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__ <br />~,~~E1~E Town of Lexington <br />Se~ECi iV1EN' <br />~ ~ 4 , <br />REPORT OF THE BY-LA6•TS COMMITTEE <br />TO <br />THE B.OARH OF SELECTMEN <br />~.. ~ _ - ~ , <br />4 ., t <br />Submitted February 4, 192 <br />By-Laws Committee Members <br />Paul Newman, Chairman <br />Marthur Kalil <br />Sheila Clemon-Carp <br />Stephen T. Russian <br />Anthony L. Mancini <br />The By-Laws Committee, having been appointed by the Board <br />of Selectmen, was as~Ced to review-the Town's General By-Laws <br />an'd make recommendations for their revision. Our charge was to <br />` suggest changes that would bring the By-Laws into conformity <br />with both law and practice, and that would otherwise improve <br />the By®Laws. For five months the Committee undertook this task, <br />aided .greatly by the comments of numeraus residents and <br />officials of-the Town.. Our review has resulted in .our. <br />unanimous recommendation that the following amendments be made <br />to the Town'a General By-Laws.. <br />Article I - General Provisions <br />To amend Section l of Article I of the General By-Laws of <br />the Town of Lexington by striking out the words "Building, <br />Plumbing and Signs." <br />Article III - The Calling and Notice of Town Meetings <br />To amend Section 2 of Article III of the General By-Laws of <br />the. Town of Lexington by striking said Section 2 and <br />substituting therefor the following: <br />"The warrant for a town meeting shall be served. <br />by posting a printed copy thereof in the Town Office <br />Building and also.. by .sending by mail,. postage prepaid not <br />less than seven days, or in the case of a special town <br />meeting not less than fourteen days, before the time stated <br />in the warrant for holding such meeting, a printed copy of <br />such warrant addressed to each dwelling house and to each <br />dwelling unit in multiple dwelling houses, apartment. <br />buildings or other buildings in the Town." <br />