than four days in each week; and for four days attendance in each week no member shall receive less than seven dollars. Each member of the general court during said years who lives forty miles or more from the state house shall receive the aforementioned allowance or, at his election, an allowance of eight cents per mile for not more than one round trip a week and in addition an allowance for lodging and meals of not more than fifteen dollars a day for not more than four days each week. Payments under this paragraph shall be paid by the state treasurer only upon a voucher in which a member certifies that he traveled daily as above specified, or traveled and incurred expenses for lodging and meals as above specified and shall be payable on or after the last day of each legislative week. The above allowances for travel, lodging and meals shall not be due or payable to any member after thirty days subsequent to prorogation of the legislative session to which said allowances apply. SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section ten of chapter three of the General Laws, each member of the general court chosen to fill a vacancy during the year nineteen hundred and sixty-seven or nineteen hundred and sixty-eight or who resigns his seat during a regular annual session in the year nineteen hundred and sixty-seven or nineteen hundred and sixty-eight shall be entitled to a per diem compensation for the time of his membership at the rate of ten thousand dollars for each such session, and the allowances for travel and other expenses for the time of his membership as provided in section two. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect as of January fourth, nineteen hundred and sixty-seven. Approved February 9, 1967. Chap. 3. AN ACT RELATIVE TO CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 39L of chapter 30 of the General Laws, inserted by chapter 446 of the acts of 1963, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 8 and 9, the words "complied with the requirements of sections three and five of chapter one hundred and eighty-one" and inserting in place thereof the words: - filed with such awarding authority a certificate of the state secretary stating that such corporation has complied with sections three and five of chapter one hundred and eighty-one and the date of such compliance. Approved February 13, 1967. Chap. 4. AN ACT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH THE Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 660 of the acts of 1965 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 18, the words "seven hundred and fifty thousand" and inserting in place thereof the words: - one million. SECTION 2. Section 2 of said chapter 660 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words "seven hundred and fifty thousand" and inserting in place thereof the words: one million. Chap. 5. Approved February 13, 1967. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CENTERVILLE-OSTERVILLE FIRE Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of chapter one hundred and sixty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirtyseven, or any act in amendment thereof or in addition thereto, the Centerville-Osterville Fire District is hereby authorized to supply and sell water to the Cape Cod Community College in the town of Barnstable upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by said fire district and said community college. Said fire district, the town of Barnstable and said community college may enter into agreements for the laying of water mains and the construction of such other works as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this act. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved February 20, 1967. Chap. 6. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CENTERVILLE-OSTERVILLE FIRE Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Centerville-Osterville Fire District may, at the discretion of its board of water commissioners, sell water to the inhabitants of the areas comprising or supplied by West Barnstable Fire District, the Barnstable Fire District, the Hyannis Fire District, or the Barnstable Water Company, with the approval of each such district or company. Said board of water commissioners is authorized to bill and collect for water provided to the aforesaid districts or company in accordance with the rules and practices of said Centerville-Osterville Fire District, and shall have such rights against any inhabitant of said areas to whom water is being supplied and whose bill for such services is not paid on or before its due date, as are provided by sections forty-two A to forty-two E, inclusive, of chapter forty of the General Laws. Chap. 7. Approved February 20, 1967. AN ACT TEMPORARILY WAIVING THE PHYSICAL EXAMINA- Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 3 of chapter 708 of the acts of 1941, as amended by section 2 of chapter 548 of the acts of 1943, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph: Any person in the military or naval service who has passed a civil service examination, or whose name is on the civil service eligible list for the labor service, and because of such service was unable to appear for the physical examination and strength test, or either of them, shall have his name placed on the eligible list for which he has qualified and his name shall be certified for consideration in appointment and he may be appointed in accordance with the civil service law and rules, provided, however, that if he so requests in writing to the appointing authority within three months after termination of his military or naval service, he shall be employed in such position, subject to a probationary period of six months, provided that prior to such employment he passes the physical examination and strength test for which he was unable to appear because of his military or naval service. Any appointment, transfer or promotion to fill such office or position while he is so serving shall be temporary only and shall be filled by a military substitute who shall hold such office or position subject to the same limitations and with the same rights as a military substitute appointed under section two. Approved February 20, 1967. Chap. 8. AN ACT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THE COUNTY Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 140 of the acts of 1963 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 14, the word "five" and inserting in place thereof the word:- eight. SECTION 2. Section 2 of said chapter 140 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the word "five" and inserting in place thereof the word: eight. