Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Douglas V. Trefry and Elizabeth S. Trefry, husband and wife, during their lifetime and for as long as either of them retains ownership and continues to reside on the parcel of land, hereinafter described, located in the towns of Stow and Boxborough, shall for all purposes be residents of the town of Stow with all rights and privileges of domicile in the town of Stow attached thereto.

Said parcel is described as follows:

A certain parcel of land in the Northern part of said Stow and the Southern part of Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, containing two and 04/100 (2.04) acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at the Southwesterly corner of the premises, two hundred two and 76/100 (202.76) feet Southerly from the town line bound, as shown on a plan hereinafter mentioned;

Thence running northeasterly by two courses, as shown on said plan, two hundred two and 76/100 (202.76) feet and fifty-seven and 4/10 (57.4) feet;

Thence turning and running Southeasterly by land of Arthur W. Trefry and Esther H. Trefry, as shown on said plan, three hundred sixty-one and 2/10 (361.2) feet;

Thence turning and running Southwesterly by other land of said Arthur W. Trefry and Esther H. Trefry, as shown on said plan, two hundred and forty-eight (248) feet;

Thence turning and running Northwesterly by other land of said Arthur W. Trefry and Esther H. Trefry, as shown on said plan, three hundred forty-three (343) feet to the point of beginning.

Containing two and 04.100 (2.04) acres of land, more or less, and being shown on a loan entitled "Land in Stow Owned by Arthur W. Trefry and Esther H. Trefry", Horace F. Tuttle, C.E., dated February 19, 1953 and recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds, Book 8056, Page 336.

Being the same premises described in a deed dated December 22, 1956 and recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds, Book 8879, Page 439.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section eleven of chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the assessor of the town of Stow only shall assess the parcel described in section one, and the town of Stow only shall provide said parcel, and Douglas V. Trefry and Elizabeth S. Trefry and all municipal services provided to other parcels and residents of the town of Stow. The assessors of the town of Boxborough and the town of Boxborough shall have no obligation to assess or to provide services to said parcel or individuals as long as the terms of this special act continue in effect.

SECTION 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect, alter or change the boundary line of said towns as established by the Middlesex county engineering department as shown on a plan entitled "Town Line Study" dated February, nineteen hundred and eighty-four, or as may be hereafter established pursuant to provisions of law.

SECTION 4. The provisions of section one and two of this act shall cease to be operative on the last day of the fiscal year in which Douglas V. Trefry and Elizabeth S. Trefry sell or transfer their entire ownership of the said parcel, or when neither occupies said parcel as their domicile, or on the death of both Douglas V. Trefry and Elizabeth S. Trefry.