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Date Town Meeting Convened:
Town:
FORM 6
Form 6 - Relevant Laws or Special Authority
Complete and sign the following. This form is only required if the Town's authority to enact the submitted by-law
derives from a local option statute or a special act.
1.) Is any by-law submitted in this packet specially authorized or otherwise dependent upon the town's acceptance of a
local option statute?
Yes No
If yes, please attach to this page a copy of the town meeting vote or town by-law accepting the relevant statute and
identify the warrant article(s) to which it applies.
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2.) Is any by-law submitted in this packet specially authorized or otherwise dependent upon a Special Act of the
Legislature?
Yes No
Yes No
If yes, please attach to this page a copy of the Act and identify the warrant article(s) to which it applies.
Note: This includes drafts of Special Acts that the town is in the process of obtaining.
3.) Is any by-law submitted in this packet specially authorized or otherwise dependent upon the Martha's Vineyard
Commission Act?
If yes, please identify the warrant article(s) to which it applies.
4.) Is any by-law submitted in this packet specially authorized or otherwise dependent upon a provision of the town
charter?
Yes No
Yes No
If yes, please attach to this page a copy of the provision and identify the warrant article(s) to which such provision
applies.
5.) Does any by-law submitted in this packet, create or amend a by-law adopted under M.G.L. c. 40R (smart growth
zoning)?
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Certification
I certify the above declaration to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
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Yes No
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Optional:
6.) Is there a statute or regulation (state or federal) which, in the town's opinion, provides authority for adoption of any
amendment submitted in this packet?
If yes, please attach a copy of the statute or regulation to this page and identify the warrant article(s) to which it
applies.
7.) Has the town submitted any by-law to the Attorney General that is identical or similar to a by-law of another town?
If yes, please attach a copy of the other town's by-law to this page and identify the warrant article(s) to which it
applies.