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