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THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II: FORM OF GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER III: ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
CHAPTER IV: CONTRACTS
CHAPTER V: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER VI: GENERAL SERVICES
CHAPTER VII: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CHAPTER VIII: DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER IX: BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER X: HOUSING SERVICES
CHAPTER XI: PUBLIC SERVICES
CHAPTER XII: PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER XIII: NATURAL GAS
CHAPTER XIV: LICENSING AND CONSUMER BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS
CHAPTER XV: DIVISIONS OF THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
CHAPTER XVI: PROHIBITIONS, PENALTIES AND PERMITS
CHAPTER XVII: LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING CERTAIN TRADES
CHAPTER XVIII: FEES AND CHARGES
CHAPTER XIX: SCHOOLS
CHAPTER XX: CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER XXI: MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS
CHAPTER XXII: SUFFOLK COUNTY
CHAPTER XXIII: TRASH AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER XXIV: BOSTON JOBS, LIVING WAGE AND PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE
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2-10.1   General Duties of City Clerk.
   (A)   The City Clerk’s Department shall be under the charge of the City Clerk, who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties provided by statute; shall have the care and custody of all records, documents, maps, plans and papers of the city, concerning the care and custody of which no other provision is made; shall attend all meetings of the Boston City Council, and keep records of such meetings; shall cause every ordinance except ordinances consolidating and arranging the ordinances to be printed as a city document as soon as may be after its passage and, except as otherwise provided, to be published once a week for three weeks successively in two daily newspapers published in this city; shall keep a copy of the last revision of the ordinances with all amendments codified and arranged therein; shall keep a book containing a record of notices of accidents caused by defects in the streets; and shall, at the close of each municipal year, prepare and print as city documents:
      (1)   A pamphlet containing, except as otherwise provided, all ordinances passed during each year; and
      (2)   A cumulative supplement to this Section codifying all ordinances, whensoever passed, amending this Section.
   (B)   The Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Registrar or Assistant Registrar shall post and perform marriages on the following days: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between the hours of 10:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.—3:30 p.m. or at the discretion of the officiant. Marriages performed at the discretion of the officiant shall only be performed in limited circumstances or in emergency cases. There shall be a service fee of $15 paid to the city for couples that choose to marry on municipal premises. The officiant shall keep a public record of marriages performed on municipal premises in accordance with the provisions of this Section; provided that the officiant shall keep private marriage records restricted under commonwealth law.
   (C)   The Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Registrar or Assistant Registrar may not perform marriages outside of City Hall during regular business hours.
(St. 1821 c. 110 § 10; St. 1909 c. 486 § 22; Ord. 1961 c. 7 § 1; Rev. Ord. 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 10 § 1; Ord. 1975 c. 7 § 3; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 550; CBC 1985 2-10.1; Ord. 2012 c. 1)
Cross-reference:
   M.G.L. Chapter 41; St. T. 2 § 750; Ord. ss 17-14.1
2-10.2   Records of Appointments.
   The City Clerk shall keep a book containing the dates of appointment of all Officers appointed by the Mayor or elected by the Boston City Council and a statement, which shall be signed by every such Officer, that he or she accepts his or her Office subject to the statutes and ordinances.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 10 § 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 551; CBC 1985 2-10.2)
2-10.3   Minors’ Licenses.
   The City Clerk shall, when so directed by the Boston City Council, issue licenses and badges to minors, and shall in such case see that every such licensee conforms to the conditions of his or her license.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 10 § 3; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 552; CBC 1985 2-10.3)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. ss 17-5.2; ss 17-5.3
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