Section 4. Wherever a statute is to take effect upon its acceptance by a municipality or district, or is to be effective in municipalities or districts accepting its provisions, this acceptance shall be, except as otherwise provided in that statute, in a municipality, by vote of the legislative body, subject to the charter of the municipality, or, in a district, by vote of the district at a district meeting.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Section 1 - Effective Date of Statutes
Section 1a - Reorganization Plans for Executive Department
Section 2 - Effective Date of Resolves
Section 2a - Special Legislative Commissions
Section 3 - Enacting Style of Initiative Measures
Section 4 - Mode of Acceptance of Statute by Municipality or District
Section 4a - Revocation of Acceptance by Towns of Special Acts
Section 4b - Rescission of Laws Previously Accepted by Cities, Towns or Municipalities
Section 5 - Return Showing Action of Body Accepting or Rejecting Statute
Section 6 - Rules for Construction of Statutes
Section 7 - Definitions of Statutory Terms; Statutory Construction
Section 8 - Construction of Special Acts Authorizing Municipalities to Incur Indebtedness
Section 9 - Time for Performance of Acts Performable on Sunday or Holiday
Section 9a - Recital Giving Unsealed Instrument Effect of Sealed Instrument; ''person'' Defined
Section 9b - Stamping Seal on Documents
Section 10 - Daylight Saving Time
Section 11 - Marginal References
Section 12 - Bi-Partisan Boards; Political Affiliations of Members
Section 13 - Legal Notices Required to Be Published in Newspapers; Electronic Publication