Chap. 139.   An Act establishing the office of vice-president of
THE METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COUNCIL AND INCREASING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE  OF  SAID  COUNCIL.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide forthwith for increasing the number of officers of the metropolitan area planning council and the membership of its executive committee, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The first paragraph of section 110 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 2 of chapter 668 of the acts of 1963, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "president", in line 2, the words. — a vice-president,.
Section 2. Section 113 of said chapter 6 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph —
There shall be an executive committee consisting of twenty-four members, the chairman of which shall be the president of the council, the vice-chairman of which shall be the vice-president of the council, the secretary of which shall be the secretary of the council and the treasurer of which shall be the treasurer of the council. Of the remaining twenty members, five shall be elected from the representatives of cities; provided, that at least one such member elected is a resident of the city of Boston; five shall be elected from the representatives of towns; five shall be elected from the persons appointed by the governor; and five shall be elected from the ex officiis members. Each member of the committee shall serve for a term of one year or until his successor has been duly qualified.                                         Approved April 8, 1969.