Submission to directors of Boston Ele vated Railway Company. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance by the Boston Elevated Railway Company by vote of its directors and the filing of a certificate of such vote with the state secretary. Approved March 31, 1925. Chap.207 AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE SALARIES OF THE MAYOR AND OTHER 1911, 621, Part II, § 52, amended. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF LAWRENCE. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. Section fifty-two of Part II of chapter six hundred and twenty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and eleven is hereby amended by striking out, in the first and second lines, the words "thirty-five hundred" and inserting in place thereof the words: five thousand, and by striking out, in the fourth line, the word "twenty-five", and inserting in place thereof the word: - thirty-five, so as to read as follows: Section 52. The salary of the mayor shall be five thousand other members dollars per annum, and the salary of each of the remaining four members of the city council shall be thirty-five hundred dollars per annum. These salaries shall be payable in equal monthly Salaries of mayor and of city council of Lawrence. Submission to voters, etc. instalments. SECTION 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance to the voters of the city of Lawrence at its next annual city election in the form of the following question, which shall be placed upon the official ballot to be used at said election: "Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-five, entitled 'An Act relative to the salaries of the mayor and other members of the city council of Lawrence', be accepted?" If a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in the affirmative in answer to said question, this act shall thereupon take effect, but not otherwise. Approved March 31, 1925. Chap.208 AN ACT RELATIVE TO INVESTMENTS BY SAVINGS BANKS AND G. L. 168, 54, cl. "Fifth," amended. Investments by savings banks and savings departments of trust companies in bonds of telephone companies. SAVINGS DEPARTMENTS OF TRUST COMPANIES IN THE BONDS Be it enacted, etc., as follows: The clause entitled "Fifth" of section fifty-four of chapter one hundred and sixty-eight of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out all of said clause included in lines four hundred and fifty-two to four hundred and fifty-four, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following:- Fifth. In the bonds of any telephone company incorporated under the laws of, and doing business in, any state of the United States on the continent of North America: Approved April 1, 1925. AN ACT AUTHORIZING SAVINGS BANKS AND SAVINGS DEPART- Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chap.209 subdiv. (a), SECTION 1. The clause entitled "Second" of section fifty- G. L. 168, § 54, four of chapter one hundred and sixty-eight of the General cl. Second," Laws is hereby amended by striking out subdivision (a) and amended. inserting in place thereof the following: (a) In the public Investments by funds of the United States or of this commonwealth, or in the savings banks legally authorized bonds of any other state of the United States, departments of but not including a territory, which has not within the twenty in certain years prior to the making of such investment defaulted in the public funds payment of any part of either principal or interest of any legal certain states. debt. and savings trust companies or in bonds of subdiv. (e), savings banks bonds of cer SECTION 2. Said clause entitled "Second" of said section G. L. 168, § 54, fifty-four is hereby further amended by striking out subdivision cl. "Second," (e) and inserting in place thereof the following:-(e) In the amended. legally authorized bonds for municipal purposes or in refunding Investments by bonds issued to take up at maturity bonds which have been and savings departments of issued for other than municipal purposes, but on which the trust companies interest has been fully paid, of any city of any state of the in certain United States, other than a territory or dependency thereof, tain cities. which was incorporated as such at least twenty-five years prior to the date of such investment, which has at such date not less than thirty thousand nor more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, as established by the last national or state census, or city census certified to by the city clerk or treasurer of said city and taken in the same manner as a national or state census, preceding such date, and whose net indebtedness does not exceed five per cent of the valuation of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last preceding valuation of property therein for the assessment of taxes. subdiv. (f), Investments by in certain SECTION 3. Said clause entitled "Second" of said section G. L. 168, § 54, fifty-four is hereby further amended by striking out subdivision cl. "Second," (f) and inserting in place thereof the following:-(f) In the amended. legally authorized bonds for municipal purposes or in refunding savings banks bonds issued to take up at maturity bonds which have been and savings departments of issued for other than municipal purposes, but on which the trust companies interest has been fully paid, of any city of any state of the bonds of cerUnited States, other than a territory or dependency thereof, tain citics. which was incorporated as such at least twenty-five years prior to the date of such investment, which has at such date more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, established in the same manner as is provided in subdivision (e) of this clause, and whose net indebtedness does not exceed seven per cent of the valuation of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained as provided in said subdivision (e). SECTION 4. This act shall not be construed to invalidate Prior investany investments lawfully made prior to its effective date. Approved April 1, 1925, ments not invalidated, Chap.210 AN ACT ESTABLISHING BIENNIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE Biennial municipal of Springfield. