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SECTION 11. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, SECTION 14. The District may, for the purpose of
<br /> pollutes or diverts any water obtained or supplied under creating a stabilization fund, appropriate in any fiscal
<br /> this act, or wilfully or wantonly injures any reservoir, year an amount not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the
<br /> j well,standpipe,aqueduct,pipe or other property owned amount raised in the preceding fiscal year by taxation of
<br /> or used by the District for any of the purposes of this real estate. Any interest accruing shall be added to and
<br /> act, shall forfeit and pay to the District three times the become a part of the fund. The stabilization fund may
<br /> amount of damages assessed therefor,to be recovered in be appropriated at an annual meeting by a two-thirds vote
<br /> j an action of tort,and upon conviction of any of the above for any purpose for which the District would be author-
<br /> wilful or wanton acts shall be punished by a fine of not ized to borrow money.
<br /> more than three hundred dollars or by imprisonment for
<br /> i SECTION 15. The District Assessors may create an
<br /> not more than one year, or both. overlay fund by adding to the amount to be assessed in
<br /> SECTION 12. Upon a petition in writing addressed accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
<br /> to the Board of Water Commissioners requesting that cer- 59, Section 25.
<br /> tain real estate, accurately described therein, located in
<br /> said town or abutting on said District and not otherwise SECTION 16. The District may, by vote at a District
<br /> served by a public water supply, be included within the Meeting, provide for the levy of special assessments to
<br /> limits thereof, and signed by a majority of the owners met the whole part of the cost thereafter incurred of lay-
<br /> ing pipes in public and private ways for the conveyance
<br /> of such real estate, said Water Commissioners shall cause or distribution of water to its inhabitants, in accordance
<br /> a meeting of the District to be called, at which meeting with the
<br /> the voters may vote on the question of including said real Provisions of Massachusetts General Laws,
<br /> estate within the District. Chapter 40, Sections 42G, 42H, and 421.
<br /> If a majority of the voters present and voting thereon SECTION 17. Upon acceptance of this act by the
<br /> vote in the affirmative, the District Clerk shall, within District at a meeting held in accordance with theP rovi-
<br /> ten days, file with the Town Clerk of said town an at- sions of Section 8 and a subsequent majority vote at the
<br /> tested copy of said petition and vote,and thereupon said same meeting or a later meeting, and upon majority vote
<br /> real estate shall become and be part of the District and of a duly called Mashpee Town Meeting authorizing the
<br /> shall be holden under this act in the same manner and same, all assets, liabilities,contractual rights, leases and
<br /> to the same extent as the real estate described in section obligations of the existing Water Department of the Town
<br /> one. of Mashpee, shall be transferred to and assumed by the
<br /> If land within the Town ofMash Mashpee isacquired b the Mashpee
<br /> Water District, and the existing Water Depart
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<br /> District
<br /> by purchase, gift, transfer or eminent domain, ment of the Town of Mashpee shall be dissolved and cease
<br /> the District Clerk shall, within ten days thereafter, file to exist, notwithstanding any prior Mashpee Town
<br /> with the Town Clerk of said Town an attested copy of Meeting acceptance of General Laws relating to water,
<br /> the instrument of acquisition and thereupon said real water distribution systems, or in any way relating to the
<br /> estate shall become and be part of the District and shall creation of a Town of Mashpee Water Department,elec-
<br /> be holden under this act in the same manner and to the tion of Water Commissioners, or any other provision of
<br /> same extent as the real estate described in section one. law to the contrary.
<br /> SECTION 13. Nothing in this act shall authorize the SECTION 18. Within one calendar year of acceptance
<br /> District to supply water for domestic or other purposes of this act by District Meeting and Mashpee Town
<br /> to real estate being served with water by the High Wood Meeting,the Water District shall reimburse to the Town
<br /> Water Company, Inc., a private water company, or its of Mashpee an amount not less than Two Hundred Fifty
<br /> assigns, on the effective date of this act, without first hav- Thousand Dollars representing the costs paid and expend-
<br /> ing acquired by purchase,gift, lease,contract or by emi- ed by the Town of Mashpee for the planning, explora-
<br /> nent domain under chapter seventy-nine or chapter eight tion and development of a water
<br /> supply and distribution
<br /> A of the General Laws, rights to or ownership of such system and for the creation of the Mashpee Water
<br /> of the properties of said High Wood Water Company, District. Indebtedness authorized by Section 4 of this Act
<br /> Inc., or its assigns, which are on said date located within may be used for this purpose.
<br /> that area included in the District and which are served SECTION 19. This Act shall take effect upon its
<br /> by said High Wood Water Company, Inc. or its assigns. passage.
<br /> In case of any dispute by High Wood Water Company,
<br /> Inc., or its assigns, as to any real estate included in the Motion to accept as printed — Motion carries
<br /> District defined in section 1 of this act or as added by Unanimous vote — 7:51 P.M.
<br /> the provisions of section 12, the Department of Public
<br /> Utilities, upon application of the District or of said High
<br /> Wood Water Company, Inc., or its assigns, shall con-
<br /> duct a hearing and issue an order of determination to
<br /> jresolve the dispute.
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