§ A324-1. List of acceptances.

Year Accepted	Acts Of	Chapter and/or Section	Subject
1900	1899	344	To make eight hours a day's work for city and Town employees
1901		102 (revised laws)	Licensing of junk and secondhand dealers
1902		49, § 43 (revised laws)
1906	1903	202 as amended by c. 44, Acts of 1904	Street railway franchises
		19, § 37 (revised laws)	Putting police under civil service
1907	1907	505	Allowing Stoughton to refund certain indebtedness
1909	1908	209	Protection of forest and sprout land from fire
1910	1907	360, § 366	Election of Board of Health
	1909	423	Licensing of ice cream parlors for Sunday business
1911	1908	452	Watering of public streets
1912	1911	468	Extending civil service to include Chief of Police
1913	1911	751	Industrial accident compensation
1914	1909	514, § 42, as affected by Acts of 1911, c. 494	Eight-hour day for municipal employees
	1913	807	Municipal employees' accident compensation
	1913	487	Firemen subject to call
	1914	217	Vacations of laborers employed by cities and towns
1918	1917	23	Licensing of coffeehouses
1919	1916	293	Licensing of taxis (accepted with provision that bonds in amount of $400 be posted)
1920	1920	166	One day off in eight for police without loss of pay
1922		32, § 85	Retirement of permanent members of Fire and Police Departments
1929	1928	406, § 2	Sports and games on Sunday
		140, §§ 188, 189, 190	Licensing of picnic groves
		140, §§ 194, 195, 196	Licensing renters of boats and bathing suits
1934		40, § 42(a) to (f)	Collection of water rates
1935		31, § 48	Civil service for Fire Department
1936		31, § 48	Civil service laws to govern promotion of call firemen
1938		139, §§ 1, 2, 3	Empowering municipalities to order the demolition of dangerous buildings
		40, § 6b	Purchase of police and fire uniforms
		32, § 89	Compensation to families of members of Police and Fire Departments who die in the line of duty
1939		147, § 16B	One day off in six for members of Police Department
	1936	403	Extending workmen's compensation to all Town employees other than members of the Police and Fire Departments
1942		85 as amended by c. 710, Acts of 1914	Registration of bicycles
		76, § 11	Authorizing School Committee to collect from institutions whose inmates attend Stoughton public schools
1945		94, §§ 120, 120a	Licensing and regulation of slaughterhouses
1946	1945	723	Establishing Department of Veteran's Services
		32, §§ 1 to 28	Establishing a retirement system for two employees
1948		265	Closing of public offices on Saturdays
		40, § 16	Empowering Town Manager to tow away automobiles hindering snow removal
		136, § 4b	Empowering Selectmen to grant licenses to bowling alleys on Sundays
		159, § 61 to 64	Empowering Selectmen or Town Manager to purchase land in Stoughton for the purpose of correcting grade crossings
1949		139, §§ 1, 2, 3, as amended by c. 111, §§ 123 to 125	Empowering Selectmen to remove or otherwise dispose of dangerous buildings
		140, §§ 132 to 136	Empowering Selectmen to conduct investigations for smoke nuisance prevention
		41, § 100a	Personal liability and property insurance for Town officers and employees operating motor vehicles
		143, § 3	Criterion for building materials, permits, inspections and fees
1950		54, § 103a	Absentee voting in Town elections
1951	1950	338	Temporary minor repairs on public roads
1953	1952	624	Increasing amount of pension and retirement allowances to certain former public employees
		74	Authorizing schools to establish vocational education
		40, § 27a	Reconsideration of rezoning after unfavorable action
1954		41, § 111a	Granting vacations for members of regular or permanent police and fire forces in certain cities and towns
1954		40, § 36a	Municipal advertising
	1954	297	Establishing an Industrial Commission
1956	1955	670	Increasing pensions and retirement allowances of certain former employees
	1956	401	Protection for civil defense volunteers driving publicly owned vehicles
1957		39, § 20	Precinct voting for Town officers
1958		143, §§ 3 to 6	Inspection and regulation of buildings
1960	1959	493	Increasing the pension of every employee under the contributory retirement system by $100 under certain conditions specified
1961	1960	647	Retirement benefits of certain former public employees
		166, § 32	Appointment of Inspector of Wires
	1960	737	Appointment of Gas Inspector
1962		40, § 22d	Authorizing towing of vehicles parked in violation of the law
		71, §§ 14 to 161	Establishing a regional vocational school district planning committee
	1961	609	Establishing a regional incinerator planning committee
		221, § 26qq	Establishing a redevelopment authority
1963		40, § 8c	Conservation Commission
1964	1963	478	Increase in amounts of certain pensions, retirement allowances or annuities for certain employees and widows of deceased employees
1967		41, § 111g	Annual vacations for certain employees of certain cities and towns
1968	1966	117	Increase amount of noncontributory pensions paid to former policeman and firefighters
