Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 61 (2026)

Annual report

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Section 61. The town accountant shall make an annual report, to be published as a town document, giving a statement of all receipts and expenditures of the town for the past financial year, including those of funds managed by trustees or commissioners for the town and showing also the amount of each specific appropriation, the expenditures therefrom, and the purpose for which money has been spent; and said statement shall be arranged in accordance with the classifications prescribed by the director of accounts. Such report shall contain a statement of any change in the amount of the town debt during the year and a list of indebtedness incurred and unpaid at the end of the financial year.

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Cited in 1 case, 1985–1985 · leading case: Town Council v. Town Manager, 478 N.E.2d 739 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985).

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Town Council v. Town Manager, 478 N.E.2d 739 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985). “Pending resolution of the questions presented by the lawsuit the town manager appointed Bishop as the town assessor pursuant to his emergency powers under G. L. c. 41, § 61 A. Despite the fact that Agawam calls itself a “town,” the parties have stipulated that its charter…”

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