1951-06-25-STM-Chapter 26 & 18-act

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354 Chapter 26. THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-nine AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON TO BORROW ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES AND EXTENDING THE TIME WITHIN WHICH SAID MONEY MAY BE BORROWED. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assenbledt and by the authority of the same , as follows : SECTION 1. Chapter 186 of the acts of 1947 is hereby amended by striking out section 1 and inserting in place thereof the following section:- Section 1. For the purposes of acquiring land for and constructing one or 'more school buildings , or constructing additions to existing school buildings, and of originally equipping and furn- ishing the same , the town of Lexington may borrow from time to time , within a period of six years from the passage of this act , such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding , in the aggregate , three million dollars , and may issue bonds or notes therefor , which shall bear on their face the words , Lexington School Building Loan, Act of 1947. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be paid in not more than twenty years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statu- tory limit , but shall , except as herein provided , be subject to chap- ter forty-four of the General Laws, including the limitation contained in the first paragraph of section seven thereof. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. House of Representatives , February 24,1949. Passed to be enacted , Thomas P. O'Neill,Jr. Speaker. In Senate , February 25, 1949• Passed to be enacted ,Chester A.Dolan,Jr.President. February 28 , 1949. Approved , at 5 o' clock and 50 minutes , P. M. Paul A. Dever Governor. Chapter 1$. THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-one AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A FIFTY-SIX HOUR WEEK FOR THE PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE TOWN OF TFXINGTON. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same , as follows : SECTION 1. The hours of duty of the permanent members of the uniformed fire fighting force in the town of Lexington shall be so established by the board of fire engineers that the average weekly hours of duty in any year , other than hours during which such members may be summoned and kept on duty because of conflagrations , shall not exceed fifty- six in number. Sections fifty-six, fifty-seven , fifty-eight A and fifty-nine of chapter forty-eight of the General Laws shall not apply to the permanent members of the uniformed fire fighting force in said town . SECTION 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance to the voters of said town at its next annual town meeting in the form of the following question , which shall be placed upon the official ballot to be used for the election of town officers at said meet- ing:- "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nine- teen hundred and fifty-one , entitled 'An Act providing for a fifty- six hour week for the permanent members of the fire department in the town of Lexington' , be accepted?'t If a majority of the votes in answer to said question is in the affirmative , then this act shall thereupon take full effect, but not otherwise. (Cont . on next page )