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i ' � z •,, fit i a. ?` ARTICLE VHI. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. At any town meeting when .special committees are ap- pointed or elected a vote shall be passed naming the compensation of the ,committee and also a sum of money for expenses of such committee, ' otherwise the Selectmen-shall not dray orders on the Treasurer for either services or expenses. t; ` Section 2. All departments are authorized and empowered to con, } cult counsel at any time inconnection with their duties. : d Section 3. Funds belonging to the town in the hands -of the Tax Collector shall only be withdrawn, from the bank on orders counter- .S„'-�.• " signed by at least two of the Selectmen. Section 4, Any persons indebted to the town for poll taxes or other- wise shall have such -debt deducted, before payment by the Treasurer `r from any suns due him from the town for work on ro-ad or for any other service performed. .: Section 5. on all town work, for the performance of which com- petiltive bids are received, the award of the contract shall be to the _ lowest responsible bidder; preference always going to -citizens, when other conditions of the -situation are equal. `- Section B. All bids for advertised contracts of the town shall be re- turnable at the Selectmen's office -on a specific date and hour and shall be publicly opened and read by one of the Selectmen at that time. t ARTICLE Lax. TOWN CONTRACTS Section 1. on all contracts for labor, materials, supplies, equip- ment merchandise ,or other articles *herein the amount involved is $500.00 or more, the board, department, committee or officials. of the town in charge of the expenditure of such money shall be required to submit the awarding of the same to public bid and no expenditure shall . be permitted of 500.00 or in excess thereof unless the sam, shall have been awarded upon public bid. ARTICLE X. TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS Section 1. No elected officer of the town of Mashpee shall, receive any compensation for transportation within the limits of the tovTn. } Section 2, When any officer or member of any board, paid or un- paid, is called upon to go to any point outside the Torn of Mashpee on _ official business connected with the duties of his office', he shall be en- ti titled to receive pay on the following basis: If he travels by rail or by water, he shall be alloyed the amount of his fare; if he travels by motor vehicle, he shall be'allowed the rate of eight (8c) !cents per mile of travel. Section 3, where it is necessary to transport by automobile or truck any laborers employed by any department of the Town, (a) the expense :. incurred .shall. be charged in as "transportation of labor"; (b) all charges g p a !V, for transportation of labor shall be made on the basis of so-much per hour or per day for the actual timeconsumed by the conveyance in transport- ing the labor; (c) all expenses for transportation of labor shall be charged against the appropriation for that departmental work on which the transported laborers are employed. Section �4. An r .automobile or truck employed toy the town and r carrying one or more laborers whose work is connected directly with. } the operation of the truck, or any apparatus or materials carried by the truck, .shall be charged under "trucking" at so much per hour or day, and shall not be entitled to any additional charges for transportation of labor of materials. k= r� t r A