Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 43b - Home Rule Procedures
Section 16 - Paper or Document Required to Be Filed or Submitted; Presumptions

Section 16. Any paper or document which is required by this chapter to be filed with or submitted to the city or town clerk or a city council or a board of selectmen shall be deemed to be so filed or submitted when it is delivered to the city or town clerk or to his office. Any paper or document which is required by this chapter to be filed with or submitted to a board of registrars of voters shall be deemed to be so filed or submitted when it is delivered to the office of the board or, if the board maintains no office, to the office of the city or town clerk. Any paper or document which is required by this chapter to be filed with or submitted to the attorney general shall be deemed to be so filed or submitted when it is delivered to the attorney general or to his office. Any paper or document which is required by this chapter to be filed with or submitted to the department of housing and community development shall be deemed to be so filed or submitted when it is delivered to said department. Any paper or document which is required by this chapter to be filed with or submitted to the state secretary shall be deemed to be so filed or submitted when it is delivered to the state secretary or to his office.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts

Chapter 43b - Home Rule Procedures

Section 1 - Short Title; Definitions

Section 2 - Adoption, Revision or Amendment of Existing Charter

Section 3 - Petition for Adoption and Revision of Charter; Filing; Objections

Section 4 - Order of Governing Body for Submission of Question of Adoption or Revision of Charter; Nomination and Election of Charter Commission

Section 5 - Charter Commission; Procedure for Nomination and Election of Members

Section 6 - Charter Commission; Number of Members; Election

Section 7 - Charter Commission; Organization; Compensation and Expenses of Members

Section 8 - Charter Commission; Rules and Regulations; Personnel; Funds; Receipts and Expenditures; Office Space and Facilities; Taxation and Borrowing

Section 9 - Hearings Before Charter Commission; Reports of Commission

Section 10 - Amendments to Charter Previously Adopted or Revised Under This Chapter; Procedure

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 12 - Charter and Charter Amendments and Revisions; Deposit of Certificates; Judicial Notice; Reprints for Distribution

Section 12a - Resubmission of Charter Which Failed of Approval

Section 13 - Exercise of Powers and Functions by Municipalities

Section 14 - Enforcement of This Chapter; Declaratory Relief; Judicial Review

Section 15 - Petitions for Adoption or Revision of Charter or Suggestion of Charter Amendment; Form

Section 16 - Paper or Document Required to Be Filed or Submitted; Presumptions

Section 17 - Election Laws; Applicable and Conflicting Provisions

Section 18 - Method of Electing Officers

Section 19 - Special Laws Enacted After Nov. 8, 1966

Section 20 - Provisions of Charter or Amendment Deemed Consistent With Certain Other Laws