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Town of Ma.shpee Charter Adopted May 8, 2004 ARTICLE 7 +' GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 7-1:ELECTIONS The articles in the warrant for any town meeting insofar as they relate to the election of town officers, or to the determination by the voters of any question to be submitted for such decision by written ballots, shall be acted upon and determined by the voters in their respective precincts. The regular town election shall be taken on official ballots without party or political designation of any kind on the date fixed by by-law. Each candidate for re- election shall have printed on the official ballot, in addition to such candidates name and address, the words "candidate for re- election". SECTION 7-2: CHARTER CHANGES This charter may be replaced, revised or amended in accordance with any procedures made available under the state constitution and any statutes enacted to implement the said constitutional provisions. SECTION 7-3:SEVERABILITY The provisions of this charter are severable. If any provision of this charter is held invalid the other provisions of this charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of this charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the application of this charter and its provisions to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 7-4:RULES OF CONSTRUCTION s,, (a) Number and Gender- Words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things; words importing the plural number may include the singular; and words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender. (b) Computation of Time - In computing time under the charter, if less than seven days `days' shall not include Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays. If seven days, or more, every day shall be counted. (c) References to General Laws - All references to General Laws contained in the charter refer to the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and are intended to refer to and to include any amendments or revisions to such chapters or sections, or to the corresponding chapters and sections of any rearrangement,recodification, or revision of such statutes enacted or adopted subsequent to the adoption of this charter. (d) Specific Provision to Prevail- To the extent that any specific provision of this charter shall conflict with any provision expressed in general terms,the specific provisions shall prevail. SECTION 7-5:RULES AND REGULATIONS A copy of all rules and regulations adopted by any town agency shall be filed in the office of the town clerk before any such rule or regulation shall become effective, and copies shall be made available for review by any person who requests such information. No rule or regulation adopted by any town agency shall become effective until ten days following the date it has been so filed in the office of the town clerk.Attested copies shall also be kept available in the Public Library. SECTION 7-6 CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT Every person who is elected, including any elected by town meeting vote, or appointed to an office of the town shall receive a certificate of such election or appointment from the town clerk. 24