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Section 1Transfer date for abolished counties
Section 2Governments of abolished counties
Section 3County commissioners; terms
Section 4Abolished counties’ functions, duties and responsibilities transferred to commonwealth; employees transferred under administrative office of trial court
Section 5Liabilities, debts and assets of abolished counties
Section 6Real and personal property of abolished counties
Section 7Leases and contracts of abolished counties
Section 8Plan to recover amounts paid by commonwealth for liabilities and debts of abolished counties
Section 9Treasurers of abolished counties
Section 10Registries of deeds of abolished counties; employees, functions and proceedings transferred to commonwealth
Section 11Rights of employees of registries of deeds
Section 12Sheriffs of abolished counties
Section 13Employees of sheriffs of abolished counties
Section 14Sheriffs, deputies, jailers, superintendents, keepers, officers, and assistants and other employees of the sheriffs of abolished counties
Section 15Statutory rights of employees of abolished counties
Section 16Group insurance coverage for employees
Section 17Education aid for independent agricultural and technical schools
Section 18Retirement systems
Section 19Regional retirement systems; boards; members
Section 19AEssex regional retirement system; Essex regional retirement board; Essex regional retirement board advisory council; benefits; appointment of receiver upon violation by retirement board
Section 20Cities and towns; regional charter commissions; regional councils of government
Section 21Secretary of administration and finance; plans for effective transfer of county functions to commonwealth
Section 22Municipalities of abolished counties; dog funds