The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to raffles and bazaars.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Thomas M. Stanley |
9th Middlesex |
Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
Paul McMurtry |
11th Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 250 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to raffles and bazaars.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The 8th paragraph of section 7A of chapter 271 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-
Any non profit charitable organization whose officers and directors are volunteers, and whose sole mission is to support community residents, when conducting a raffle or bazaar for charitable purpose, shall be exempt from filing a return with the lottery commission and further exempt from the five per cent tax on the gross proceeds derived from such raffle or bazaar.