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TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
120 MAIN STREET
NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01845
Joyce A.Bradshaw,CMMC Telephone(978)688-9501
Town Clerk Fax (978)688-9557
E-mail Bradshaw(dtownofnorthandover.com
This is to certify that the following vote was taken on Article 8 at the Dissolved
Annual Town Meeting for the Town of North Andover held June 12, 2012:
Article 8. Amend General Bylaws-Chapter 59 Section 6 — Annual Town Meeting Date.
Unanimous vote to amend the General Bylaws for the Town of North Andover Chapter 59
Section 6 as amended below:
§ 59-6 Annual Town Meeting
Annual Town Meeting shall be hel on the fi fst Men day in May at 7:00 p.m. The
Board of Selectmen shall vote to set the date of the Annual Town Meeting in accordance
with Chapter 39 Section 9 of Massachusetts General Laws,
in aeoefdane°with N4GL C ter39,Seaien 9-, which permits the Board of Selectmen to
postpone by vote, an Annual Town Meeting, any such postponement shall be held on any
weekday evening Monday through Thursday at 7:00 p.m. until all articles in the warrant have
been acted upon.
Amendment: Unanimous vote to amend Article 8 as follows:
The Board of Selectmen shall vote to set the date of the Annual Town Meeting in
accordance with Chapter 39 Section 9 of Massachusetts General Laws. Chapter 39 also permits
the Board of Selectmen to postpone by vote an Annual Town Meeting. Any such postponement
shall be held on any weekday evening Monday through Thursday at 7:00 p.m. until all articles in
the warrant have been acted upon.
Section 59-6, as amended, to read as follows:
The Board of Selectmen shall vote to set the date of the Annual Town Meeting in
accordance with Chapter 39 Section 9 of Massachusetts General Laws. Chapter 39 also permits
the Board of Selectmen to postpone by vote an Annual Town Meeting. Any such postponement
shall be held on any weekday evening Monday through Thursday at 7:00 p.m. until all articles in
the warrant have been acted upon.
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And further that the non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw by the Town
Clerk be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the
Zoning Bylaws of the Town of North Andover.
Town Clerk
Board of Selectmen Recommendation: Favorable Action
Vote Required: Majority Vote
VOTED JUNE 12, 2012
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