Massachusetts General Laws
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts
Chapter 43b - Home Rule Procedures

Section 1 - Short Title; Definitions - Section 1. This chapter may be cited as the ''Home...

Section 2 - Adoption, Revision or Amendment of Existing Charter - Section 2. Every city and town shall have the power...

Section 3 - Petition for Adoption and Revision of Charter; Filing; Objections - Section 3. The adoption of a charter for any city...

Section 4 - Order of Governing Body for Submission of Question of Adoption or Revision of Charter; Nomination and Election of Charter Commission - Section 4. Within thirty days of receipt of certification by...

Section 5 - Charter Commission; Procedure for Nomination and Election of Members - Section 5. The signatures of the following number of registered...

Section 6 - Charter Commission; Number of Members; Election - Section 6. A charter commission shall consist of nine registered...

Section 7 - Charter Commission; Organization; Compensation and Expenses of Members - Section 7. The city or town clerk within ten days...

Section 8 - Charter Commission; Rules and Regulations; Personnel; Funds; Receipts and Expenditures; Office Space and Facilities; Taxation and Borrowing - Section 8. (a) A charter commission may adopt rules governing...

Section 9 - Hearings Before Charter Commission; Reports of Commission - Section 9. (a) Within forty-five days after its election, the...

Section 10 - Amendments to Charter Previously Adopted or Revised Under This Chapter; Procedure - Section 10. (a) Amendments to a city or town charter...

Section 11 - Proposed Charter or Charter Revision; Submission to Voters; Ballot; Copies of Final Report or Proposed Amendment; Adoption of Alternative or Conflicting Provisions - Section 11. Upon submission of the final report of a...

Section 12 - Charter and Charter Amendments and Revisions; Deposit of Certificates; Judicial Notice; Reprints for Distribution - Section 12. Certificates in quadruplicate shall be prepared setting forth...

Section 12a - Resubmission of Charter Which Failed of Approval - Section 12A. A charter submitted to the voters in accordance...

Section 13 - Exercise of Powers and Functions by Municipalities - Section 13. Any city or town may, by the adoption,...

Section 14 - Enforcement of This Chapter; Declaratory Relief; Judicial Review - Section 14. (1) The superior court shall, upon petition of...

Section 15 - Petitions for Adoption or Revision of Charter or Suggestion of Charter Amendment; Form - Section 15. (a) A petition for the adoption or revision...

Section 16 - Paper or Document Required to Be Filed or Submitted; Presumptions - Section 16. Any paper or document which is required by...

Section 17 - Election Laws; Applicable and Conflicting Provisions - Section 17. The provisions of chapters fifty to fifty-seven, inclusive,...

Section 18 - Method of Electing Officers - Section 18. Any city or town having a charter under...

Section 19 - Special Laws Enacted After Nov. 8, 1966 - Section 19. Clause fifth of section seven of chapter four...

Section 20 - Provisions of Charter or Amendment Deemed Consistent With Certain Other Laws - Section 20. The provisions of any charter or charter amendment...