 52 1985ATM
ARTICLE XXXIII 3301. - 3305. Article 41 1981ATM
3302. Article 18 (9/13) 1983STM
3305. Article 55 1986ATM
ARTICLE XXXIV 3401. - 3403. Article 23 (8/24) 1982STM
3403. Article 55 1986ATM
3401. - 3403. Article 46 2000ATM
ARTICLE XXXV 3501. - 3502. Article 36 1983ATM
3502.2 Article 62 2004ATM
ARTICLE XXXVI 3601. - 3603. Article 37 1984ATM
3603. Article 55 1986ATM
ARTICLE XXXVII 3701. - 3702. Article 38 1984ATM
3702.5 - 3702.5B Article 37 2002ATM
3702.6 Article 44 2006ATM
FOOTNOTE: Article 55 1986ATM
ARTICLE XXXVIII 3801. Article 51 1986ATM
3801. Article 67 1987ATM
3802. - 3803. Article 73 1987ATM
ARTICLE XXXIX 3901. Article 52 1986ATM
ARTICLE XL 4001. Article 53 1986ATM
4001. Article 39 1991ATM
ARTICLE XLI 4101. Article 64 1987ATM
4101. Article 37 1996ATM
ARTICLE XLII 4201. Article 58 1988ATM
ARTICLE XLIII 4301. Article 58 1990ATM
In Reference To: See The Following:
ARTICLE XLIV 4401. SHELLFISH & SCALLOP RULES & REGULATIONS
FOOTNOTE: Not a By-Law - originally voted upon at the March 11, 1947 ATM. The regulations were amended and became effective March 1, 1985 and amended November 28, 1994, effective to June 1, 1993. (See M.G.L. Chapter 130, Section 52). Amendments were made to 4403. effective August 1, 2001; 4404.5, 4405.16 and 4407.7 effective
ARTICLE XLV 4501. WATERWAYS REGULATIONS
(See separate Publication)
ARTICLE XLVI 4601. Article 24 1992ATM
4601. Article 40 2002ATM
4602.3 Article 40 2002ATM
4603.1 - 4603.3 Article 62 1998ATM
4606. – 4610. Article 40 2002ATM
ARTICLE XLVII 4701. Article 4 (12/15) 1992STM
ARTICLE XLVIII 4801. - 4804. Article 53 1993ATM
4805. Article 56 1993ATM
FOOTNOTE:(Numbered wrong in article as written)
ARTICLE XLIX 4901. - 4903. Article 55 1993ATM
ARTICLE L 5001. - 5004. Article 51 1999ATM
5001. Article 42 2006ATM
5003. Article 43 2007ATM
ARTICLE LI 5101. - 5105. Article 51 2001ATM
ARTICLE LII 5201. - 5206. Article 21 2001ATM
ARTICLE LIII 5301. - 5305.2 Article 38 2002ATM
5301. – 5303.2 Article 44 2007ATM
ARTICLE LIV RIGHT TO FARM Article 63 2004ATM
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