1971	1970	835	Career incentive pay program for regular full-time police officers and partial reimbursement by commonwealth for certain cities and towns
1973		44, § 53c	Deposit in separate fund of moneys received for payment for off-duty work details of police
1975	1974	670	Rights and responsibilities of public secondary school students
1976		40, § 8e	Authorizing establishment of Youth Commission
1978	1977	639	Expenditures by school committees of receipts from certain programs
	1977	665	Permitting establishment in cities and towns of recreation and parks self-supporting revolving funds
1980		40, § 8	Mutual aid agreements for police departments
	1980	217	Raise limit for item to be bid from $2,000 to $4,000
1981		90, § 20a 1/2	Collection of parking fines by Town
		40, § 13	Establish Municipal Building Insurance Fund
1982	1981	606	Regulate certain premises to serve alcohol
1982	1981	743	Further regulate real estate exemptions (elderly)
		148, § 26c	Smoke detectors in certain dwellings
		339, § 53e	Allocation of anticipated receipts
1983 (ATM, Art. 9)	1981	644	Parking areas for vehicles of disabled veterans or handicapped persons
1983 (STM, Art. 12)	1982	653, cl. 41B	Relief from impact of revaluation
1984 (ATM, Art. 38)	1982	597	License plates for former prisoners of war
1986 (STM, Art. 4)	1985	275	Water conservation pricing system for cities and towns
1986 (STM, Art. 5)	1985	640	Granting or renewal of local licenses and permits
1986 (STM, Art. 11)		MGL c. 148, § 26E	Smoke detectors in private dwellings
1986 (STM, Art. 12)		MGL c. 148, § 26G	Installation of automatic sprinkler systems
1987 (STM, Art. 6)		MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 17D	Relief from impact of revaluation
1987 (ATM, Art. 14)	1986	306	Establishing an enterprise fund for the Water, Sewer and Public Health Department
1987 (ATM, Art. 15)		MGL c. 40, § 4A	Governmental units authorized to contract relative to performance of public service
1988 (STM, Art. 14)	1987	176	Payment of funeral and burial expenses of certain police officers and fire fighters
1988 (ATM, Art. 41)	1986	73, § 3	Relief from the impact of revaluation
1988 (ATM, Art. 49)	1987	236	Expenditure of default funds by Planning Board
1989 (ATM, Art. 44)	1988	245	Expenditure of default funds
1990 (STM, Art. 5)	1989	642	Installation of automatic sprinkler systems
1992 (ATM, Art. 53)	1991	138, § 123	Setting municipal fees and charges
1993 (STM, Art. 15)		MGL c. 147, § 10F	Parking control officers
1993 (ATM, Art. 63)		MGL c. 32, § 22D	Retirement system funding schedule; establishment; annual pension funding grants
1993 (ATM, Art. 65)	1992	42	Recreation and park self-supporting service revolving funds
1994 (ATM, Art. 59)	1992	42	Recreation and park self-supporting service revolving funds
1997 (STM, Art. 9)		MGL c. 140, § 147A (as amended Acts 1985, c. 308)	Authorizing Town to retain all fees collected from sale of dog licenses or received as fines
1999 (ATM, Art. 37)		80, § 13B	Allowing payment deferral agreements between Town and elderly taxpayers eligible for exemptions under MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 41A
2000 (ATM, Art. 47)	1999	127, § 59	Property tax liability reduced in exchange for volunteer services; persons over age 60
2003 (ATM, Art. 28)		32B, § 9D	Payment of certain premium costs of surviving spouse of an employee or retired employee
2008 (Question 2, Annual Town Election)		44B, §§ 3 through 7	Community Preservation Act
2013 (STM, Art. 10)		MGL c. 40, § 22F	Authorize Town boards or officers empowered to issue a license, permit, certificate, or to render a service or perform work, from time to time, to fix reasonable fees for all such licenses, permits, or certificates issued pursuant to statutes or regulations; however, in the case of a board or officer appointed by an elected board, the fixing of such fee shall be subject to the review and approval of such elected board
2014 (ATM, Art. 18)		MGL c. 32B, § 20	To establish an Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund for the Town of Stoughton
2015 (ATM, Art. 16)		MGL c. 41, § 81U, paragraph 12	To allow the proceeds of any bond or deposit for a subdivision in default to be made available to the Town for expenditure to meet the cost and expenses of the Town in completing the work as specified in the approved plan
2017 (ATM, Art. 33)		MGL c. 59, § 5, clause 54 (as inserted by § 114 of Ch. 159 of the Acts of 2000)	To establish a value of $2,500 as the minimum value of personal property to be subject to taxation, effective beginning in FY2018
2017 (ATM, Art. 50)		MGL c. 60, § 3D	Authorizing the Town, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Revenue, to create and administer an elderly and disabled Town aid taxation fund
2017 (ATM, Art. 51)		MGL c. 59, § 5N	To allow veterans to volunteer to provide services to the Town in exchange for a reduction of real property tax obligations