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61 Section 4. The Selectmen shall provide a suitable space for the Board of Health in the Town Office Building and all books, records and documents pertaining to the doings of the Board, properly indexed shall be kept on file in said space for convenient inspection by the town of ficials and the Board's successors in office. ARTICLE VI. FINANCE COMMITTEE- Section 1. There shall be a finance committee, consisting of five voters of the town, of whom one shall be elected for the term of one year, one for the term of two years, one for the term of three years, one for the term of four years and one for the term of five years; subsequent annual elections to choose one member for a term of five years. They shall make recommendations on all warrant articles involving money appropriations. Section 2. The Finance •Committee shall choose one of their number as chairman, and likewise choose a clerk. Said committee may consider such questions with reference to the conduct of the town affairs as they may deem advisable, and may consult with any and all officers, boards, and committees of the town with reference to matters under their supervision; they shall consider the various articles in the warrant for any annual or special meeting, called during their tenure of office, and shall make a report of their doings and recommendations to the town. Section 3. The Finance Committee may hold hearings if in their judgment it be expedient, but shall expend no money unless authorized by the vote of the town. Section 4. The Finance Committee shall have authority at any time to examine and investigate the books, accounts and management of any department of the town and of all officers thereof, and all official or departmental records shall be open to the inspection of the Committee or of any person authorized in writing to act for the Committee. Section 5. The members of the Finance Committee shall serve with- out pay for their services, but they may be reimbursed for actual ex- penses incurred in the discharge of their duties hereunder, with the ap- proval of the Board of Selectmen. Section 6. Vacancies in said committee shall be filled in the same manner as in the case of other committees or boards of the town. ARTICLE VII. PLANNING BOARD Section 1. The voters of the town shall choose by ballot beginning with the annual election in March of 1960, a Planning Board to consist of five members under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 81A; provided that at the 1960 election members of the Planning Board shall be elected, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of five years; subsequent annual elections to choose one member for a term of five years. The powers and duties of such Board shall be such as are stated in General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 81B to 81J, inclusive, and Section 81Q; and further, to consider and advise upon municipal improvements at the request of other town officials, depart- ments, boards, or committees, or upon its own initiative. Section 2. Vacancies occurring in the board shall be filled as pro- vided in General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 11. Section 3. The Planning Board upon its own initiation may, and Upon the petition of ten persons, shall, hold public hearings, fourteen days Public notice of which shall be given, for the consideration of any amendments to the zoning map or to the zoning by-laws, and report to a town meeting its recommendations as to what action should be taken.