General Bylaws

General Bylaws of Holland, Massachusetts

(As Amended Through October 3, 2017 No changes have occurred since this date.)

The accuracy of this text may be verified by consulting records of various Town Meetings, held between June 1,1955 and the present, and notifications of approval from the office of the Town Clerk

Chapter	Description
Chapter 1 General Provisions	Section 1. Title Section 2. Power to License Section 3. Manner of Repeal and Amendment Section 4. Penalty
Chapter 2 Officers, Boards and Committees	Section 1. Board of Selectmen Section 2. Town Clerk and Treasurer Section 3. Finance Board Section 4. Constables Section 5. Highway Surveyor Section 6. Tree Warden Section 7. Building Inspector Section 8. Sealer of Weights and Measures Section 9. Recreation Committee Section 10. Board of Health Section 11. Planning Board Section 12. Council on Aging Section 13. Bylaw Committee Section 14. Park Commission Section 15. Capital Planning Committee Section 16. Lake Oversight Committee
Chapter 3 Town Meetings; Elections	Section 1. Dates of Meetings Section 2. Notice of Meetings Section 3. Conduct of Meetings Section 4. Nominations
Chapter 4 Financial Affairs	Section 1. Audit of Accounts Section 2. Submission of Bills Section 3. Town Collector Section 4. Custody of Certain Documents Section 5. Disposition of Departmental Receipts Section 6. Municipal Liens Section 7. Licenses and Permits of Deliquent Taxpayers Section 8. Departmental Revolving Fund
Chapter 5 Contracts	Section 1. Participation of Town Officers Section 2. Compensation to Town Officers and Employees Section 3. Contracts in Writing
Chapter 6 Legal Affairs	Section 1. Power of Selectmen Section 2. Compromise and Settlement of Certain Claims Section 3. Appointment of Town Counsel Section 4. Duties of Town Counsel
Chapter 7 Records and Reports	Section 1. Custody of Records Section 2. Annual Town Report Section 3. Publication of Miscellaneous Material
Chapter 8 Buildings and Wells	Section 1. Building Permits Section 2. Notification to Assessors Section 3. Digging of Wells Section 4. Conversion of Residences Section 5. Junk
Chapter 9 Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Mobile Homes	Section 1. Restriction of Vehicles on Town Property Section 2. Parking Regulations Section 3. Vehicles with Living Accomodations Sectoin 4. Junked or Abondoned Vehicles Section 5. Operation on Ice
Chapter 10 Roads and Driveways	Section 1. Acceptance of Ways as Public Ways Section 2. Driveways and Access Roads Section 3. Maintenance of Private Ways Section 4. Plowing of Private ways
Chapter 11 Hamilton Reservior Dock Regulations	Section 1. Definitions Section 2. Use of Waterfront Area Section 3. Location of Docks Section 4. Construction of Waterfront Areas Section 5. Enforcement
Chapter 12 Recreational Use of Inland Waters	Section 1. Purpose Section 2. Authority Section 3. Definitions Section 4. General Guidelines Section 5. Regulations Section 6. Restrictions Section 7. Exemptions Section 8. Enforcement
Chapter 13 Police and Fire Regulations
Chapter 14 Control of Dogs	Section 1. Declaration of Policy Section 2. Enforcement Section 3. Procedure following Impoundment
Chapter 15 Conservation Commission	Section 1. Declaration of Policy Section 2. Jurisdiction Section 3. Conditional Exceptions Section 4. Application Section 5. Applications Requirements Section 6. General Provisions Section 7. Violations & Enforcement
Chapter 16 House Number Enforcement
Chapter 17 Public Drinking
Chapter 18 Hawkers, Peddlers and Vendors	Section 1. General Guidelines Section 2. Definitions Section 3. Requirements/Prohibitions Section 4. Registration Section 5. Certificate of Registration Section 6. Authorization to Conduct Criminal History Checks Section 7. Exemptions Section 8. Fees and Fines

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