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 9. Approved February 21, 1967. AN ACT FURTHER EXTENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONAL AP- Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chapter 743 of the acts of 1962 is hereby amended by striking out section 7, as most recently amended by chapter 324 of the acts of 1966, and inserting in place thereof the following section: Section 7. Sections four, five and six of this act shall cease to be effective on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixty-eight; provided, that in any office or position in the commonwealth or any agency or political subdivision thereof where compliance with the federal standards for a merit system of personnel administration is a condition for the granting of federal funds, the examination shall be held within a year from the date of the approval of any provisional authorization or temporary transfer. Approved February 21, 1967. Chap. 10. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CHICOPEE TO PAY A Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. For the purpose of promoting the public good, the city of Chicopee is hereby authorized to appropriate or transfer from available funds and pay to Carol Szetela, the widow of the late Chester J. Szetela, who died while serving as a member of the board of aldermen of said city, the salary to which he would have been entitled had he lived and served until the end of the term for which he was elected. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance by the city of Chicopee. Approved February 21, 1967. Chap. 11. AN ACT PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN METRIC TABLES OF Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chapter 99 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 2, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section: Section 2. The tables of weights and measures as set forth in the National Bureau of Standards Miscellaneous Publication, issued December 20, 1960, and titled "Units of Weight and Measure, Definitions and Tables of Equivalents", shall be recognized in the construction of contracts and in legal proceedings as establishing in terms of the metric system the equivalents of the other weights and measures expressed therein and may also be used for computing, determining and expressing in customary weights and measures the weights and measures of the metric system. Approved February 21, 1967. Chap. 12. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND Be it enacted, etc., as follows: The commissioner of labor and industries is hereby authorized, in conformity with Article XX of Part the First of the Constitution of the Commonwealth, to suspend until July first, nineteen hundred and sixtynine the application or operation of any provision of chapter one hundred and forty-nine of the General Laws or of any rule or regulation made thereunder, regulating, limiting or prohibiting the employment of women, or of minors over the age of sixteen, or both. The commissioner shall exercise this authority when he finds, after opportunity has been given to interested parties to be heard, that an emergency exists or that conditions of hardship in an industry, branch of an industry, or individual establishment require or justify the suspension of any provision of such laws, rules or regulations. Suspensions issued by the com missioner shall prescribe, and may be either granted or limited to, one or more particular departments, operations or occupations within an establishment, or a particular industry or branch of an industry. The commission shall appoint industry advisory committees, on which employers and employees shall be equally represented, to consult and advise with him in matters relating to the suspensions authorized by this Approved February 21, 1967. act. Chap. 13. AN ACT REQUIRING THE WEARING OF PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR BY A PERSON OPERATING A MOTORCYCLE OR RIDING Be it enacted, etc., as follows: The first paragraph of section 7 of chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following sentence: Every person operating a motorcycle or riding as a passenger on a motorcycle or in a sidecar attached to a motorcycle shall wear protective head gear conforming with such minimum standards of construction and performance as the registrar may prescribe. Approved February 21, 1967. Chap. 14. AN ACT FURTHER REGULATING CERTAIN RACING MEETINGS. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 3 of chapter 128A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out clause (i), as amended by section 2 of chapter 505 of the acts of 1939, and inserting in place thereof the following clause: (i) No licenses shall be issued to permit dog racing meetings to be held or conducted, except in connection with a state or county fair, at the same time at more than one race track within the same county or within twenty-five miles of another dog race track, nor at any time at more than three race tracks within the commonwealth, nor at a dog race track having a racing strip of less than three sixteenths of a mile for outdoor tracks and one fifth of a mile for indoor tracks. Approved February 21, 1967. Chap. 15. AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN APPEAL TO THE DEPARTMENT Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 61 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 719 of the acts of 1962, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph: Any person aggrieved by the action of a local health department or local board of health in revoking a license to conduct day care services for children may appeal to the department, and the department may affirm or reverse such action. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the department in affirming such action shall be entitled to judicial. review upon filing a petition for review as provided in section fourteen of chapter thirty A. Approved February 21, 1967. |