Section 19. Clause fifth of section seven of chapter four shall not apply to this chapter. A special law relating to an individual city or town enacted subsequent to November eighth, nineteen hundred and sixty-six in compliance with clause (1) or clause (2) of section eight of Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution shall be subject to amendment or repeal through the adoption, revision or amendment of a charter by such city or town in accordance with the provisions of sections three and four of said Article LXXXIX unless such special law specifically provides otherwise, and shall be subject to amendment or repeal by laws enacted by the general court in conformity with powers reserved for the general court by section eight of said Article LXXXIX of said Amendments.
Structure 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 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 9 - Hearings Before Charter Commission; Reports of Commission
Section 10 - Amendments to Charter Previously Adopted or Revised Under This Chapter; Procedure
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