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(Adjourned Session of the 1980 Annual Town Meeting - March 26, 1980.) Article 45. James M. McLaughlin moved the previous question which was declared (Cont.) carried by voice vote. 9:24 P.M. Voice vote on main motion, as presented by Mary W. Miley, was not unanimous, so the Moderator asked for a standing vote with results as follows: Precinct I n Favor Tellers Opposed 1 5 Cornelia C. Johnson 4 2 19 Mary M. McIver 0 3 12 Joy C. Buchfirer 2 4 16 Germania B. Whiting 0 5 20 Madeline A. Shaughnessy 0 6 15 Margaret N. Brooke 0 7 17 John E. Taylor 0 8 17 Charles E. Connolly 0 9 14 Deborah B. Green 1 At Large 18 William J. Dailey, Jr. 2 Totals 153 9 Main motion, as presented by Mrs. Miley, declared adopted. 9:27 P.M. Article 46. Presented by Margery M. Battin. MOTION: That the Town accept Section 71E of Chapter 71 of the General Laws. 9:27 P.M. (Chapter 71, Section 71E. EXPENDITURE OF RECEIPTS FROM ADULT EDUCATION, CONTINUING EDUCATION, SUMMER SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS. In any city or town which accepts this section, all moneys received by the school committee in connection with the conduct of adult education and continuing education programs, including, but not limited to adult physical fitness programs conducted under section seventy -one B, summer school programs, and programs designated by prior vote of said committee as community school programs, and in connection with the use of school property under section seventy -one, shall be deposited with the treasurer of the town or city and held as separate accounts. The receipts held in such a separate account may he expended by said school committee without further appropriation for the purposes of the program or programs from which the receipts held in such account were derived or, in the case of the use of school property account, for expenses incurred in making school property available for such use, not- withstanding the provisions of section fifty -three of chapter forty -four of the General Laws. A city or town may appropriate funds for the conduct of any such program or for expenses incurred in making school property available for such use, which funds shall be expended by the school committee in addition to funds provided from other sources. Three years from the date a city or town accepts the provisions of this paragraph, and every third year thereafter, said city or town may act to rescind its original acceptance.) Motion, as presented by Mrs. Battin, declared carried unanimously. 9:28 P.M. ** Article 48. Presented by James F. Crain. MOTION: That the Town establish an unemployment compensation fund pursuant to Section 5E of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, and that the unexpended balance of line item 1725 of the current fiscal year budget be transferred to such fund. Carried Unanimously. 9:28 P.M. ** Article 47. (See Page 540)