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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3402 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 250 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | F. Jay Barrows and Paul R. Feeney |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act authorizing the town of Mansfield to grant one additional license for the sale of all |
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| 13 | 13 | | alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/17/2023Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk1/20/2023Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk2/9/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3402 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 250 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Barrows of Mansfield and Senator Feeney, a joint petition (accompanied by |
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| 20 | 20 | | bill, House, No. 250) of F. Jay Barrows, Paul R. Feeney and Edward R. Philips (by vote of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | town) that the town of Mansfield be authorized to grant one additional license for the sale of all |
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| 22 | 22 | | alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional |
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| 23 | 23 | | Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act authorizing the town of Mansfield to grant one additional license for the sale of all |
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| 30 | 30 | | alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 SECTION 1: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2 (a) Notwithstanding section 15 and 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws or any other |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3general or special law to the contrary, the Mansfield Board of Selectmen may grant one |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises to |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5Amruta Corporation, d/b/a Mansfield Liquor Market, or its successors or assigns, to be exercised |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6at and located at the Reservoir Landing, 30 Reservoir Street, Mansfield, Massachusetts |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7(the”Site”) in said Town. The license shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8section 17. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9 (b) The Board of Selectmen shall restrict the license to business entities located within |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10the Site. 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11 (c) The additional license authorized by this act shall be subject to all applicable |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12license fees in addition to the annual fee for existing all alcoholic beverages licenses in the Town |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13of Mansfield, such fee to be due and payable upon the original issuance of any such license and |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14also upon the reissuance of such licenses pursuant to Section (e) below. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15 (d) The Board of Selectmen shall determine reasonably whether an applicant or |
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| 48 | 48 | | 16licensee meets the criteria set forth in this act consistent with the rules and regulations governing |
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| 49 | 49 | | 17the issuance of liquor licenses promulgated by the Board of Selectmen from time to time and all |
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| 50 | 50 | | 18other applicable law. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 19 (e) Any such license, if revoked or no longer in use, shall be returned physically, with |
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| 52 | 52 | | 20all of the legal rights and privileges pertaining thereto, to the Board of Selectmen, which may |
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| 53 | 53 | | 21grant any such returned license to a new applicant who meets the criteria set forth in this act |
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| 54 | 54 | | 22whose business is located within the Site. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 23 |
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| 56 | 56 | | 24 SECTION 2: This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 25 And further, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such actions and to enter into |
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| 58 | 58 | | 26such additional instruments and agreements as they may deem appropriate and necessary to |
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| 59 | 59 | | 27effectuate the purposes of this act; or to take any other action relative thereto. |
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