# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 4: Mode of acceptance of statute by municipality or district

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 4
- **Heading:** Mode of acceptance of statute by municipality or district
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 4 / Section 4

## Text

Section 4. Wherever a statute is to take effect upon its acceptance by a municipality or district, or is to be effective in municipalities or districts accepting its provisions, this acceptance shall be, except as otherwise provided in that statute, in a municipality, by vote of the legislative body, subject to the charter of the municipality, or, in a district, by vote of the district at a district meeting.

Section 4. Wherever a statute is to take effect upon its acceptance by a municipality or district, or is to be effective in municipalities or districts accepting its provisions, this acceptance shall be, except as otherwise provided in that statute, in a municipality, by vote of the legislative body, subject to the charter of the municipality, or, in a district, by vote of the district at a district meeting.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 1 Effective date of statutes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 1A Reorganization plans for executive department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S1A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 2 Effective date of resolves](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 2A Special legislative commissions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S2A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 3 Enacting style of initiative measures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 4 Mode of acceptance of statute by municipality or district](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 4A Revocation of acceptance by towns of special acts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S4A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 4B Rescission of laws previously accepted by cities, towns or municipalities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S4B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 5 Return showing action of body accepting or rejecting statute](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 6 Rules for construction of statutes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 7 Definitions of statutory terms; statutory construction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 8 Construction of special acts authorizing municipalities to incur indebtedness](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 9 Time for performance of acts performable on Sunday or holiday](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TI_C4_S9.md)
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