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353 Annual Town Meeting Page 9 May 3, 1976 ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to add to Chapter II, Article V, Section 1 of the By -Laws -- "The layout and acceptance of any private way shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but the Selectmen shall not recommend acceptance of a road layout by the Town Meeting unless the owners of a majority of the properties abutting the way have agreed to accept the estimate of costs to be apportioned to each abutter, or unless the Selectmen shall determine by a 2/3 vote of their .Board that a compelling public need exists for acceptance of a particular way. No betterments shall be assessed until after acceptance of a road layout by the Tom, nor for any way accepted by the Town prior to approval ' of this article." ACTION: Moved and seconded to indefinitely postpone Article 16. Vote carried. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to edd to the By -Laws the following: Chapter II, Article II, Section -3 -- "All fees received by all Town Officers by virtue of their office shall be paid over to the Town Treasury in their entirety, except that the Town Clerk shall be entitled to receive the fees provided by statute." Submitted by the Board of Selectmen. Recommended by Finance Committee. ACTION: Moved and seconded to accept Article 17 as read. Vote carried. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to change Section 2 of Chapter III, Article V of the Town By -Laws: "It shall be unlawful for any person who has not attained the age of twenty- one years to consume or have in his or her possession alcoholic beverages on public highways, including vehicles thereon, or public places within the Town of Mashpee. Whoever violates the provision of this by-law shall be fined in an amount not exceeding fifty dollars for each offense" by deleting "Twenty-one" and by inserting "eighteen" in place thereof.. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen. ACTION: Moved and seconded to accept Article 18 as read. Vote carried. ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter III, Article II, Section 3 of the Town By -Laws by adding the words "or tent" after the word "trailer" in the sentence beginning "No person shall park, store, or occupy ........." and by adding to paragraph numbered (2) the words "or tent" after the words "non-paying guests using a trailer". Submitted by the Police Department. ACTION: Moved and seconded to accept Article 19 as read. Vote c&tried. ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to rescind Chapter III, Article VII, Section lA of the Mashpee Town By -Laws: "The use of boats with engines in excess of forty-five horsepower on John's Pond and Ashumet Pond shall be prohibited. Any violation of this by-law shall be punished by a fine of up to $50.00.11: in place of this rescinded article we propose the firm enforcement of all safety regulations and Town By -Laws as they relate to the lakes and ponds of Mashpee. Submitted by Mashpee Citizens. ACTION: Moved and seconded to indefinitely postpone Article 20. Vote carried. ' ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to add to Chapter III, Article VI of the Town By -Laws the following: Section 2 -- "Hotels, boarding or lodging houses, or family hotels which are not regulated by sections twenty-six A and twenty-six B of Chapter 148 of the General Laws shall be equipped with an automatic smoke or heat detector in each dwelling unit and each hallway floor. The head of the fire department as defined in section one of Chapter 148 shall enforce the provisions of this section. The Town hereby accepts the provisions of Chapter 149, Section 26C of the General Laws." Submitted by the Board of Selectmen. ACTION: Moved and seconded that Article 21 be accepted as read. Vote carried.