The General Court, which was chosen November 4, 1924, assembled on Wednesday, the seventh day of January, 1925, for its first annual session. The oaths of office were taken and subscribed by His Excellency ALVAN T. FULLER and His Honor FRANK G. ALLEN on Thursday, the eighth day of January, in the presence of the two Houses assembled in convention. ACTS. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF GARDNER TO INCUR INDEBT- Chap. EDNESS FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: money for Loan, Act of 1925. 1 SECTION 1. For the purpose of constructing a new high City of Gardner school building and of originally equipping and furnishing said may borrow building, the city of Gardner may borrow from time to time, school purposes. within a period of five years from the passage of this act, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, four hundred thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on their face the words, Gardner Gardner School School Loan, Act of 1925. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be paid in not more than fifteen years from their dates, but no issue shall be authorized under this act unless a sum equal to an amount not less than ten per cent of such authorized issue is voted for the same purpose to be raised by the tax levy of the year when authorized. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statutory limit, but shall, except as provided herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws, exclusive of the proviso inserted in section seven of said chapter by chapter three hundred and thirty-eight of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-three. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SOMERSET TO BORROW Chap. 2 MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: set may borrow school purposes. SECTION 1. For the purpose of acquiring land for school Town of Somerpurposes and of constructing a schoolhouse and furnishing and money for equipping the same, the town of Somerset may borrow from time to time, within a period of five years from the passage of this act, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, ninety thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on their face the words, Somer- Somerset set School Loan, Act of 1925. Each authorized issue shall School Loan, constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be paid in not more than fifteen years from their dates, but no issue shall be authorized under this act unless a sum equal to an amount not Act of 1925. Somerset less than ten per cent of such authorized issue is voted for the SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 3 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF CHELMSFORD TO BORROW Town of Chelmsford may borrow money for school purposes. Chelmsford MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. For the purpose of acquiring land for and constructing school buildings and originally equipping and furnishing said buildings, the town of Chelmsford may borrow from time to time, within a period of five years from the passage of this act, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, one hundred thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on their face the words, Chelmsford School Loan, Act of 1925. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be paid in not more than fifteen years from their dates, but no issue shall be authorized under this act unless a sum equal to an amount not less than ten per cent of such authorized issue is voted for the same purpose to be raised by the tax levy of the year when authorized. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statutory limit, but shall, except as herein provided, be subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws, exclusive of the proviso inserted in section seven of said chapter by chapter three hundred and thirty-eight of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-three. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 4 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MELROSE TO PENSION WIL City of Melrose Submission to board of Proviso. LIAM R. LAVENDER. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The city of Melrose may retire William R. Lavender, who for twenty-four years has served as its city treasurer, on an annual pension of twelve hundred dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance by vote of the board of aldermen of said city, subject to the provisions of its charter; provided, that such acceptance occurs prior to December thirty-first in the current year. Approved February 4, 1925. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF LONGMEADOW TO VOTE Chap. 5 ON THE QUESTION OF REVOKING ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS AS APPLYING TO ITS CHIEF OF POLICE OR Be it enacted, etc., as follows: meadow may acceptance laws as apply SECTION 1. The town of Longmeadow may, at the next Town of Longtown meeting, vote on the question of revoking its acceptance vote on quesof the provisions of chapter seventeen of the acts of nineteen tion of revoking hundred and twenty-one. If the town so votes to revoke such of civil service acceptance, then the chief of police or commissioner of public ing to its chief safety of said town shall not continue to hold office under the of police or civil service laws or the rules and regulations made thereunder. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved February 4, 1925. commissioner of public safety. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MEDFORD TO PENSION Chap. 6 WINSLOW JOYCE. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: may pension SECTION 1. The city of Medford may retire Winslow Joyce, City of Medford now and for many years past employed by said city as sealer Winslow Joyce. of weights and measures and inspector of milk and vinegar, on an annual pension not exceeding one half the annual compensation paid him for his services in both of said positions at the time of his retirement. board of alder SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance by Submission to vote of the board of aldermen of said city, subject to the pro- men, etc. visions of its charter; provided, that such acceptance occurs Proviso. prior to December thirty-first in the current year. Approved February 5, 1925. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF Chap. MUSIC TO GRANT CERTAIN DEGREES. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The New England Conservatory of Music, a New England Conservatory corporation established by chapter one hundred and three of of Music may the acts of eighteen hundred and seventy, is hereby authorized grant certain degrees. and empowered to grant to students properly accredited and recommended by the faculty council of said conservatory upon their graduation from the collegiate department thereof after completion of the four year course in applied music, composition or musical research, the degree of Bachelor of Music, or after completion of the four year course in supervision of school music, the degree of Bachelor of School Music. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 7 Chap. 8 AN ACT PLACING UNDER CIVIL SERVICE THE REGULAR AND Certain members and offices of Natick fire department placed under civil service. Submission to voters, etc. Time of taking effect, etc. PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF NATICK AND THE OFFICES OF CHIEF AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The provisions of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws, and the rules and regulations made thereunder, shall hereafter apply to the regular and permanent members of the fire department of the town of Natick and to the offices of the chief and deputy chief of said fire department. The regular and permanent members of said department and the present incumbents of said offices of chief and deputy chief shall continue to hold their present positions without examination or reappointment. SECTION 2. This act may be submitted for acceptance at any annual or special town meeting of said town. If it is so submitted at a special town meeting, it shall take effect upon its acceptance by a majority of the legal voters of the said town present and voting thereon. If it is so submitted to the voters of said town at an annual town meeting the following question shall be placed upon the official ballot to be used for the election of town officers at said meeting: -"Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred and twentyfive, entitled 'An Act placing under civil service the regular and permanent members of the fire department of the town of Natick and the offices of chief and deputy chief of said fire department', be accepted?" If a majority of the votes in answer to said question are in the affirmative, then this act shall thereupon take effect. SECTION 3. So much of this act as provides for its submission to the voters of the town of Natick shall take effect upon its passage. Approved February 6, 1925. Chap. 9 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF MILTON TO PENSION JOHN Town of Milton may pension John H. Higgins. H. HIGGINS. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The town of Milton may retire John H. Higgins, who has served since June fifth, eighteen hundred and ninetynine, as a permanent member of its police department, and, by way of discharging its moral obligation to him, may pay him an annual pension equal to one half the annual compensation paid him at the time of his retirement, payable in equal weekly or monthly instalments. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved February 7, 1925. |