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• 1334• Acm, 1973.—CHAP. 1141.
wealth. The authority or any such holder of ari unpaid bond or
note may fire a petition in the sus rier court to enforce such c!atm
or intern•ene in any such proce-ecing already commenced and the
provisions of chapter tso hundred and f.:h-ci;ht shall apply to
such petition in:cior as it related to the enfo:cement of a claim
against the m-mr-on-a-ealth. Any such holder r.ho shall have tiled
such a petition may apply for an order of said court requiring the
authorit.: to apply ilnds received by the authority on its c:aim
against the co.a:on-•ealth to the pa}went of the petitioners un-
paid bond or note, and said court if it nd, such amount to be
due him -hail issue such an order.
Section 12. The ::are auditor shall annually make an audit of
the accounts of each authority and may e a report thereon to the
secretary, the ro:•e.mor and the general court. In making such
audits, said auditor xay call upon any of the departments, com-
missions, officers and agencies of the cowrnomvealta for such in-
formation as may ba needed in the coupe of ma- 1-in; such audits.
The state aud::or r nav employ such auditors, accountants and
other assistants as he deems necessary for carr3-ing
out his duties
tinder this section, and chapter thirty-one and the rules rna6e
thereunder shall not a niy to such ernpio.% s. The common.eal:h
shall be reimbursed b;,- the auti•.ority for the cost of the audit.
Section 13. An s_: ority and all its real and personal property
shall be •esempt from rs.�sat:on and from betterments and special
assessments; and an authority s:.-:I not be required to;s::arty tan.
excise or asses-anent to or for tae cornmontvealth or any of its
political subdivi:iors; nor shall as author t�• be required to ga}•sn}�
lee or charge for any permit or Iicen_a issued to it by rite coranon-
wealth, by any depa:tment, beard or o5acer thereof, or by any poll-
' tical subdivision of :he com-monwealth, or b%, any department,
board or officer.of such political subdivision. Bonds and notes notes
by an authority, their transfer and the income there;ront. including
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any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all tunes be free irom
Wation within the cc.. momvealth.
Section. 14. %m authority described in section two of this chap-
ter shall be deemed io be established (e) after twee;• per cent of
the votes bn the adviisory board have recorded themselves in favor
of callin3 a meeting to vote on the establishment of the authority.
M notice of the mee::ng has been sent by a r-ember :mun:cipahEY
of the a::tl:oii:y to every other member municipality at Ieast tn•o
weeks prior to said meeiing and (c) the adviisory board 1135 sent
the governor v.::tten rc^tiiication that the advisor board has voted
to established the au. ority; provided that such ,notification sa311
not be given a=teat ester a maiority of municipalities have voted
to establi.h the authority.
If a city or to.%-t ha voted not to become a member of an au-
thority,if.sh:.11 fo:vrard R—.:tter. notice to.the secretary so informing
him. 'Thereafter the cif•• or tov,- f:rvajdmg such notice not to ,
• participate shall not be assessed or subject to any obligation of
the authority.
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Thr 1~nmmanwrallh of i`li asaart?•:sri!9
Adv.-oce ccpy 1973 Acts and Resolva
JOHN F. X. DAVOREN. .Secretery of the eonsnonwes::h
• AcTs, 1973.— CHAP. 1141. 1323
SECTION 30. Sections five, six, seven, ten, cithteen. and riae-
teen of this act shall take elTect on January first, nineteen hundred
and seventy-five. The members of the board of directors ap;,oin.e3
under section .ix of chcp:e. 161.4 of the izeneral laws, as existing
immediately prior to the effective date of section 10, sha!1 serve
until the end of their r:«cccive terms; provided. however, that the
term of the director dcsicnate3 as chairman by the governor pur-
suant to the provisions of section 6 of chapter 161A of the general
laws, as existing immediately prior to the effective date of section
10 of this act, shall tern;inate upon the ere^:ive date of said section
10. On October 15. 1975, s;turn :hree of this act shall take e!:Pct,
and the appointment slid emplo••me-l; of the general manaxer pur-
suant to paragraph (d) of section three of said chapter one hun-
dred and sixty-one A of the General Law; shall be terminated and
all of the powers and duties of said general manager shall thereafter
be exercised by the chairman. Approved December 5, 1S73.
• - Chap. 1 141. AN ACT Psot IrI`G AND MATNTA1. ING TR NSME-1.L-
TION FACILITIES AND SERVICES COORDINATED WITH
HIGHWAY SYSTEMS AND MIAN DEVELOPMENT PL±\i
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IN CERTAIN AREAS AND THROUGHOUT THE CO`.t.OV-
• WEALTH.
Be it enacted,etc.,as ;cf!ou•s:
• ' SECTION 1. The Ce eril Laws are hereby amended by inserting
• after.chaptcr :61A tae follow•inK chapter: —
CHAPTER 161B.
TRANSPORTATION FACILI1ItS. HICH.V.-A • SYSTEMS
AND VRDAN DE%1EI.O:':.ILNT PLANS.
Section l: Wherever used in thi= chapter, unle=s the context
other:•ise requires, the folloning words or terms shall have the io!.
louring meanings: —
"Authority", an authority estab.'ished by section three or section
fourteen.
"Department", the-executive otTice of transportation and con-
struction.
"Equipment", all rolling stock. and other conveyance?, vehicles,
rails, signal and control systemv. lirthtfnc and power r;istrih.1ti-n
systems, fences, station equipment.. fare collection equipment,
incidental apparatus and other tangible personal property, whether
. ' or,not affixed to tea'% , required o: corverient for the Iness m.cve-
went of persons.
"Fiscal year", the year beginning with July first and ending vaith
the follor-ing Julie thirt:eth.
"Maws transportation facilities".all real property, including land,
improvern.:-nts, terminals, stations. garages, yards, stops. snd struc-
tures appurtenart thereto. and all easements, air rights, licenses.
permits and :tar h;:,es, used in connection with the me!s MovemCat
of persons. -