Special Acts

The following is a list of special acts applicable to the town.  Consult municipal records for a more detailed description of the action.  This list should not be considered to be a binding enumeration of all such acts.

Chapter/Acts of

Subject

 

310/1901

An act authorizing the Towns of Amherst and Pelham to unite in employing a Superintendent of Schools (1901 ATM)

321/1927

Making additional provision for the water supply needs of the MWD and for the communities which now and hereafter may require water therefrom (establishment of the Quabbin Reservoir)

153/1929

Relative to additional water supply for the Amherst Water Company

116/1932

Relative to the winding up and dissolution of certain churches and religious societies affected by the construction of reservoirs and other works in the Swift River Valley

28/1933

Resolve providing for an unpaid commission established to consider the need of extending relief to towns due to loss of taxes because of Metropolitan Water System construction

38/1959

An act authorizing the Town of Pelham to appropriate the balance remaining in the Workmen’s Compensation Insurance Fund to create a Stabilization Fund