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Municipal Charters and Home Rule in MA by Robert W Ritchie, MMA 2006
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Massachusetts Division of Local Services, January 2020
A Review of Municipal Government Structures
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Massachusetts Division of Local Services: City and Town, 7/16
Forms of Local Government. 2019-2020 Directory, MMA
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Forms of Local Government, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Town of Nantucket Charter Article IV Town Administration
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