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. Beginning with the year nineteen hundred and elections in city twenty-five, municipal elections in the city of Springfield for the choice of mayor, members of the city council, members of the school committee, city clerk and city treasurer shall be held biennially, on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November in every odd-numbered year; and the terms of office of those elected shall begin on the first Monday of January following their election, or on the following day whenever said first Monday falls on a holiday; and those elected shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Terms of mayor and city council. School committee, election, terms, etc. etc. SECTION 2. The mayor and members of the city council of said city shall continue to be elected for terms of two years each. The mayor and the members of the city council elected in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-four shall continue to hold office until the qualification of their successors who shall be elected at the biennial municipal election in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-seven. SECTION 3. At the biennial municipal election to be held in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-five and at every biennial municipal election thereafter, except as otherwise provided in this section, all members of the school committee to be elected shall be chosen for terms of four years each. The members of said committee elected in nineteen hundred and twenty-three shall continue to hold office until the qualification of their successors who shall be elected at the biennial municipal election in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-seven. At the biennial municipal election to be held in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-seven, six members of the school committee shall be elected to fill the vacancies occurring in the following January, and of the members so to be elected, the member from the city at large shall be elected for a term of two years and the other five members for terms of four years each. City clerk and city treasurer, SECTION 4. The city clerk and the city treasurer shall be election, terms, elected for terms of four years each. The city treasurer elected in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-four shall continue to hold office until the qualification of his successor who shall be elected at the biennial municipal election in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-seven. Certain inconsistent provi SECTION 5. Such provisions of chapter ninety-four of the sions repealed. acts of eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, as are inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Submission to city council, etc. Proviso. SECTION 6. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance by vote of the city council of said city, subject to the provisions of its charter; provided, that such acceptance occurs prior to August first in the current year. Approved April 2, 1925. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chap.211 for main etc., and inter fund and bond improvements. SECTION 1. To provide for the maintenance of the several Appropriations departments, boards, commissions and institutions, of sundry tenance of other services, and for certain permanent improvements, and departments, to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in est, sinking section two, for the several purposes and subject to the con- requirements, ditions therein specified, are hereby appropriated from the and certain general fund or revenue of the commonwealth unless some other source of revenue is expressed, subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof, for the fiscal year ending November thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-five, or for such other period as may be specified. 2 For the compensation for travel of senators, a sum 4 For the compensation for travel of representatives, 5 For the salaries of William H. Sanger, clerk of the senate, and James W. Kimball, clerk of the house of representatives, the sum of ten thousand dollars 6 For the salaries of Irving N. Hayden, assistant clerk of the senate, and Frank E. Bridgman, assistant clerk of the house of representatives, the sum of seven thousand dollars 7 For such additional clerical assistance to, and with the approval of, the clerk of the senate, as may be necessary for the proper despatch of public business, a sum not exceeding twelve hundred and fifty dollars 8 For such additional clerical assistance to, and with the approval of, the clerk of the house of representatives, as may be necessary for the proper despatch of public business, a sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred dollars 361,500 00 36,800 00 10,000 00 7,000 00 1,250 00 3,500 00 9 For the salary of the sergeant-at-arms, a sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred dollars 3,500 00 4,640 00 10 For clerical assistance, office of the sergeant-at-arms, 5,880 00 Legislative Item 12 For the salaries of the doorkeepers of the senate 13 For the salaries of assistant doorkeepers and mes- 14 For compensation of the pages of the senate and 15 For the salaries of clerks employed in the legislative 16 For certain other persons employed by the sergeant- 17 For the salaries of the chaplains of the senate and 18 For personal services of the counsel to the senate 19 For personal services of the counsel to the house of 21 For clerical and other assistance of the house com- 22 For authorized traveling and other expenses of the 23 For expenses of advertising hearings of the com- 26 For expenses in connection with the publication of 27 For stationery for the senate, purchased by and $6,900 00 43,100 00 8,450 00 4,850 00 2,700 00 1,500 00 13,350 00 14,700 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 5,000 00 300 00 60,000 00 5,000 00 13,500 00 700 00 |